A．Use cash．Instead of paying things with credit cards, use cash for non-bill spending such as eating out, gas and groceries．Spending cash makes the spending more real, and there’s an added advantage of knowing when you’re out of cash.

       B．Small weekly savings transfers．I got this idea from my friend, who automatically deducts(扣除) $20 a week from his check to savings．I decided that I could live with the deduction of $40/week without really feeling it — it’s a relatively small transfer that I barely notice, and I save about $2,000 a year!

       C．Stay at home．Going out makes you spend money unnecessarily．You eat at restaurants, go to the mall, and stop at the gas station for snacks．It’s hard to avoid spending when you’re on the road．Instead, stay at home and find free entertainment．It’s also a great way to bond with your family.

      

       D．Don’t get catalogs(商品宣传册)．Their announcements of sales or cool new products make it very temting(引诱人的) to buy something you don’t need．Instead, stop getting the catalogs, and you’ll spend less.

       E．Keep a 30-day list．If you have an impulse(冲动) to buy something you don’t absolutely need, put it on a 30-day list．You can’t buy anything but necessities — everything else goes on the list．When the 30 days are up, you can buy it — but most likely, the strong urge to buy it will be gone, and you can evaluate it more calmly.

       F．Cook at home．I know it seems more difficult than eating out．But it doesn’t have to be hard．Make home-made pizza with a ready-made crust, some sauce, cheese and veggies．Put some spices on something and throw it in the oven while you cook some brown rice．Not only is this much cheaper than eating out, but it’s healthier.

阅读下面几位消费者的情况介绍，并为他们匹配合适的建议。

1.Mr．And Mrs．Brown are a newly-married couple who work in the same company．They don’t earn much in their work, but they have to spend a larger part of their income to pay for their rent and daily necessities．Furthermore, they seldom eat at home because neither of them cooks well．Therefore, they have to pay a lot more extra money for food.

2.Mrs．Wang enjoys shopping very much because she is free all day long．Whenever she is wandering in the shops or stores, she will have a strong impulse and find it difficult for her to get back home with her hands empty．But it is quite often that she will find what she has bought is almost useless when she gets home.

3.Tony is a university student in New York, who is far away from his parents．He pays everything with his credit card．He finds it very cool for him to purchase with his credit card．However, he often finds his money has already run out in the middle of the month.

4.Miss Betty is a high school girl whose parents give her some money every week．As her parents don’t earn much money, she wants to save some money secretly so that she can buy a digital camera.

5.Miss Catherine is a young girl who is easily to be persuaded into buying something useless．She will get encouraged to buy something when she sees an advertisement．Her parents have warned her many times against doing such stupid things, but it doesn’t work much.

 

 

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds．Streaks（条纹，线条） of light cast by the blinds of the tall ___1___ send shafts（杆状物） of light through the dusty air．I take a ___2___ and the concrete and paint ___3___ tickle my nose．I ___4___ everything about this room．

Some of the ___5___ times of my life have been spent here．It’s ironic（讽刺的）, but the ___6___ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to ___7___ to be someone I’m not．Like many teenagers, I almost ___8___ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears． People only look at your _9___ ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually ___10___．

When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes．All the worries and  ___11___ of the outside world are put on hold．Nervousness is still present, ___12___ it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy（不稳定的） ___13___ of being different and alone．

I ___14___ love to work backstage and on lighting．I ___15___ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ___16___ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it．It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ___17___ to know that I succeed in an area where ___18_ others-and virtually no girls—do．

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ___19___．Like others, I’m often insecure, not ___20___ who I am or where I’m going in life．Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater．

1．A．doors              B．windows         C．roofs             D．walls

2．A．last look              B．long walk           C．short breath       D．deep breath

3．A．smells               B．tastes               C．sounds              D．looks

4．A．hate                    B．love                 C．miss             D．forget

5．A．worst                B．tiring               C．best             D．better

6．A．room                B．office              C．building          D．stage

7．A．pretend              B．expect            C．want              D．decide

8．A．hardly              B．seriously           C．constantly        D．happily

9．A．acting               B．speaking            C．moving        D．repeating

10．A．thought of         B．judged             C．taken care of        D．feeling

11．A．happiness           B．anxieties             C．chances            D．pressures

12．A．and                 B．however            C．but              D．though

13．A．feeling             B．idea                  C．hope             D．fact

14．A．seldom              B．almost              C．relatively           D．absolutely

15．A．hope               B．doubt               C．think             D．suspect

16．A．up for              B．out at              C．up to                D．down to

17．A．pride              B．duty                C．humor           D．sight

18．A．few                  B．many                C．a few             D．some

19．A．cruelly              B．tensely              C．friendly           D．mildly

20．A．fond of              B．afraid for           C．sure of             D．interested in

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(条纹，线条) of light cast by the blinds of the tall ___1___  send shafts(杆状物) of light through the dusty air. I take a deep breath and the concrete and paint ___2___ tickle my nose. I ___3___ everything about this room.

Some of the best times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic(讽刺的), but the ___4___ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to __5 ___ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ___6___ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears.  People only look at your acting ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually ___7  ___.

When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and  __8  ___ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, but it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不稳定的) ___9  ___ of being different and alone.

I ___10___ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ___11___ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ___12___ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ___13___ to know that I succeed in an area where few others — and virtually(事实上) no girls — do.

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ___14___. Like others, I’m often insecure(不安的), not ___15___ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.

1. A. doors                B. windows         C. roofs             D. walls

2. A. smells          B. tastes           C. sounds           D. looks

3. A. hate                    B. love             C. miss              D. forget

4. A. room           B. office           C. building         D. stage

5. A. pretend         B. expect           C. want              D. decide

6. A. hardly         B. seriously         C. constantly         D. happily

7. A. thought of       B. judged                C. taken care of      D. feeling

8. A. happiness         B. anxieties          C. chances         D. pressures

9. A. feeling         B. idea             C. hope              D. fact

10. A. seldom         B. almost          C. relatively           D. absolutely

11. A. hope          B. doubt           C. think             D. suspect

12. A. up for          B. out at           C. up to             D. down to

13. A. pride           B. duty             C. humor           D. sight

14. A. cruelly         B. tensely                C. friendly         D. mildly

15. A. fond of         B. afraid for        C. sure of          D. interested in

 

第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(条纹，线条) of light cast by the blinds of the tall ___1___  send shafts(杆状物) of light through the dusty air. I take a deep breath and the concrete and paint ___2___ tickle my nose. I ___3___ everything about this room.

Some of the best times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic(讽刺的), but the ___4___ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to __5 ___ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ___6___ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears.  People only look at your acting ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually ___7  ___.

When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and  __8  ___ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, but it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不稳定的) ___9  ___ of being different and alone.

I ___10___ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ___11___ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ___12___ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ___13___ to know that I succeed in an area where few others — and virtually(事实上) no girls — do.

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ___14___. Like others, I’m often insecure(不安的), not ___15___ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.

 1. A. doors                 B. windows          C. roofs              D. walls

 2. A. smells           B. tastes            C. sounds            D. looks

 3. A. hate                    B. love              C. miss               D. forget

 4. A. room            B. office            C. building          D. stage

 5. A. pretend         B. expect           C. want               D. decide

 6. A. hardly          B. seriously          C. constantly          D. happily

 7. A. thought of        B. judged                 C. taken care of       D. feeling

 8. A. happiness          B. anxieties           C. chances           D. pressures

 9. A. feeling          B. idea              C. hope               D. fact

10. A. seldom         B. almost          C. relatively            D. absolutely

11. A. hope            B. doubt            C. think              D. suspect

12. A. up for           B. out at            C. up to              D. down to

13. A. pride            B. duty              C. humor            D. sight

14. A. cruelly          B. tensely                 C. friendly          D. mildly

15. A. fond of         B. afraid for         C. sure of            D. interested in