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阅读理解. Many families in the United States have a large income now than ever before,but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. Almost everyone is
wondering, "What happens to all my money? I never seem to have anything left
to put away. "
Why isn't a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the
same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy.
The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of
living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food,
housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of
living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar
has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.
No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists
believe that workers and producers can make process go up. As workers earn more
money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there a a
great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time,
if there's a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants
to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies which hold gas
from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.
Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their
income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. A budget is a
list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you
must find ways to save money. Maybe you're spending too much on entertainment.
Or if you're spending too much on clothes; you may want to sew your own clothes.
budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.1. What has troubled many families in the United States?_____A. A not-large-enough income.
B. Nothing is left over to put away.
C. The increasing cost of living.
D. A shortage of certain goods.2. ____ determines the value of the dollar._____A. The government
B. The cost of living
C. The economist
D. The bank3. While the cost of
living increases, the value of the dollar ____.A. increases too
B. decreases
C. neither increases nor decreases
D. seldom decreases4. When ____, the prices go up.A. demand exceeds(超过) supply
B. supply exceeds demand
C. demand doesn't exceed supply
D. supply equals demand5. Budgeting helps ____.A. one to make his income meet the cost of living
B. the government to battle the rising cost of living
C. merchants(商人)to produce more goods
D. the workers to earn more money 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
