The gas price keeps rising, ________ an avera...

The gas price keeps rising, ________ an average of 7.7 yuan per liter this month.

A．hit　     B．to hit

C．hitting　     D．hits

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With the prices rising considerably in ______ of gas and water, we can not afford to send our son to study abroad.

A. respect　　 B. response

C. offence　　 D. reference

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As you can see，the price of pork，eggs and grain rising these days.

A. are keeping        B. keep                 C. keeps           D. were keeping

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The medium believes the price of petrol will rise by more than  two percent.

A. other    B. another  C. any other    D. the other

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As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend in the US continues to grow.

“we needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $520. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I have finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-youselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people_______.

A. find it hard to pay for what they need

B. have to learn to make their own furniture

C. take DIY courses run by the government

D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ______.

A. run a DIY shop                 B. make or repair things

C. save time and money            D. improve the quality of life

3. Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when______

A. his car repairs cost too much

B. the car repair class was not helpful

C. he could not possibly do two jobs

D. keeps house and looks after his children

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We use an average of 158 liters of water a day in Britain, for which we pay a bargain price of 28p a liter, but much of this is just cash down the drain, according to water companies.

Most are campaigning to cut the amount we use. And the frontline weapon in their campaign is the water meter (计量器). They want us all to have one and one company is seeking powers to make this compulsory.

The Government is anxious for us to use less water, too. Elliot Morley, the Environment Minister, says he is impressed by the savings when a meter is installed. In most homes, consumption drops by 20 percent.

He also thinks consumers get a good deal from meters. He said, “Most people would find that they would either be exactly the same or better off with water meters and it is a fairer way of paying for water.”

At present, only 25% of households have meters and most of those are in East Anglia. They are installed by water companies, and households then have about ￡43 added to each bill to cover the cost of installing and reading the meter.

Barrie Clarke, a spokesman for Water UK, said, “We want everyone to be more water wise—to think about the amount of water they use. But with our climate change and different weather patterns, over time it will make economic and environmental sense to think how we use water. This may mean meters.”

Mr. Clarke believes the easiest way to save water is to use less in the garden. In one hour, a sprinkler uses the same amount of water as the average family of four uses in a day—about 632 liters. He said that gardeners should water in the evening so that it dose not evaporate in the heat of the day and that every household should have a water butt to collect rainwater for use in the garden.

1.Which of the following is NOT the advantage of installing water meters?

A．Water consumption drops.

B．It’s fairer to pay for water.

C．They’re installed for free.

D．People are more water wise.

2.The passage implies that ________.

A．water meters are welcome by British people

B．people will be better off with water meters

C．everyone has become wiser to use water now

D．saving water is both good to economy and environment

3.How many liters of water does an average family of four use in a day after installing a meter in Britain?

A．about 126 liters                        B．about 158 liters

C．about 506 liters                         D．about 632 liters

4.The underlined word “evaporate” in the last paragraph means _________.

A．change into steam and disappears

B．absorb the heat of the day

C．sink into the soil

D．turn into ice

5.According to Mr. Clarke, some good ways to save water are as follows EXCEPT ________.

A．using less on the garden

B．using a sprinkler

C．watering in the evening

D．gathering rainfall for garden use

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_____ gas prices are rising, people are looking for less expensive ways to get around.

A. Now that　　 B. Even if

C. Although　　 D. Unless

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The price was _____ within the reach of the average household.

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______ the price of gas is starting to come down, many people are choosing to take the bus or the train instead．

A． Even though　　　　　　　　　　 B． Now that

C． In case　　　　　　　　 　　　　 　 D． As though

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The average price of commercial houses in our city has reduced by _____ 30 percent ,so we can buy one at _____ low price .

A．the; the           B．the; /             C．/; a              D．/; the

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