Has the recent economic downturn affected your life? For many young Chinese, it has driven them to embrace a far more frugal（economical）lifestyle.

Wang Hao, 24, is a Beijing office worker．He made a decision in June last year to limit his weekly living expenses to 100 yuan．That's the cost of eight Big Macs in China．

“The financial crisis has taught a spending lesson to young people in China, including me,” said Wang, who posted his decision on his blog, which has drawn over 200,000 hits．

As the financial crisis affects the economy, white-collar workers speak of reducing salaries．Some are unemployed．And university students are facing the worst job prospects since China's economic reform began 30 years ago．

To save money, people have started to share dinners, houses, taxis and other activities with strangers they meet online．Web users post their activities on sites, such as www．Pinkewang．com and invite others to join them．Lin Xiongbo, the founder of Pinkewang, said his website saw a 100 percent increase of visitors last November after the global financial crisis broke out．

People are also using websites like Lin's to share other activity ideas such as training programs, sports, and entertainments．

“Sharing activities with others can save a lot of money without lowering one's quality of life,” said 27-year-old Xu Li．He's a manager at a public relations firm and a long-time user of websites like Pinkewang．

It was on the Internet that Xu recently found another person to take part in an English training program with him．By joining the program with another person, he and his partner received a 10 percent discount for the course, saving them more than 1,000 yuan．

Young Chinese born in the 80s used to be accused of being materialistic．They favored designer clothes and the latest electronic products, and many of them spent their monthly salaries rather than saving them．They became known as the "Yueguang group"．

However, since the economy slowed down, this lifestyle has lost much of its charm．Now, more and more young Chinese consider saving money to be more fashionable than spending．

The frugal lifestyles these young Chinese are embracing seem to be accepted by the authorities too．In a commentary published in the People's Daily recently, the writer said frugality did not conflict with the government's demand-stimulating policies, as it called for reasonable rather than reckless spending．

“Frugal lifestyles should become a fashion, especially in the financial crisis,” said the writer Wang Jinyou．

1．The passage was written to _________．

       A．advertise a website called www．Pinkewang．com

       B．show how young Chinese are dealing with the economic situation

       C．show the life conditions of white-collar workers in China

       D．tell the readers about the economic problems China is facing

2．What can we conclude from the passage?

       A．Wang Hao’s blog is popular because the stories in his blog are very interesting．

       B．The financial crisis began to affect Chinese people’s lives in December 2008．

       C．Since the economic downturn, fast consumer lifestyles are less popular in China now．

       D．The government has asked people to spend less money to fight the economic crisis．

3．According to the passage, the following are all caused by the financial crisis EXCEPT that ______．

       A．a great many college students have decided not to continue their studies

       B．there is less hope for college graduates to find their ideal jobs

       C．young people have to cut down their living expenses

       D．some white-collar workers are out of work

4．We know from the passage that _______．

       A．Xu Li will have to pay over 5,000 yuan for his training program if he attends it alone

       B．the Chinese people who were born in the 1980s developed the good habit of saving money

       C．the trend for young Chinese to adopt frugal lifestyles goes against current government policies

       D．it’s nothing new for young Chinese to share activities with others on the Internet

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed  36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37  for granted, just as he  38  himself. Now, however, he felt  39  —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .

    Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel  42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

    According to Jimmy, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

    This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.

    In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .

1.A．unhappy        B．unusual          C．unfair           D．uneasy

2.A．health     B．wealth           C．happiness            D．illnesses

3.A．ought to       B．had to           C．needed to            D．used to

4.A．ashamed        B．disappointed     C．helpless         D．endless

5.A．crying     B．painting         C．imagination      D．consideration

6.A．home       B．condition            C．situation            D．work

7.A．game       B．trick                C．role             D．part

8.A．unable     B．impossible       C．unfit                D．difficult

9.A．understand B．face             C．refuse           D．recognize

10.A．failures      B．efforts          C．choices          D．interests

11.A．that          B．what             C．which            D．whoever

12.A．always        B．seldom           C．sometimes        D．usually

13.A．found     B．drawn            C．written          D．accepted

14.A．after         B．about            C．with             D．before

15.A．powerful      B．hopeful          C．useful           D．successful

16.A．great             B．strong           C．brave            D．equal

17.A．scientific            B．basic                C．right                D．simple

18.A．product           B．fame             C．name         D．job

19.A．rapidly           B．separately       C．slowly           D．quietly

20.A．offer             B．gain             C．gather           D．earn

 

 

 完形填空(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—35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。 

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed ___21___. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their ____22___ for granted, just as he used to himself. Now, however, he felt ____23____ —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his ___24___.

Seeking more personally satisfying ___25___, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel ___26__ on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was __27___ to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to ___28____ the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only __29___. Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

According to Jimmy, you are what you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world sometimes seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

This idea can be __30___ in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel before making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is ___31___.

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be __32___. Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are __33___ for us.

In spite of his new ___34___ and wealth, Jimmy prefers working __35__ at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could offer.

1.A．unhappy      B．unusual       C．unfair         D．uneasy

2.A．health       B．wealth        C．happiness      D．illnesses

3.A．ashamed      B．disappointed   C．helpless       D．endless

4.A．crying       B．painting       C．imagination    D．consideration

5.A．home         B．condition      C．situation      D．work

6.A．game         B．trick          C．role          D．part

7.A．unable       B．impossible     C．uncomfortable  D．difficult

8.A．understand   B．face           C．refuse        D．recognize

9.A．failures      B．efforts         C．choices       D．interests

10.A．found        B．drawn         C．written        D．accepted

11.A．powerful     B．hopeful       C．useful         D．successful

12.A．great        B．strong        C．brave          D．equal

13.A．scientific   B．basic         C．right          D．simple

14.A．product      B．fame         C．name          D．job

15.A．rapidly      B．separately      C．slowly      D．quietly

 

       One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed  36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37 

for granted, just as he  38  himself. Now, however, he felt  39  —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .

       Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel  42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

       According to Jimmy, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

       This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.

       In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .

36．A．unhappy                 B．unusual                   C．unfair                     D．uneasy

37．A．health                     B．wealth                    C．happiness                D．illnesses

38．A．ought to                 B．had to                     C．needed to                D．used to

39．A．ashamed                 B．disappointed            C．helpless                  D．endless

40．A．crying                    B．painting                  C．imagination             D．consideration

41．A．home                            B．condition                C．situation                 D．work

42．A．game                      B．trick                       C．role                        D．part

43．A．unable                    B．impossible              C．unfit                       D．difficult

44．A．understand              B．face                        C．refuse                     D．recognize

45．A．failures                   B．efforts                    C．choices                   D．interests

46．A．that                        B．what                       C．which                     D．whoever

47．A．always                    B．seldom                   C．sometimes               D．usually

48．A．found                     B．drawn                     C．written                   D．accepted

49．A．after                       B．about                      C．with                       D．before

50．A．powerful                B．hopeful                   C．useful                     D．successful

51．A．great                      B．strong                     C．brave                      D．equal

52．A．scientific                B．basic                      C．right                       D．simple

53．A．product                  B．fame                      C．name                      D．job

54．A．rapidly                   B．separately               C．slowly                    D．quietly

55．A．offer                      B．gain                       C．gather                     D．earn

       One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed  36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37 

for granted, just as he  38  himself. Now, however, he felt  39  —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .

       Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel  42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

       According to Jimmy, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

       This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.

       In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .

36．A．unhappy                 B．unusual                   C．unfair                     D．uneasy

37．A．health                     B．wealth                    C．happiness                D．illnesses

38．A．ought to                 B．had to                     C．needed to                D．used to

39．A．ashamed                 B．disappointed            C．helpless                  D．endless

40．A．crying                    B．painting                  C．imagination             D．consideration

41．A．home                            B．condition                C．situation                 D．work

42．A．game                      B．trick                       C．role                        D．part

43．A．unable                    B．impossible              C．unfit                       D．difficult

44．A．understand              B．face                        C．refuse                     D．recognize

45．A．failures                   B．efforts                    C．choices                   D．interests

46．A．that                        B．what                       C．which                     D．whoever

47．A．always                    B．seldom                   C．sometimes               D．usually

48．A．found                     B．drawn                     C．written                   D．accepted

49．A．after                       B．about                      C．with                       D．before

50．A．powerful                B．hopeful                   C．useful                     D．successful

51．A．great                      B．strong                     C．brave                      D．equal

52．A．scientific                B．basic                      C．right                       D．simple

53．A．product                  B．fame                      C．name                      D．job

54．A．rapidly                   B．separately               C．slowly                    D．quietly

55．A．offer                      B．gain                       C．gather                     D．earn