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PAGE  PAGE 7 Unit 4 Earthquakes Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2017·西安高三质检)One afternoon，after finishing shopping in a supermarket，my family and I went to the checkout.I suddenly thought we didnt need any of the junk，and we abandoned all of those，saving $300. That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses in life.With a promise that wed stop if it was killing us.I convinced the family to take the leap into frugality (节俭)．The rules were that we would buy nothing for 30 days except absolute essentials. Our adventure began with a great start.By 9 a．m.，my wife，Ruth，had already made cakes from old strawberries and picked flowers I didnt even know we had in the garden.I cleaned the car by hand for the first time for years.I read and returned the neighbors newspaper before he woke up.Total spending on the first day：$0. As days turned into weeks，we became so proficient at living frugally.We started riding our bikes to save gas.My childs finger painting was recycled as gift wrap for the homemade presents.We started to use an Internet application like Skype for free phone calls and ask neighbors with gardens for extra vegetables and herbs. In the end，we saved more than $2，000 by not spending for a month.When we began，I imagined we would rush out the moment we were done and buy a lot of things in the supermarket，then maybe hit the mall or go to the movies.Instead，we stayed at home and played cards. 【语篇解读】　本文介绍了作者是如何开始反思并改变自己家的消费习惯从而达到节约和省钱的目的的。 1．We can infer from the passage that before that very afternoon，the family ． A．had had higher income B．had had a good habit of saving money C．had often spent money without thinking much D．hadnt realized they would have met financial problems C　[推理判断题。根据第二段的第一句“That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses in life.”可推知，他们平时花钱没有多加思考。] 2．How many things were mentioned about the things the family did to save on the first day of the “30 days”？ A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five. B　[细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，为了节约，家人做了三件事情，分别是：1.made cakes from