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【题目】Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role — showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.

In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she’s been able to put a lot of what she’s learned into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam,14, Finn,13, and Jack, 11.

"We love Mexican churros, so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant," she explains. "I pay 5 for a portion(一份), but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil. Everybody can buy takeaway food, but sometimes we’re not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves. "

The eight-part series(系列节自), Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITV’s Save Money: Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.

With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week. In tonight’s Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the family’s long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.

【1】What do we know about Susanna Reid?

A. She enjoys embarrassing her guests.

B. She has had a light budget for her family.

C. She dislikes working early in the morning.

D. She has started a new programme.

【2】How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna?

A. He buys cooking materials for her. B. He assists her in cooking matters.

C. He prepares food for her kids. D. He invites guest families for her.

【3】What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4?

A. Add some background information.

B. Provide some advice for the readers.

C. Summarize the previous paragraphs.

D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Keeping Fit by Eating Smart. B. Balancing Our Daily Diet.

C. Cooking Well for Less. D. Making yourself a Perfect Chef.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，本文介绍了Susanna Reid所创办的一些饮食电视节目以及这些节目的特点。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day.可知Susanna Reid创办了一个新节目Save Money: Good Food。故D项正确。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day.可知是在大厨Matt Tebbutt的帮助下，Susanna Reid做了新节目。也就是说大厨Matt Tebbutt在做饭方面给她提供了帮助。故B项正确。

【3】段落大意题。根据文章第4段内容可知这一段主要告诉我们这种餐饮节目是一个完整的系列化的饮食项目。也就是说第4段是为了给出相关的背景信息。故A项正确。

【4】主旨大意题。本文介绍了Susanna Reid所创办的一些饮食电视节目，其中一些饮食节目Save Money: Good Food主要是为了倡导节约，不要浪费。故C项符合文章大意。

本文考查了主旨大意题，要求考生选出最佳的标题。我们可以使用假定标题写作法。这是一种逆向思维的方法。这种方法就是先设定某一个选项为正确的文章标题，那么，按照这个标题文章通常应该怎么写、写什么呢？根据标题里的核心词，我们可以在头脑里大致确定一下文章的结构和内容，如果二者与阅读短文基本相同，就可以判断该项正确；如果与短文大相径庭，就可以判断该项不对。使用这种方法的关键是找出标题中的核心词。