Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sara

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah.
she left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She a job in a publishing（出版） house, but the salary was $30,000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was , When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Nowadays, young people often a lot of money on entertainment. But Sarah said,” I enjoy walking in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”
Did Sarah feel poor cheap living? Not really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, to Porland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something . It’s a kind of game.” She said.
【小题1】A．UntilB．Because C．After D．Unless【小题2】A．found B．triedC．asked for D．looked for【小题3】A．more than B．less than C．shorter than D．higher than【小题4】A．can B．may C．couldD．might【小题5】A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different【小题6】A．already B．neverC．hardly D．always【小题7】A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means【小题8】A．food B．rest C．studyingD．playing【小题9】A．Soon B．Finally C．OnceD．Again【小题10】A．preparedB．tookC．caughtD．picked【小题11】A．payB．lendC．spendD．save【小题12】A．along B．upC．downD．around【小题13】A．by B．upC．atD．between【小题14】A．another B．the otherC．othersD．the others【小题15】A．hardB．interestingC．niceD．greatC

(答案→)C 解析：试题分析:本文从美国女孩儿Sarah的经历中延伸告诉我们什么才是节俭生活。【小题1】考查介词及语境的理解。下句话说她开始到纽约市工作，证明应是大学毕业之后，所以用介词after。【小题2】考查动词及语境的理解。根据上下文，这里应是她找到一份工作，所以用A为正确选项。【小题3】考查短语辨词及语境的理解。根据句意，她找到一份工作，但是一转折，应是少于$30,000， 故答案选B【小题4】考查情态动词及语境的理解。上句说爸妈认为她的生活会很难，但是转折说明下文应该说她能依赖工资生活而且还存了钱。表示能力，用因句子是过去式，故答案选Ｃ【小题5】考查形容词及语境的理解。对女孩生活花费那么低可能性产生疑问“那怎么可能呢？”故答案选B【小题6】考查副词及语境的理解。承接第一段表明作者观点：便宜的生活总是从大的花销节约开始的。故答案选D.【小题7】考查动词及语境的理解。根据上文，要讲节约，说对于大部分人，房子意味着最大的开销 所以她选择小公寓，故答案选D.【小题8】考查名词及语境的理解。 根据下一句话她出去吃饭选择小饭店可知，她的第二大花销是吃饭，故答案选A.【小题9】考查副词及语境的理解。 此处是举例子，根据上下文，应该是一次“once“她买了一只整鸡 ，故答案选C.【小题10】考查动词及语境的理解。吃完之后她把鸡骨头带回家，用take，构成把。。。带到哪里， 故答案选B。【小题11】考查动词及语境的理解。根据下文介词on,再根据上文说现在很多年轻人把钱花在娱乐上，应该选用固定搭配spend……on……：在某方面花费……，故答案选C.【小题12】考查副词及语境的理解。Sarah与其他年轻人不一样，她享受在纽约四处走走，四处走走英语为walk around，故答案选D.【小题13】考查介词及语境的理解。 根据上下文，可知此处作者想表达的是：Sarah对这种廉价的生活方式她感到可怜吗？by 通过。。。方式，故答案选A.【小题14】考查代词及语境的理解。上文提及她甚至设计了两次旅游，，表达两者中“一个。。。另一个。。。“应该采用one ……the other。。。短语，故答案选B。【小题15】考查形容词及语境的理解。根据上下文，可知此处作者想表达Sarah的想法，也是本文的中心，“不要把省钱看成什么难事，它就是一个游戏。“A.困难的，B.有意思的，C.好的，D.伟大的。根据本文中心，答案选A.

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