完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选
项中，选择最佳选项。
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36  began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38 and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

【小题1】

A．he B．she C．we D．they

【小题2】

A．found B．tried C．asked for D．looked for

【小题3】

A．salary B．time C．dream D．idea

【小题4】

A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different

【小题5】

A．buy B．sell C．stay D．share

【小题6】

A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing

【小题7】

A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again

【小题8】

A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked

【小题9】

A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save

【小题10】

A．along B．up C．down D．around

【小题11】

A．even B．seldom C．always D．never

【小题12】

A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great

Molly Daniels opened the door so hard that the door nearly broke it. Then she looked through the window at her neighbor across the yard. “ She is in my garden again. Those are my strawberries, not hers. Maybe I should call the police.”
Her friend, Doris, was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in her hands. “You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.
“Of course,” Molly answered angrily. “What would you do if your neighbor walked into your yard without your permission and picked your strawberries?”
“I would say, better here the bees.”
“The bees don’t take my strawberries.”
“But the birds do,” Doris continued. “That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and the only ones she picks are those you leave to the birds. Why don’t you pick some of your good strawberries and give them to her?”
“Are you crazy? What are you thinking?’
“Don’t you remember what happened when you were in hospital last year? She went to see you and gave you a pot full of chicken soup. When you give her the strawberries you can tell her that you still remember that.”
Molly was shocked. She had almost forgotten that little kindness because she was too angry. Then she picked a basket of good strawberries and went out. Through the window, Doris could see that the anger on Molly’s face changed into a bright smile.
【小题1】Molly opened the door very hard because _____

A．she was very angry

B．she was very happy

C．she didn’t like eating strawberries

D．Doris wasn’t friendly

【小题2】The underline word “permission” in the passage means “_____” in Chinese.

A．感谢

B．许可

C．命令

D．警告

【小题3】Which sentence is similar to the sentence “I would say, better here than the bees.”?

A．It’s better to let the neighbor pick the strawberries than to give them to the bees.

B．The bees are better than the neighbor.

C．The bees like strawberries more than the neighbor does.

D．The neighbor is good at picking strawberries.

【小题4】From the last paragraph, we can infer(推断)what Molly did at last with a basket of good strawberries.

A．She called the police to drive the neighbor away.

B．She happily gave a basket of good strawberries to the neighbor.

C．She ate up the strawberries herself.

D．She let the birds take her strawberries.

Different people have different colors of skin. Some have black skin, some have yellow skin and some have white skin. There is a woman in Alaska. Her skin is orange. It is almost the color of orange juice. How did her skin become orange? She ate lots of tomatoes, carrots and squash(南瓜). She ate too many orange things. That’s why her skin turned orange.
The woman doesn’t want her skin to be orange, so she goes to see the doctor. The doctor says, “ Stop eating orange things, Eat some green things.”
The woman did so, and her skin isn’t orange any more.
【小题1】The woman in this story has___________.

A．orange eyes and hair

B．orange skin

C．oranges

D．yellow skin

【小题2】The woman’s skin became orange because ________.

A．she ate only oranges

B．she ate too much orange food

C．she fell in orange juice

D．she likes that color

【小题3】This story is mainly about __________.

A．a woman in Alaska

B．tomatoes and carrots

C．a doctor

D．different people with different colors of skin

【小题4】The woman goes to see a doctor because _________.

A．She doesn’t feel well

B．She needs some orange things

C．oranges make her sick

D．she doesn’t like the color of her skin

【小题5】The doctor tells her ____________.

A．to eat more orange things

B．to drink orange juice

C．not to eat any green vegetables

D．to eat some green food

In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live  16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She  17  a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned  18  $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be  19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still  20  $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in  21  expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the  22  cost small. For people, that  23  housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was  24 . When she ate  25 , she went to cheap restaurants.  26  she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often  27  a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the  28  for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even  29  to take two trips, one to the Netherlands,  30  to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.

【小题1】

A．happily B．luckily C．hopefully D．cheaply

【小题2】

A．found B．gets C．looked for D．makes

【小题3】

A．more than B．less than C．more D．less

【小题4】

A．dangerous B．hard C．easy D．comfortable

【小题5】

A．made B．gave C．took D．saved

【小题6】

A．so an B．such an C．so D．such

【小题7】

A．expensive B．much C．big D．heavy

【小题8】

A．does B．becomes C．helps D．means

【小题9】

A．food B．clothes C．studying D．traveling

【小题10】

A．away B．out C．up D．inside

【小题11】

A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again

【小题12】

A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take

【小题13】

A．tickets B．seats C．exhibition D．tea

【小题14】

A．tried B．had C．needed D．managed

【小题15】

A．another B．the other C．other D．other

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

     21  Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She   22  a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was   23  $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah  24  live on her salary and still saved $5，000 in a year．How was that  25  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living  26  starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that  27 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was   28 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 29  she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then   30 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often  31  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking  32  in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”  Did Sarah feel poor  33  cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 34  to Portland．

  “Don't think of saving money as something  35 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

1.A．Until         B．Because            C．After                         D．Unless

2.A．found        B．tried                  C．asked for                D．looked for

3.A．more than     B．less than       C shorter than                       D．higher than

4.A．can          B．may                      C．could                            D．might

5.A．difficult      B．possible              C．useful                       D．different

6.A．already       B．sometimes      C．hardly                D．always

7.A．helps         B．becomes                C．makes                          D．means

8.A．food          B．rest                C．studying                 D．playing

9.A．Soon         B．Finally            C．Once                   D．Again

10.A．prepared      B．took            C．caught                     D．picked

11.A．pay          B．lend                   C．spend                       D．save

12.A．along         B．up                   C．down                     D．around

13.A．by            B．up                   C．at                              D．between

14.A．another       B．the other              C．others                    D．the others

15.A．hard          B．interesting      C．nice                   D．great