2019高考英语精编优选练：阅读七选五提升练 精编优选练（二十二） .docVIP

精编优选练(二十二)　阅读七选五2(限时：35分钟) A As a teacher living in Bristol, I earned enough to get by. I spent whatever I wanted without a thought for the future. My wardrobe (衣柜) was filled with clothes I never wore.　1　 Then one day I learned about an American lady who had lived on “just necessities” for a year. It was an inspiration for me.　2　 So I made a decision—I would survive on an average of ￡1 a day for a whole I quickly became interested in food bargains and well acquainted with the discount shelf in the supermarket. Eating healthily on so little money was harder, but not impossible.I became an expert at making perishables (容易腐坏的东西) last：storing red cabbages in the dark so they kept longer; mixing left-over vegetables into soup.　3　 On top of this，I even organised clothes swap parties with my friends. Of course, looking back，there were countless times I wanted to put my head in my hands and weep. But over the course of the year, I learned so much about myself and others.I realised how much I was wasting and indeed how much we waste as a nation. 　4　 Then theres the money on shoes we never wear, books we never read and coffees we buy because we cant think what else to do. So many people—like my former self—are constantly in debt, living beyond their means.　5　 But if we could open our eyes wed see there is a different and more satisfying way to live. A．I made use of everything. B．Food soon became a worry. C．They were littered with dirty tins. D．My fridge was full of out-of-date food. E．Money rules our lives without us realizing it. F．Britain throws out 17 million tons of food a year. G．I realised I didnt need to spend all the money I earned. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。作者是一名普通的美国女教师，她坚持了一年每天只花一英镑的生活。她以自己的实际行动证明了我们的生活可以很简单。 1．解析：D项“My fridge was full of out-of-date food.”和该空前的“My wardrobe was filled with clothes I never wore.”构成并列结构。 答案：D 2．解析：根据该空后作者的决定“I would survive on an average of ￡1 a day for a whole year 答案：G 3．解析：根据该空前的“mixing left-over vegetable into soup”可知，作者