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【題目】詞語運用

閱讀短文，選擇適當?shù)脑~并用其正確形式填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞，每詞限用一次。方框中有兩個詞是多余的

Spend easy expensive interest won’t work marry pass city other job don’t

Young People in Britain

Life used to be fun for “teenagers”. They used to have money to spend, and free time to while away(消磨). They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos. Some of them still do. But for many young people, life is harder now. 【1】 are difficult to find. There’s not so much money around. Things are 【2】 , and it’s hard to find a place to live in. Teachers say that students work harder than they used to. They are less 【3】 in politics, and more interested in 【4】 exams. They know that good exam results may bring them better jobs.

Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try 【5】 less and save more. They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.

For some, the answer to unemployment(失業(yè)) is to leave home and look for jobs in one of Britain’s big 【6】 . Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs. Some find jobs and stay. 【7】 don’t, and go home again, or join the unemployed(失業(yè)者) in London.

When you read the newspapers and watch the news on television, it’s 【8】 to get the idea that British young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble. But that’s not true. Three quarters of them do more or less what their parents did. They do their best at school, find some kinds of jobs in the end, and get 【9】 in their early twenties. They get on well with their parents, and enjoy their family life. After all, if they don’t, they 【10】 be British, will they

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】jobs

【2】more expensive

【3】interested

【4】passing

【5】to spend

【6】cities

【7】others

【8】easy

【9】married

【10】won’t

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：該文介紹了英國的年輕人。生活曾經(jīng)是“青少年”的樂趣。他們有錢花，有空閑時間去消磨。但對許多年輕人來說，現(xiàn)在的生活更艱難了。大多數(shù)年輕人比他們的父母在二十年前更擔心錢。他們努力少花費多節(jié)省。

【1】句意：很難找到工作。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫jobs。

【2】句意：東西更昂貴，很難找到一個地方居住。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫more expensive。

【3】句意：他們對政治不感興趣。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫interested。

【4】句意：對通過考試更感興趣。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫passing。

【5】句意：他們嘗試少花費多節(jié)省。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫to spend。

【6】句意：對于一些人來說，解決失業(yè)問題是離開家，在英國的大城市找工作。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫cities。

【7】句意：其他人不回家。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫others。

【8】句意：當你看報紙，看電視上的新聞，很容易產(chǎn)生想法，英國年輕人都失業(yè)，憤怒和麻煩。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫easy。

【9】句意：最后找了一個工作，在二十出頭的時候就結(jié)婚了。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫married 。

【10】句意：他們不是英國人。結(jié)合所給的詞匯可知該填寫won’t。