高中英语外研版 (2019)选择性必修 第四册Unit 4 Everyday economics精练

这是一份高中英语外研版 (2019)选择性必修 第四册Unit 4 Everyday economics精练，共19页。
[共两节, 满分50分]
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
（2020 •辽宁丹东一模）Here are sme fancy items highly recmmended t yu t enrich r imprve yur daily life.
Beauty f mushrms
Artist and phtgrapher Jill Bliss will change yur view f mushrms with her phts, which yu can find at httpbit. ly/mushrmphts. Bliss arranges mushrms and ther bjects she sees in nature almst like bunches f flwers.
Out in the Strm
All the cmpnents f great pp music —exciting sngwriting, a cmmanding singer, and a band that plays with ttal cmmitment — are there and shining like diamnds n Waxahatchee’s new album, Out in the Strm. In what’s turning ut t be a very impressive year fr female bandleaders, writer/singer Katie Crutchfield and her rcking all-female band are experiencing ne success after anther.
Circa
If yu’re tired frm yur internatinal flight, trying t remember if the kids will still be awake fr yur call r t schedule a cnference call fr wrk, the app Circa can help yu keep track f time in different time znes f the wrld. It’ll give yu ne less thing t wrry abut. The app is $3. 99 fr iOS and free fr Andrid users.
Their Finest
The mvie Their Finest, set during Wrld War II, centers n the film divisin f the British Ministry f Infrmatin, where Catrin Cle（Gemma Artertn） is emplyed, making mvies that appeal t wmen. Film critic Peter Rainer writes that “the film’s best cmic character is Ambrse Hilliard... perfrmed with plenty f playful fun by that great scene-stealer Bill Nighy.” Their Finest is available n DVD and Blu-ray.
1. What d we knw abut Katie Crutchfield’s band?
A. It perfrms flk music.
B. Its target audience is wmen.
C. It is an vernight success.
D. Its members are female.
2. What is the main functin f the app Circa?
A. T tell wrld time acrss different places.
B. T recrd users’ imprtant meetings.
C. T remind users f internatinal calls.
D. T recmmend verseas flights t users.
3. Which f the fllwing is ne f the characters in the mvie Their Finest?
A. Gemma Artertn.
B. Ambrse Hilliard.
C. Peter Rainer.
D. Bill Nighy.
B
（2020 •河北衡水中学二调）In beautiful rural Mntana lies the twn f Livingstn. Arund half the students in the Livingstn Schl District qualify fr free r reduced-price lunches, accrding t lcal educatr Rachael Jnes, knwn as “Farmer Jnes” . She is the directr f the Livingstn Farm t Schl prgram, which uses the district’s tw greenhuses and fur gardens t grw fd that supplements（补充）schl meals while ffering kids hands- n lessns. Jnes said, “In many places arund the cuntry, if yu can’t pay fr yur schl meal, yu dn’t eat. Well, here, we dn’t turn anyne away.”
The twn’s schl district and cmmunity members started the prgram eight years ag. It was part f the Natinal Farm t Schl Netwrk, which aims t increase access t lcal fd and nutritin educatin acrss the cuntry. Jnes, wh attended public schl in Livingstn as a kid, has headed up the lcal prgram since 2014. Farm t Schl enriches curriculums in all f the schls thrugh garden lessns, cafeteria and kitchen lessns, and classrm lessns.
Research has shwn that healthy schl meals can better academic perfrmance, including imprving test scres. Thugh the Farm t Schl prgram is nt aimed nly at lwer-incme students, Jnes said, “Such kids are mre likely t eat lunch prvided by the schl.” Eventually she wants t get healthy, affrdable meals n the plate f every child in Livingstn.
It is imprtant fr kids t understand where their fd cmes frm. That’s a life-changing experience fr them. Jnes said, “When I grew up a big frce in my life was my grandma Ethel. She taught me frm a really early age the value f grwing my wn fd. I wrked in her gardens with her and smehw, thrugh all f thse experiences—eating her tmates and canning pickles（泡菜）with her—it really built up my trust and knwledge in fd systems. I, m s thankful t her!”
4. Wh is “Farmer Jnes” accrding t the text?
A. A lcal farmer.
B. A cmmunity vlunteer.
C. A teacher in a lcal schl.
D. A student in a lcal schl.
5. Why is the Livingstn Farm t Schl prgram set?
A. T ffer students fd and lessns.
B. T help lcal farmers make a living.
C. T prvide part-time jbs fr students.
D. T imprve lcal envirnmental prtectin.
6. What can we knw frm Paragraph 3?
A. The prgram was shrt f mney.
B. Students were facing health prblems.
C. The prgram ffered all students free meals.
D. Students’ study perfrmance prgresses due t healthy meals.
7. What makes Jnes s cnfident in fd systems?
A. Her grandma’s suggestins.
B. Her childhd experiences.
C. Her cllege educatin.
D. Her healthy lifestyles.
C
（2020 •广西柳州 二模）Chinese cnsumers’ crazy appetite fr luxury gds and services appears unstppable, with just 2 percent f the Chinese ppulatin respnsible fr ne-third f the wrld’s luxury items.
As China’s ecnmic miracle develps, the market pprtunities fr all srts f luxury gds and services are increasing. Luxury cnsumptin in China nw extends ways beynd well-knwn car, clthing and jewelry brands. Fr example, the luxury jet market in China is the fastest-grwing in the wrld, even utstripping that f the United States, with a market share f 25 percent. This trend appears t cntinue, with 20 t 30 percent grwth expected in China, cmpared with nly 2 t 3 percent in the US. But mre imprtantly, China’s luxury jet market grwth represents a majr develpment in the private cnsumptin f luxury items.
China’s high-quality red wine market als prvides evidence f the grwth in private cnsumptin f luxury gds. In 2013, China became the largest market fr red wine in the wrld, even vertaking France, with 1.86 billin bttles cnsumed in China last year. Over the past five years, China’s red wine cnsumptin has grwn 136 percent.
Accrding t my nging cnsumer research in this area while wrking at the University f Internatinal Business and Ecnmics in Beijing, public cnsumptin f such expensive glbal luxury brands such as Prada and Armani is easily explained by the desire t “gain face” and publicly display scial climbing thrugh material pssessins. On the ther hand, it is “self-reward” that lies behind cnsumer mtivatin in this area. Chinese cnsumers wh have experienced rapid financial and ecnmic gains appear particularly prne t the need t reward themselves fr their success. But this has little t d with “gaining face” and impressing thers and much mre t d with the need fr persnal cntentment.
Finally, the grwth in private luxury cnsumptin in China is set t cntinue in part due t the maturity f the Chinese cnsumer and advancement f Chinese cnsumer culture generally.
8. What d yu think the authr wuld mst prbably be?
A. A news reprter.
B. An accuntant.
C. A prfessr.
D. A cnductr.
9. What can we learn frm Paragraphs 2 and 3?
A. China’s luxury jet market grwth is nly 2% t 3%.
B. France was nce the largest market fr red wine in the wrld befre 2013.
C. The luxury jet market in the US shares 25% f the jet cnsumptin in the wrld.
D. China’s red wine cnsumptin has increased t 1.86 billin bttles since 2013.
10. The main idea f the furth paragraph is ________.
A. public cnsumptin f glbal luxury brands is increasing
B. Chinese cnsumers have experienced rapid financial and ecnmic gains
C. Chinese cnsumers enjy “gain face” and “self-reward”
D. the reasn why Chinese cnsumers are fnd f the glbal luxury gds
11. What can be the best title fr the passage?
A. Future Private Luxury Cnsumptin in China
B. Chinese Appetite fr Luxury Gds and Services
C. The Ptential Luxury Jet Market in China
D. The Maturity f the Chinese Cnsumers
D
（2020 •山东淄博一模）The idea that richer cuntries are happier may seem intuitively bvius. Hwever, in 1974, research by ecnmist Richard Easterlin fund therwise. He discvered that while individuals with higher incmes were mre likely t be happy, this did nt hld at a natinal level. In the United States, fr example, average incme per persn rse steadily between 1946 and 1970, but reprted happiness levels shwed n psitive lng-term trend； in fact, they declined between 1960 and 1970. These differences between natin- level and individual results gave rise t the term “Easterlin Paradx”: the idea that a higher rate f ecnmic grwth des nt result in higher lng-term happiness.
Having access t additinal incme seems t nly prvide a temprary surge in happiness. Since a certain minimum incme is needed fr basic necessities, it’s pssible that the happiness bst frm extra cash isn’t that great nce yu rise abve the pverty line. This wuld explain Easterlin’s findings in the United States and ther develped cuntries. He argued that life satisfactin des rise with average incmes but nly in the shrt term.
Recent research has challenged the Easterlin Paradx, hwever. In 2013, scilgists Ruut Veenhven and Flris Vergunst cnducted a study using statistics frm the Wrld Database f Happiness. Their analysis revealed a psitive crrelatin between ecnmic grwth and happiness. Anther study by the University f Michigan fund that there is n maximum wealth threshld at which mre mney ceases t cntribute t yur happiness： “If there is a satiatin pint, we are yet t reach it.” The study’s findings suggested that every extra dllar yu earn makes yu happier. With much debate abut the relatinship between mney and happiness, it’s clear that happiness itself is a cmplex cncept and depends n many factrs.
Accrding t psychlgists Selin Kesebir and Shigehir Oishi, happiness als depends n hw yur incme cmpares t the peple arund yu. They argue that a cuntry’s ecnmic grwth nly makes its citizens happier if wealth is evenly distributed. In emerging cuntries with high incme inequality—where the rich get richer and the pr get prer~ average happiness tends t drp because nly relatively few peple benefit frm the ecnmic prsperity. This suggests that gvernments shuld cnsider implementing plicies t ensure mre equal distributin f wealth. The happier peple are, the mre prductive they are likely t becme, thus leading t imprved ecnmic utcmes at the individual and natinal levels.
The debate abut the relatinship between wealth and happiness cntinues, with arguments fr and against richer cuntries being happier. Hwever, it is clear that wealth alne isn’t enugh t make us happy. The effect f incme inequality n happiness shws that happiness is a scial respnsibility. We need t remember the psitive effects f genersity, altruism, and building scial cnnectins. Perhaps ur fcus shuld be less n hw much mney we have, and mre n hw we use it.
12. Accrding t the passage, Easterlin Paradx refers t ________.
A. the fact that the mre mney, the happier peple will feel
B. the suggestin that mney shuld be given the tp pririty
C. the questin hw ecnmic utcmes are distributed natinwide
D. the pinin that higher incme desn’t necessarily generate happiness
13. The underlined wrd “satiatin” in Paragraph 3 is clsest in meaning t “________”.
A. satisfactin
B. cntrversial
C. central
D. sensitive
14. What is the majr reasn fr peple’s unhappiness related t mney?
A. Mney is nt enugh.
B. Mney is nt fairly distributed.
C. Rich peple are richer.
D. Unequal mney paid fr equal wrk.
15. Which f the fllwing might be the best title f this passage?
A. It’s all relative
B. Easterlin Paradx
C. The ecnmic f happiness
D. Raising incme, raising happiness
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（2020 •安徽黄山一模）The small habits really damage the wallet. S here’s hw yu culd be $500 richer r mre every mnth!
·Make yur wn cffee
Think abut hw much yu pay fr that fancy latte （拿铁咖啡）with special milk each mrning. 16 “When yu see these numbers shwing the ‘latte effect’ ver a lifetime, yu may be mre inspired t make yur wn,” says Vera Gibbns, a persnal finance expert. Yu can save $100 t $150 every mnth.
·Bring breakfast and lunch t wrk
17 . Therefre, purchasing breakfast and lunch during the week seems like an easy ptin yet expensive ne. Natasha Smith, a persnal finance expert, says ne certain way t save mney is t prepare yur meals. “Start by packing a lunch every day instead f eating ut t save $30 t $50 a week.” Yu can save $120 t $200 per mnth.
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“Eating in weekly instead f ging ut can save $20 per persn per meal, r mre than $250 ver a cuple f mnths, , ‘ says Len Hayduchk, a financial planner. If yu meet up with fur friends twice a mnth, that’s abut $100 nce right there, nt including drinks. 19 .
·Make yur hme mre energy-efficient
“Nt nly will using less gas and electricity save mney n yur bills, it’s gd fr the envirnment, t, ” says Tracy. 20 . Remving devices when they’re nt in use and turning ff lights are very useful. Yu can save $70 each mnth.
·Grw yur wn vegetables
Grw yurself yur wn little garden and save mney, while als eating healthier fd. “The mre yu grw, the mre yu save,” says Hayduchk. He recmmends planting a small piece f land in yur yard r sunny spt in yur hme.
A. Eat mre healthily and cheaply
B. It starts yur day mre effectively
C. We are all in a rush in the mrning
D. Yu can save abut $200 each mnth
E. Invite friends ver instead f ging ut
F. Yu can make yur wn fr 20 cents per cup
G. There are a few painless ways t cut yur bill
第二部分 语言运用
[共两节, 满分30分]
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
（2020 •四川宜宾一模）Ajay Munt, a rich business-man in India, has built and dnated 90 huses t the pr, instead f spending the mney n a wedding fr his daughter.
Munt had been 21 t spend $115, 000 n his daughter Shreya’s wedding, but after talking with Shreya, he decided there was a better way t 22 all the mney, which was t help thse in need.
They bth agreed that prviding the pr with their wn huses was the best idea. Munt began 23 90 huses in a land belnging t him. On the big day, the bride and grm were the nes wh handed the keys t the newly built 24 t the carefully selected persns.
In rder t qualify fr a new hme, peple needed t 25 sme standards—they had t be pr, and didn’t suffer frm alchl, drug r gambling addictin. The few 26 selected didn’t just get a rf ver their heads, but als 27 t electricity and clean drinking water, things that they culd nly 28 befre.
As fr Shreya, she said that her father’s 29 is the greatest wedding gift he culd have given her. “I am very happy with the 30 we made and cnsider it the biggest gift fr my wedding., ‘
The 90 huses measure 12 by 20 square feet, feature tw windws and tw drs, and have all been 31 red and white. They’re basic by Western standards, but fr their 32 wners, they are mre than what they had ever hped fr.
Ajay Munt tld reprters that all 33 businessmen shuld d smething similar fr their children’s weddings, 34 wasting the mney.
“This is a new chapter in histry and I hpe that the same 35 will be fllwed by ther rich cmmunities, ” he said. “We have sme respnsibilities twards ur sciety.”
21. A. planning B. inspiring C. managing D. pretending
22.A. save B. cst C. earn D. spend
23. A. cnstructingB. destryingC. buying D. decrating
24. A. gardens B. yards C. huses D. rms
25. A. achieve B. make C. challenge D. meet
26. A. faithful B. lucky C. kind D. pr
27. A. apprach B. entrance C. access D. slutin
28. A. dream fB. put up withC. wrry abutD. shw ff
29. A. lyalty B. hnesty C. belief D. kindness
30. A. regret B. decisin C. cmment D. prgress
31. A. paintedB. washedC. built D. discvered
32. A. ld B. exhausted C. new D. negative
33. A. healthy B. wealthy C. nice D. careful
34. A. regardless fB. but fr C. ut f D. instead f
35. A. situatin B. thery C. guidance D. cncept
第二节（共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
（2020 •海南三沙高三检测）In tday’s wrld f mbile payment, all we really need 36 （survive） is a smart phne. But ne cmpany is hping t make traditinal wallets cl again, by 37 （bring） them int the digital age.
Armenian firm Vlterman’s smart wallet takes security t a new level. It’s fitted with different technlgies, such as 38 alarm, a GPS tracker, and even a camera yu’re yur smart phne and wallet becme separate, the alarm will warn yu 39 yu dn’t leave it behind. And if yur wallet 40 （lse） r stlen, the GPS tracker can help yu reach it.
Even 41 （interest） is the frnt-facing camera. “If smene dares t pen yur wallet 42 permissin, a little camera inside 43 （take） a picture and send it t yur mbile phne. Yu will find it 44 （easy）by receiving a picture f the thief,” Azat Tvmasyan, Vlterman’s funder, tld news site Banks, am. The high-tech wallet will be released later this year and will cme in three 45 （mdel）, with the cheapest expected t cst $179.
第三部分 写作
[共两节, 满分40分]
第一节（满分15分）
（2020 •山东临沂月考）假设你是李华, 上周你在国外某网络书店买了一本英文词典, 收到后你发现了一些质量问题, 请你给书店经理写一封电子邮件, 说明情况和自己的要求。词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数）。 内容包括：
1. 购买的时间；
2. 发现的问题（印刷错误、缺页等）;
3. 要求退款或换货。
Dear Manager,
I’m writing t tell yu smething that happened t me. _____________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两 段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
（2020 •江西名师联盟一模）It was the late 1930s, and things were tugh. Mum had a hard time raising us n her wn in ur small cmmunity f New Westminster, BC. My dad had drwned in Pitt Lake, five years ag. Lking back, I realize what Mum went thrugh sending us kids t schl. Every mrning she wuld tuck a new piece f cardbard in ur shes, because ur sles（鞋底）were wrn ut. When we gt hme, Mum wuld have “French tast” ready fr us. Cnstant mving was typical fr my family in thse times. Rent was 25 dllars a mnth, but Mum culdn’t pay it, and we knew we wuld be evicted right after Christmas n the first f January.
Christmas was appraching, and we were entitled t a twenty-five-dllar Christmas fund frm scial services. The inspectr came t ur huse, and searched it frm tp t bttm t be sure we didn’t have any fd hidden away. When he didn’t find any, he issued the cheque t Mum. Mum said that instead f buying fd, she wuld use the 25 dllars t pay back rent, assuring us all f a rf ver ur heads fr a little while lnger. She tld us then there wuld be nthing fr Christmas.
Unknwn t Mum, I had been selling Christmas trees, shveling snw, and ding dd jbs t earn enugh mney t buy a new pair f bts. Bts that weren’t patched, bts with n cardbard in the sles. I knew exactly which bts I wanted. They were ten-inch Tp Genuine Pierre Paris and they had a price f 23 dllars.
Well, the big day came n the afternn f Christmas Eve. I was excited, as I hurried up the rad t the she stre, but n the way I nticed a huse with Christmas lights and decratins. It was then I realized at ur huse, we had n lights, n decratins, nr any mney fr Christmas gdies. I knew that we wuld have n turkey r ham fr Christmas, and I felt sad.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
As I cntinued walking I began t recnsider my plan. _____________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
With great excitement and tears in my eyes, I kncked n the dr. ___________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（生活）；话题：日常生活。本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了四个可以丰富或改善日常生活的事物。
1. D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“In what’s turning ut t be a very impressive year fr female bandleaders，writer/singer Katie Crutchfield and her rcking all-female band are experiencing ne success after anther. ”可知，Katie Crutchfield 的乐队成员都是女性。故选D。
2. A 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“ app Circa can help yu keep track f time in different time znes f the wrld.” 可知，Circa应用程序可以帮助你记录世界上不同时区的时间，故选A。
3. B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Film critic Peter Rainer writes that “the film’s best cmic character is Ambrse Hilliard...” 可知，Their Finest电影中最出色的角色之一是Ambrse Hilliard。故选B。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（生活）；话题：利用温室、花园种植粮食。本文是一篇说明文，介绍了 Rachael Jnes是利文斯顿“农场到学校”项目的负责人，该项目利用这一地区的两个温室和四个花园来种植粮食，以补充学校膳食，同时为孩子们提供实践课程。得益于这一项目，利文斯顿学区大约一半的学生有资格享受免费或减价午餐。
4. C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的lcal educatr Rachael Jnes可知，Rachael Jnes是学校的老师。选项C（当地学校的一位老师）切题，故选C。
5. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“ t Schl prgram, which uses the district’s tw greenhuses and fur gardens t grw fd that supplements schl meals while ffering kids hands-n lessns.（……‘农场到学校’项目利用这一地区的两个温室和 四个花园来种植食物，以补充学校膳食，同时为孩子们提供实践课程）”可知，Farm t Schl prgram后面的非限制性定语从句是补充说明这一项目的’选项A （为了给学生提供食物和课程）切题，故选A。
6. D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Research has shwn that healthy schl meals can better academic perfrmance, including imprving test scres.（研究表明，健康的学校膳食可以使学习 成绩更好，包括提高考试分数）”可知，健康膳食可以使学生 提高学习成绩。选项D （由于健康膳食，学生的学习成绩会提高）切题，故选D。
7. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I wrked in her gardens with her and smehw, thrugh all f thse experiences—eating her tmates and canning pickles with her—it really built up my trust and knwledge in fd systems.（我和她一起在她的花园里工 作，不知何故，通过所有那些经历——和她一起吃她的西红柿和罐头泡菜——真正增进了我对食物系统的信任和知识）”可推断，她小时候和祖母一起劳作、生活的经历使得她信任食物系统。选项B （她孩童时期的经历）切题，故选B。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（生活）；话题：中国消费者对奢侈品热捧。本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国消费者对全球奢侈品和服务的热烈追捧及其背后的原因。
8. C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Accrding t my nging cnsumer research in this area while wrking at the University f Internatinal Business and Ecnmics in Beijing...（根据我在北京国际经济贸易大学工作期间对这一领域进行的消费者的研究……）”可知’作者可能是一位大学教授，故C项正确。
9. B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In 2013，China became the largest market fr red wine in the wrld, even vertaking France...”可知，2013年，中国超过法国成为世界上最大的红酒消费市场，也就是说2013年之前，法国是世界上最大的红酒消费市场，故B项正确。
10. D主旨大意题。根据第四段内容可知，本段主要介绍中国消费者喜爱全球奢侈品的原因，故D项正确。
11. B 主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是第一段中的“Chinese cnsumers’ crazy appetite fr luxury gds and services appears unstppable...”可知，本文主要介绍了中国人对全球奢侈品和服务的热烈追捧及其背后的原因，故B项正确。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（生活）；话题：开心经济。本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了处于怎样的经济状态，人们才会幸福。
12. D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，Easterlin Paradx是指收入高的人不一定更开心，因此选D。
13. A 词义猜测题。前文提到 there is n maximum wealth threshld, 指还没有一个临界点，在这个点上钱将不会使人开心。因此可以推测，应该是如果有这样一个让人满足的点，我们还没有达到，因此选A。
14. B 细节理解题。在第四段中提到，只有财富平均分配了人们才会开心，建议政府也应该对财富的unequal distributin采取措施，因此选B
15. C主旨大意题。首先A选项说得太宽泛了，没有一个具体的内容，因此不选。B选项的Easterlin Paradx只是钱与幸福关系中的一种理论，并不能概括全文，文中作者并没有给出一个定论，财富的增长一定会使人开心，因此D项也是错误的。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了开心经济。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（生活）；话题：自己动手节约开支。本文是一篇说明文，本文告诉人们在日常生活中，通过自己动手制作咖啡、自带食物上班、自己栽种蔬菜等方式，可以节省部分开支。
16. F 关联逻辑法解题。根据空前一句“Think abut hw much yu pay mrning. ”可知，F项“你可以花20美分自己制作一杯咖啡”衔接上文，符合语境，故选F。
17. C关联逻辑法解题。根据该段小标题“Bring breakfast and lunch t wrk”以及空后的“Therefre”及语境可知，之所以购买早餐与午餐，是因为早上时间比较紧，没法自己准备。故选C。
18. E设题位置法解题。根据文章结构和空处所在位置可知，空处为本段的小标题。根据该段的内容，尤其是If yu meet up with fur friends twice a mnth可知，该部分讲述的是可以邀请朋友到家里吃饭，而不是外出就餐。故选E。
19. D关联逻辑法解题。根据该段内容可知，该段主要讲在家吃饭比外出吃饭要省钱；又根据空格前一句中的twice a mnth, that’s abut $100 nce right there, nt including drinks 可知，D 项符合语境。
20. G关联逻辑法解题。该空前一句讲的是节能的好处，空后讲的是具体在哪些方面可以节能省钱，G项承上启下，符合语境。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（生活）；话题：为穷人建房。这是一篇记叙文。短文主要讲了印度一个富有的商人Ajay Munt为穷人建了很多房子，作为女儿结婚时的礼物，他认为这是一种更好的花钱的方法，希望会有人效仿这种做法。
21. A上下文语境题。句意：Munt原本计划（plan）为女儿Shreya的婚礼花费11. 5万美元，但在和Shreya谈过之后，他决定用一个更好的办法来花这笔钱，那就是帮助那些需要帮助的人。 故答案为A。
22. D 下文语境题。跟女儿Shreya聊完后，他觉得有更好的方式来花费（spend）这些钱，根据下文all the mney可知应使用 “spend”，故答案为D。
23. A 下文语境题。根据下文 90 huses in a land belnging t him 可知，Munt开始在自己的土地上建（cnstruct） 90座房子，故 答案为A。
24. C 上文语境题。根据上文 They bth agreed that prviding the pr with their wn huses可知，在婚礼当天新郎和新娘把房子（huse）的钥匙给那些精心挑选出来的人，故答案为C。
25. D上下文语境题。句意：为了有获得一个新家的资格，人们需要达到一些标准——他们必须很穷，而且不酗酒、吸毒或赌博成瘾。根据句意可知有资格获得房子的人要满足（meet）一些要求，故答案为D。
26. B上下文语境题。句意：少数被选中的幸运儿不仅有了栖身之所，还能用上电并喝干净的饮用水，这些都是他们以前只有做梦才能拥有的。此处指挑选出来的这几个人是幸运的 （lucky），故答案为B。
27. C上下文语境题。句意：少数被选中的幸运儿不仅有了栖身之所，还能有机会（access）用上电并喝干净的饮用水，这些都是 他们以前只有做梦才能拥有的。故答案为C。
28. A上下文语境题。句意：少数被选中的幸运儿不仅有了栖身之所，还能有机会用上电并喝干净的饮用水，这些都是他们以前只有做梦（dream f）才能拥有的。故答案为A。
29. D上文语境题。Shreya说她父亲的善良（kindness）是她收到的最好的结婚礼物，故答案为D。
30. B上下文语境题。句意：我对我们的决定（decisin）感到非常满意，我认为这是我婚礼上最大的礼物。故选B。
31. A下文语境题。根据下文red and white可知，此处指房子是刷（paint）成红色和白色的，故答案为A。
32. C上下文语境题。这些房子是建给那些有需要的人的，他们是房子新的（new）主人，故答案为C。
33. B 上下文语境题。句意：Ajay Munt告诉记者，所有富有的（wealthy）商人都应该为他们孩子的婚礼做类似的事情，而不是浪费钱。故答案为B。
34. D上下文语境题。句意：Ajay Munt告诉记者，所有富有的商人都应该为他们孩子的婚礼做类似的事情，而不是（instead f）浪费钱。故答案为D。
35. D上下文语境题。此处指Ajay Munt希望这种新的理念（cncept）会被其他富人群体所接受，故答案为D。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（生活与学习）；话题：智能钱包。本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一种即将上市的智能钱包。
36. t survive考查非谓语动词。动词不定式作目的状语。句意：在当今的移动支付世界，我们生存真正需要的是一部智能手机。
37. bringing考査非谓语动词。根据空前的介词by可知，空处作该介词的宾语，故用动名词形式。句意：但有一家公司希望通过将传统钱包带入数字时代，让它们再次变酷。
38. an 考查冠词。根据该句中的a GPS tracker, and even a camera并 结合语境可知，该处泛指“一个警报器”，且al的读音是以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an。
39. s考查连词。句意：如果你的智能手机和钱包分开了，警报器会提醒你，这样你就不会忘记它。根据前后语境可知，空处前后表示因果关系，故用s表结果。
40. is lst考查动词的时态和语态。句意：如果你的钱包丢失或被盗，GPS跟踪器可以帮助你找到它。if引导的条件状语从句中可用一般现在时表示将来，故空处用一般现在时；根据语境可知，空处表示丢失的状态，故用is lst。
41. mre interesting考查形容词的比较级。上文介绍了如果你的钱包丢失或被盗，GPS跟踪器可以帮助你找到它的情况，结合该句 中的Even可知，此处表示“更有趣的是前置摄像头”。故该处用形容词的比较级。
42. withut考査介词。根据语境可知，如果有人敢在未经允许的情况下打开你的钱包，里面的一个小相机就会拍下照片并发送到你的智能手机上。withut permissin意为“未经允许”，为固定用法。
43. will take考查时态。分析句子结构可知，该句为主从复合句，从句为if引导的条件状语从句，使用了一般现在时，故主句用一般将来时。句意：如果有人胆敢在未经允许的情况下打开你的钱包，里面的一个小相机就会拍下照片并发送到你的智能手机上。
44. easily考査副词。空处修饰动词find，故用副词形式。
45. mdels 考查名词的单复数。mdel为可数名词，根据空前的 three可知，该空用复数形式。句意：这种髙科技钱包的三个模型将于今年晚些时候上市，预计最便宜的价格是179美元。
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I’m lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
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