Question

【題目】Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once

A. instead of B. expenses C. able D. ready E. independence

For many, going to college is the first step toward freedom. But freedom also means【1】, which means you have to learn to handle everything by yourself.

One of the biggest problems with being an independent student is money. College students are expected to plan their monthly living【2】all on their own. Nearly half of US high school students don’t think they are【3】for it yet.

To solve the problem, US News offered some suggestions. One of them is to create a budget of how much you’re planning to spend on food and personal care items. Another tip is to learn to separate “wants” from “needs”. The best way to do this is to ask yourself, “Do I really need this?” Indeed, if we only buy what we needed【4】what we wanted, money wouldn’t be such a worry after all.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了對許多人來說，上大學(xué)是邁向自由的第一步。大學(xué)生是如何計(jì)劃他們的錢的,短文給出了一些建議。

【1】句意：但自由也意味著獨(dú)立，這意味著你必須學(xué)會自己處理一切。

根據(jù)下文“which means you have to learn to handle everything by yourself.”可知，這里是說意味著自由。independence名詞，自由。根據(jù)題意，故選E。

【2】句意：大學(xué)生每月的生活費(fèi)用都要自己計(jì)劃。

這里是計(jì)劃他們每月的生活費(fèi)。living expenses生活費(fèi)用。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【3】句意：將近一半的高中生認(rèn)為他們還沒有做好準(zhǔn)備。

根據(jù)上文“College students are expected to plan their monthly living___2___all on their own. ”可知下文是說為它做好準(zhǔn)備。短語be ready for…表示“為……做準(zhǔn)備”。根據(jù)題意，故選D。

【4】句意：事實(shí)上，如果我們只買我們需要的東西，而不是我們想要的東西，錢終究不會是一種擔(dān)心。

根據(jù)“what we wanted”可知這里是買我們需要的東西而不是我們想要的東西。 instead of…代替，而不是。根據(jù)題意，故選A。