If you want to live in Hawaii,you need to think about how to save money,because it is one of the most expensive states in the USA.

Hawaii buys most of its goods from other countries.This makes the prices very high.Eating out can be expensive.Breakfast is at5 or8 and lunch ia around12,while dinner goes from 15 to30.

What makes living in Hawaii more difficult is that there are few high-paying jobs. For example, it is harder to find engineering jobs than waitressing jobs.

Here is some advice on how to get around and enjoy living in Hawaii.

●Check out online travel websites, magazines and books for information about the islands, from their beaches to their restaurants.

●Find hotels by reading newspapers. You can also find someone to share your room to save money.

●Try to find a job. Craigslist is a good website to start your search. Also, check the newspapers.

●Buy your food and other things at cheap chain stores like Costco and Wal-Mart.

Hawaii is an expensive place to live, but there are ways to save your money if you shop properly.?????

1.What’s the price of having breakfast in Hawaii?

A. $ 15.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. $ 12. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. $ 8.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. $ 30.

2.Craigslist is a website to find _________.

A. hotels to live in????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. information about jobs

C. cheap food????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. places to travel

3.How many pieces of advice does the writer give on saving money in Hawaii?

A. Two. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Three.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Four.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Five.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Hawaii’s cost of living is higher than many other places in the US.

B. It is more difficult to find a job as a waitress than an engineer.

C. Most of goods in Hawaii are from other countries.

D. Things in Wal-Mart are cheaper.

5.The passage mainly talks about _____.

A. the high cost of living in Hawaii ????????????? ?????????????

B. the beautiful views of Hawaii

C. how to enjoy staying in Hawaii????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. how to find good jobs in Hawaii

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析:這篇短文主要講述夏威夷是美國 最貴的州之一。如果你想生活在那里你就必須考慮節(jié)約錢。作者給出了四條建議供大家參考。夏威夷雖然是個(gè)貴地方,但你要是合理消費(fèi)的話,仍然可以節(jié)約錢。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段描述,早飯是5美元或8美元。故選C。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三條建議Try to find a job. Craigslist is a good website to start your search描述,為了找到工作Craigslist是你開始搜索的好網(wǎng)站。故選B。

3.推理判斷題。問題的關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)是:節(jié)約錢的建議,根據(jù)短文描述,可知作者給了四條建議,但只有兩條是關(guān)于節(jié)約錢的,故選A

4.是非判斷題。問題是找出不正確的選項(xiàng)。根據(jù)文章第三段it is harder to find engineering jobs than waitressing jobs.比起服務(wù)員的工作找到工程師的工作更難些,可知B不正確。

5.主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章描述,A夏威夷的高消費(fèi)B夏威夷的美麗景點(diǎn)C怎樣在夏威夷享受停留時(shí)光D怎樣在夏威夷找工作,比較四個(gè)選項(xiàng)ABD只是文章的某一點(diǎn)故選C。

考點(diǎn):旅游類短文閱讀。

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