Reader's digest 原创出题

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Reader’s  D igest 外刊改编题汇编 I． 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。 A ccording to Morgan Stanley Research, food prices have risen by 65 per cent globally in the last two years. So how do you fight against the creeping cost of your groceries? Here are some simple tricks you can try that'll reduce your spend.Plan that you need to buyFirst up, meal planning is a great way to ensure you have enough food for the whole household for every meal, preventing last-minute dashes to the more expensive cornershop for extras. 1    If you forget, a quick trick is to take a photo of your fridge and cupboards before you go to the shops.   2. This is a great tool because, if you stick to the list, you'll avoid the 'special' offers and treats that tempt you to spend more than you originally planned. Take advantage of discounts and dealsSpecial offers can be a huge help, but you have to be careful. 3   .  B ut if you are certain you' re going to use something, then bulk buying when they're on offer will bring savings. I tend to do this for non-perishables, like toothpaste or any product that I use every week.               C oupons are handy and can be found online and in many supermarket magazines.   4    Finally, you'll save a decent chunk of cash by avoiding throwing out food. There are two parts to this. On one hand, there's forgetting you've got something and it's gone off before you can use it- so keep an eye on the dates.               A nd on the other hand remember that the freezer is your friend. 5    . These can include leftovers from the previous night's dinner and the last slices of bread or cake through to bananas, wine and hard cheese. A .  D on’t throw out expired food B . Prevent food waste C . You can freeze more than you imagine. D . Then your plan can turn into a shopping list.E. There are all sorts of freezers from which you can choose.F. While planning, check what you already have so you can use these up.G. Many, such as  B uy-One-Get-One- Free ( B OGOF), are designed to make us buy more than we need. II. 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A ,  B ,  C ,  D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。There's no denying that poinsettias（一品红）, with their red and green hues, make bright, festive decorations.               B ut they're 1    to               C entral               A merica, particularly southern Mexico, and they’re actually colourful leaves, not 2     . So why do we consider them               C hristmas flowers?The reason we 3      poinsettias with the festive season comes from an old Mexican 4      .               A  young girl named Pepita was sad that she didn't have a 5     to leave for the baby Jesus at               C hristmas Eve services. Her cousin tried to 6     her and said that Jesus would love any present from her, even the smallest one. With no money to buy a real gift, Pepita picked a bouquet of 7     that she walked past on the way to 8     . When she got there, she left the weeds at the bottom of the nativity scene.               A ll of a sudden, the weeds 9      into beautiful red flowers.From that day on, they became known as 'Flores de Noche  B uena' or 'Flowers of the Holy Night'. Poinsettias get their 10     name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the firstUS ambassador to Mexico, who took them back to US in the early 1800s. B ut they didn't become traditional holiday 11      until the Ecke family started 12      them a century later by sending free poinsettia plants to TV studios across the US. 13    , the trend 14     , and now poinsettias are among the most popular plants sold at 15     time in many parts of the world. A .special   B . strange   C . new   D .native A .flowers   B . trunks  C . fruits   D . roots A . communicate   B . present   C . equip   D .associate A .article   B . legend   C . news   D .tragedy A .plant   B . clothes   C . gift   D .candy A .scold   B . punish   C . strike   D .comfort A .weeds   B . lawn  C . grass   D .leaves A .school   B . castle   C . store   D .church A .entered   B . transformed   C . dug   D .ran A .Spanish    B . Russian   C . English   D .French A .presents   B . vocations  C . cuisines   D .decorations A .deleting   B . distributing   C . spreading   D .promoting A .Eventually   B . Surpringly   C . Obviously   D . A ctually A .caught on   B . carried on   C . put on   D .count on A .thanksgiving   B .Halloween   C .New year    D . C hristmas    答案七选五：F D G B  C 完形填空： D  A  D  B  C   D  A  D  B  C   D  D  A  A  D