Question

12．Saving money is easy when you don't have anything else to spend it on，but what happens when things come suddenly that demand some of your hard-earned money？These are called expenses．
   Chances are，most of your basic living expenses-food，shelter（住所），clothing，medical care---are covered by your family．But perhaps you and your family have agreed that you'll pay for other certain expenses out of your own money，such as cell phone bills，after-school snacks，jewelry or club fees．
   Expenses that happen regularly，like every week or month，are called"fixed"expenses．The good news is that because you know when these expenses are coming，you can plan for them．But life is full of surprises，and sometimes these surprises turn into expenses，too．You might have an emergency like fixing a flat tire on your bike，or just something unusual like the class trip to the Six Flags．These are called"unexpected"expenses and if you are smart with your money，you'll plan for these as well．
   Here's a secret when it comes to saving money：If you think of it as a regular expense，it'll be easier to put a certain amount aside．Tell yourself that the $20.00 you are trying to save up every month is something you absolutely（絕對地）must do，and there is no getting around it．
   What kinds of fixed expenses do you have？Can you think of any unexpected expenses that have come up for you in the past？Can you think of any you might have now or in the near future？

1．Which of the following expenses is most probably paid out of your own money？A
A．Money spent on sports．
B．Money spent on medicine．
C．Money spent on clothing．
D．Money spent on meals．
2．Which of the following is an"unex pected"expense？C
A．Paying for house rent．B．Buying snacks．
C．Changing a new tire．   D．Paying for cell phone bills．
3．According to the author，what can make saving money easier？B
A．Trying your best to prevent emergencies．
B．Putting some money aside as a regular expense．
C．Cutting most of your expenses．
D．Earning as much as you can after class．
4．The underlined part in the 4th paragraph means__D___．
A．you can't let out this secret          
B．there's no point in arguing about it
C．you have other solutions to it         
D．there is no other choice．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了日常生活中的費用所花費的地方，如生活費用，固定費用，意外費用等．

解答 1．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段most of your basic living expenses-food，shelter（住所），clothing，medical care---are covered by your family可知最可能花自己的錢的是體育的費用；故選A．
2．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段You might have an emergency like fixing a flat tire on your bike，or just something unusual like the class trip to the Six Flags可知換一個新輪胎是"意想不到"的費用；故選C．
3．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段Here's a secret when it comes to saving money：If you think of it as a regular expense，it'll be easier to put a certain amount aside可知留出一些錢作為定期費用能使存錢更容易；故選B．
4．D．句意理解題．根據(jù)第四段Tell yourself that the $20.00 you are trying to save up every month is something you absolutely（絕對地）must do，and there is no getting around it告訴自己，你是想節(jié)省20美元每月（絕對地）是你絕對必須做的，并沒有逃避；可知意為沒有其他選擇；故選D．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．