Question

【题目】词语运用

阅读短文，选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的

Spend easy expensive interest won’t work marry pass city other job don’t

Young People in Britain

Life used to be fun for “teenagers”. They used to have money to spend, and free time to while away(消磨). They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos. Some of them still do. But for many young people, life is harder now. 【1】 are difficult to find. There’s not so much money around. Things are 【2】 , and it’s hard to find a place to live in. Teachers say that students work harder than they used to. They are less 【3】 in politics, and more interested in 【4】 exams. They know that good exam results may bring them better jobs.

Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try 【5】 less and save more. They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.

For some, the answer to unemployment(失业) is to leave home and look for jobs in one of Britain’s big 【6】 . Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs. Some find jobs and stay. 【7】 don’t, and go home again, or join the unemployed(失业者) in London.

When you read the newspapers and watch the news on television, it’s 【8】 to get the idea that British young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble. But that’s not true. Three quarters of them do more or less what their parents did. They do their best at school, find some kinds of jobs in the end, and get 【9】 in their early twenties. They get on well with their parents, and enjoy their family life. After all, if they don’t, they 【10】 be British, will they

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】jobs

【2】more expensive

【3】interested

【4】passing

【5】to spend

【6】cities

【7】others

【8】easy

【9】married

【10】won’t

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文介绍了英国的年轻人。生活曾经是“青少年”的乐趣。他们有钱花，有空闲时间去消磨。但对许多年轻人来说，现在的生活更艰难了。大多数年轻人比他们的父母在二十年前更担心钱。他们努力少花费多节省。

【1】句意：很难找到工作。结合所给的词汇可知该填写jobs。

【2】句意：东西更昂贵，很难找到一个地方居住。结合所给的词汇可知该填写more expensive。

【3】句意：他们对政治不感兴趣。结合所给的词汇可知该填写interested。

【4】句意：对通过考试更感兴趣。结合所给的词汇可知该填写passing。

【5】句意：他们尝试少花费多节省。结合所给的词汇可知该填写to spend。

【6】句意：对于一些人来说，解决失业问题是离开家，在英国的大城市找工作。结合所给的词汇可知该填写cities。

【7】句意：其他人不回家。结合所给的词汇可知该填写others。

【8】句意：当你看报纸，看电视上的新闻，很容易产生想法，英国年轻人都失业，愤怒和麻烦。结合所给的词汇可知该填写easy。

【9】句意：最后找了一个工作，在二十出头的时候就结婚了。结合所给的词汇可知该填写married 。

【10】句意：他们不是英国人。结合所给的词汇可知该填写won’t。