1、.完形填空My fianc(未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were _1_， and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.One agent _2_ a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we declined. But she kept
2、 urging us to have a look _3_.We finally did and it was _4_ at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and happiness of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it
3、 was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of _5_it would be like to live there.Days later, we made a(n) _6_far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didnt _7_ us. They renewed their offer instead. It was also much more t
4、han we could afford, but far _8_ than the original asking price.The next day, we got a _9_ message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the _10_ directly. We made our final offer, which still was thousands of dollars less than the other buyers bid. We
5、knew it, _11_ we had to try.“Sold！”said the owner. Then he _12_：Hes seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that wed _13_the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a _14_ by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were t
6、he people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the difference in the price “an early wedding present”Thats how we found our home and how I learned that when people are _15_， they are not strangers, only friends we havent yet met.“我”和未婚夫考虑买房结婚，但由于资金匮乏，不能尽如人意。在经纪人的推荐下我们爱上了一套小公寓，几经周折，好心的房东
7、最终以低价将该公寓卖给了我们。1A.neededBlimitedCenoughDlarge答案：B解析：由下文中的“none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory”可知，在我们能支付的价格范围内没有一所房子令人满意，故我们的资金有限(limited)。2A.recommended Bdecorated Csold Drented答案：A解析：句子主语为One agent，根据生活常识可知，经纪人为客户推荐房源。recommend“推荐”，符合语境。3A.at least Bat most Cat times Dat hand答
8、案：A解析：但是她力劝我们至少看一看。at least“至少”，符合语境。4A.relief Bconcern Clove Dcuriosity答案：C解析：我们最后去看了房，并第一眼就爱上了它。根据下文对房子的描述，尤其是“As perfect as it was”可知答案。5A.which Bwhy Cthat Dwhat答案：D解析：of为介词，后跟从句作宾语，且空处作like的宾语，故用what。6A.effort Boffer Cpromise Dprofit答案：B解析：根据空后的“far below the asking price”可知，几天后，我们出价，但远远低于要价。mak
9、e an offer表示“出价”。7A.come across Blook after Cdepend on Dlaugh at答案：D解析：我们的出价比要价低得多，但他们并没有嘲笑我们。come across“(偶然)遇见”；look after“照顾”；depend on“依靠”；laugh at“嘲笑”。根据语境选D。8A.worse Bbetter Cless Dhigher答案：C解析：这次比最初的要价低多了，但仍远远超过了我们的支付能力。less than表示“少于，低于”。9A.relaxing Bdisappointing Cpleasant Dregular答案：B解析：根据
10、message后that引导的同位语从句可知，另一个买家出了更高的价钱。对于我们来说，这是个令人失望的(disappointing)消息。10A.agents Bbuyers Cmanagers Downers答案：D解析：即便是这样，我们决定直接找房东谈。11A.so Bor Cfor Dbut答案：D解析：我们知道这个情况，但必须还要试一试。空处前后内容表示转折，故用but。12A.apologized Bcomplained Ccriticized Dexplained答案：D解析：根据冒号后的内容可知，此处是他解释卖房的原因。13A.check Banalyze Cappreciate
11、 Dignore答案：C解析：他知道我们多么爱这个地方，并知道我们会感激(appreciate)他们为这所房子付出的多年的辛苦。14A.loss Brisk Cchance Dlead答案：A解析：他意识到把房子卖给我们要损失一些钱，但这是值得的。loss“损失”，符合语境。15A.kind Bpolite Csmart Denergetic答案：A解析：好心人，不是陌生人，只是不曾谋面的朋友。kind“友好的”，符合语境。.阅读理解Good Morning Britains Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every m
12、orning，but she is cooking up a storm in her latest roleshowing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.In Save Money：Good Food，she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste，while preparing rec
13、ipes for under 5 per family a day.And the Good Morning Britain presenter says shes been able to put a lot of what shes learnt into practice in her own home，preparing meals for sons，Sam,14，Finn,13，and Jack,11.“We love Mexican churros，so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant
14、，”she explains.“I pay 5 for a portion (一份)，but Matt makes them for 26p a portion，because they are flour，water，sugar and oil.Everybody can buy takeaway food，but sometimes were not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves.”The eightpart series (系列节目)，Save Money：Good Food，follows in the footst
15、eps of ITVs Save Money：Good Health，which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.With food our biggest weekly household expense，Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week.In tonights Easter special they come to the aid of a fami
16、ly in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget.The team transforms the familys long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.本文是一篇新闻报道。早安英国的节目主持人苏珊娜瑞德新推出了一档节目Save Money：Good Food，向观众展示如何用较少的预算做出美味营养的饭菜。1What do we know about Susanna Reid?AShe enjoys embarrassing her g
17、uests.BShe has started a new programme.CShe dislikes working early in the morning.DShe has had a tight budget for her family.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“.she is cooking up a storm in her latest roleshowing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.”可知，苏珊娜瑞德在她的最新角色中起劲儿地炒菜做饭向家庭
18、展示如何用较少的预算做出美味营养的饭菜，由此可知，她推出了新的节目。2How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna?AHe buys cooking materials for her. BHe prepares food for her kids.CHe assists her in cooking matters. DHe invites guest families for her.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“.with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce fo
19、od waste.”可知，苏珊娜在厨师马特的帮助下向人们提供关于如何减少食物浪费的建议，也就是说马特会在烹饪问题上协助苏珊娜。故选C。3What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 4?ASummarize the previous paragraphs.BProvide some advice for the readers.CAdd some background information.DIntroduce a new topic for discussion.答案：C解析：推理判断题。第四段介绍了Save Money：Good Food这一节目是仿照了Save Money：Good Health的风格，因此本段是介绍这个节目的背景的。
