张静中学2014年高考英语专题及释三一.docVIP

张静中学2014年高考英语专题及释三一 阅读理解和完形填空训练（5）附答案 A I bought 10 sets of Christmas china that were marked at 75 percent off plus an additional 10 percent. It was an amazing deal. When I got them home, I found they took half a closet to store. I already have nice china I can use at Christmas. I decided it wasn’t worth it to me to use that much space for something that I would only use a couple of times in the year. I took them back and now I have more money in my checking account as well as some luxury towels I have wanted for a long time. I would have saved myself the time of taking the china back if I had figured out beforehand what I really wanted, but it is sometimes hard to decide at the moment. This experience helped me to realize that you can actually save time and money by passing_up bargains. The main advantage of getting things on sale is that you can afford luxuries that you can’t afford at regular price. My Christmas tree is covered with beautiful handmade Santa Claus ornaments(装饰物). I found them at a store about 15 months ago and fell in love with them. I imagined how beautiful they would look on my tree. I wanted to buy some, but they were $13.95 each. It didn’t fit into our Christmas budget, so I gave up the idea. Through the next few months the price kept dropping until it went down to $2.95. When I saw that price, I bought 25 of them right away. I waited another nine months to put them on my tree, but in the end, I got exactly what I wanted for an excellent price. Instead of paying around $350, I ended up paying around $75. Patience paid off. 1．Why did the writer take the sets of china she had bought back to the shop? A. Because they were of poor quality. B. Because they were too expensive. C. Because they were of no practical use for her. D. Because they covered too much room. 2．The underlined phrase “passing up” in the first paragraph probably means ______. A. giving in to B. letting go by C. passing away D. catching up 3．The author writes the passage in ord