外刊閱讀訓(xùn)練：在家做飯的省錢妙招等2則-2023屆高三英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)

外刊精讀

在家做飯的省錢妙招

導(dǎo)讀：

與其下館子或叫外賣，不少人更愿意自己下廚，他們認(rèn)為做飯這件事

既有樂趣，又能節(jié)省開支。怎樣才能吃好又花錢不多？去超市買東西的時(shí)

候，應(yīng)如何巧用各種促銷活動？本集《外刊精讀》介紹幾個(gè)控制日常飲食

開銷的省錢妙招。

一、語篇泛讀

Vocabulary:money詞匯：金錢

Areyouplanningtoeatouttonightorareyougoingtostayintosave

thepennies?Amealoutatagoodrestaurantorevenapizzaparlorcanset

youbackasmallfortune,socookingforyourselfmakesfinancialsense.But

withtheriseinfoodprices,it'simportanttobeasavvyshopper

tokeepyourfoodbillincheck.

Thesedaysoursupermarketshelvesarepackedwithatemptingarrayof

fooditems:fromthedailystaples,likebreadandmilk,totheexotic,like

mangoesandsaffron.There'salsotheoptionofbuyingreadymeals-

convenientfoodthatcomesataprice.However,ifyou'refeelingthepinch,

therearethingsyoucandotomakethemoneyyouspendonfoodgo

further.

AccordingtotheBBCFoodwebsite,it'sallaboutchangingyourhabits.

Itclaimsthatcookingfillingandtastymealsonabudgetiseasy.Itsuggests

anumberof'tricks'suchasusingcheapercutsofmeat,Hbulkoutsmall

amountsofmeatwithlessexpensiveproteins'*and"transformsmall

amountsofleftoversintoafillingmeal".

Afavoritepastimeofminetohelpwhenmoneyistightistostockupon

itemsthatareonspecialoffer-suchasBOGOFdeals(Buyone,getonefree).

However,thisismoreofaproblemwhenitcomestoperishableitemslike

freshfruitandvegetables.IntheUK,about39%ofhouseholdfoodwasteis

fruitandveg.Soit'sagoodideanottostockupontoomuchofthesethings.

Storethemcarefullyandmakethemostofthemina11yourrecipes.

Foodwasteisabigproblemgenerallysoshoppingcarefullycanalso

reducetheamountwethrowaway.AndinEdinburghinScotland,it's

possibletoreducewasteandnotbreakthebankbyvisitingarecycledfood

shop,whichhasbeensetuptopreventsurplusfoodfromshopsendingupin

thebin.TheFoodSharingHuballowspeopletopayasmuchastheywantfor

therescuedfood,whichispastits'bestbeforedate,.

Ofcourse,thebiggestthingyoucandotohelpyourcashflowistocut

backontakeawaycoffeesandlunches.Makingyourownisusuallyhealthier

foryouandyourfinances!

二、詞匯表

savethepennies省點(diǎn)錢

setyouback花掉（不少錢）

asmallfortune一大筆錢

makefinancialsense從錢的方面講是合理的，合算

savvy有頭腦的

keepincheck限制（開銷）

comeataprice價(jià)格不菲的

feelthepinch感到手頭拮據(jù)

makethemoneygofurther讓錢花得更值

onabudget預(yù)算很緊，節(jié)省費(fèi)用

bulkout使…量足

tight手頭緊

stockup大量儲備、囤積

BOGOF買一送一

breakthebank花太多錢

cashflow現(xiàn)金流轉(zhuǎn)

cutbackon削減…（花費(fèi)）

finances財(cái)力,資金

三、測試與練習(xí)

閱讀課文并回答問題。

1.Whatisanegativesidetobuyingreadymeals,mentionedinthe

article?

2.AccordingtotheBBCFoodwebsite,whatcanyouusetomakea

fillingmeal?

3.Whymightfoodandvegetablesmakeup39%offoodwasteinthe

UK?

4.WhattypeoffooddoesTheFoodSharingHub'rescue'from

supermarkets?

5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'morethanisneeded'?

請?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填

入句子的空格處。

1.Ihadtotravelbytrainatpeaktimeandtheticketcostme

thewallet

asmallfortune

breakthebank

feelthepinch

2.Moneyissowe'vedecidednottogoonholidaythisyear.

tightsavvy

BOGOFbudget

3.Duetoproblemswithour,weareunabletopaythestaff

untilnextweek.

savethepennies

makefinancialsense

cashflow

stockup

4.I*velostmyjobandbecausewe*renow,I'vedecidedto

sellthecar.

feelingthepinch

feelingapinch

feelingpinched

feltthepinch

5.Wehaven'tcookedenoughforallourguestssoI'llwith

extrapotatoes!

breakthebankBOGOF

cutbackonbulkitout

【參考答案】

閱讀課文并回答問題。

1.Whatisanegativesidetobuyingreadymeals,mentionedinthe

article?

Theycanbeexpensive-they'comeataprice,.

2.AccordingtotheBBCFoodwebsite,whatcanyouusetomakea

fillingmeal?

TheBBCFoodwebsitesaysyoucan"transformsmallamountsofleftovers

intoafillingmeal".

3.Whymightfoodandvegetablesmakeup39%offoodwasteintheUK?

Fruitandvegetablesdon'tstayfreshforlong一theyareperishablegoods.

4.WhattypeoffooddoesTheFoodSharingHub'rescue'from

supermarkets?

They'rescue'foodthatisabouttobethrownawaybecauseitispastits

'bestbeforedate'.

5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'morethanisneeded'?

Thewordis'surplus'-narecycledfoodshopwhichhasbeensetupto

preventsurplusfoodfromshopsendingupinthebin."

請?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填

入句子的空格處。

1.Ihadtotravelbytrainatpeaktimeandtheticketcostmeasmall

fortune.

2.Moneyistightsowe'vedecidednottogoonholidaythisyear.

3.Duetoproblemswithourcashflow,weareunabletopaythestaff

untilnextweek.

4.I*velostmyjobandbecausewe'renowfeelingthepinch,I've

decidedtosellthecar.

5.Wehaven'tcookedenoughforallourguestssoI'llbulkitoutwith

extrapotatoes!

上班族的副業(yè)

導(dǎo)讀：

對一些人來說，工作是維持生計(jì)，養(yǎng)家糊口的一種方式。但是，越來

越多的年輕人開始從事第二職業(yè)，以此追求自己真正的愛好，并將他們所

掌握的技能變現(xiàn)，賺取額外收入，累計(jì)財(cái)富。本集《外刊精讀》關(guān)注做副

業(yè)人數(shù)上升的原因。

一、語篇泛讀

Vocabulary:employment詞匯：就業(yè)

Doyouhaveajob?Ifyoudo,you'llknowtheworldofworkcanbe

tough-longhours,tedioustasksandstress.Butitcanbringbenefitstoo,

suchasaregularsalaryand,sometimes,jobsatisfaction.Maybethat'swhy

moreusarenowtakingonasidehustle-anothernameforasecondjob.

Forsomehavingtwojobsisanecessity-awaytomakeendsmeetand

provideextraincome.Butitnowseemsthatmorepeoplewanttoputtheir

skillsandpassionsintopracticetomakemoney.Thesetendto

beentrepreneurialyoungpeoplewhowanttoworkontheirownprojects

alongsidetheirmainsourceofincome.

AccordingtoHenleyBusinessSchool,aroundoneinfourworkersrunat

leastonesidehustlebusiness,halfofwhichwerestartedinthepasttwo

years.Thoseaged25to34aremostlikelytobeinvolved,with37%thought

torunasidelineofsomekind.Itcalculatesthattheaveragesidehustler

makesabout20%oftheirincomethroughtheirsecondjob.

Butwhat'sinterestingisthatmanymillennialareturningtheir

handtonewjobsnotjustformoneyandsecurity.Researchhasfoundthat

almostthree-quartersofpeoplearefollowingapassionorexploringanew

challenge.BBCNewsspoketoBecciMaiFord,whoworkssomeofthetime

foratelecommunicationscompanytopaythebills,butspendstherestof

hertimedevelopinghercraftingcompanyEllbieCo.Shesays

goingfull-timeisHnotfinanciallyworthitrightnowbutitfuelsmycreative

soulandmakesmehappy."

Mobileappshavealsoaidedthemorecommerciallymindedside

hustler.Peer-to-peerfirmssuchasUber,Deliveroo,AirBnbandTaskRabbit

allowuserstodoeverythingfromoddjobstorentingouthomesandparking

spacesfromtheirmobilephone.

Ofcoursehavingasidehustlemeansyouareself-employed-

orfreelance-whichcangiveyouflexibilitytoworkwhenyoulike,butitcan

berisky.Yousometimeworkonazero-hourscontractandmaynotget

offeredenoughwork.Orwhatwasoriginallyyourpassionmaybecomemore

ofachore.However,thiscouldbethebestwaytotryoutanewcareeror

followapassionwhilenotgivingupthedayjob.

二、詞匯表

tedioustask單調(diào)乏味的工作任務(wù)

salary工資，薪水

jobsatisfaction工作滿意度

sidehustle副業(yè)

tomakeendsmeet收支平衡，維持生計(jì)

income收入

passion愛好，激情

entrepreneurial企業(yè)家精神的，創(chuàng)業(yè)精神的

sideline副業(yè)，兼職工作

turnone'shandto著手做（不同于平時(shí)的活動或工作）

security（工作、經(jīng)濟(jì)）保障

full-time全職的

creativesoul有創(chuàng)造力的靈魂

peer-to-peer點(diǎn)對點(diǎn)

oddjobs零工，雜活

self-employed自雇的

freelance從事自由職業(yè)（的）

zero-hourscontract零時(shí)工合同

chore乏味的例行工作

thedayjob本職工作，正職

三、測試與練習(xí)

閱讀課文并回答問題。

1.Whymightyoubeforcedtotakeasecondjob?

2.Trueorfalse?Asidehustlerhasoneextrajobalongsidetheirmain

job.

3.Whichtypeofpeoplearemostlikelytostartasidehustle?

4.Whattechnologyhashelpedpeoplewhowantajobthatmakes

moneyeasilyandquickly?

5.WhichworddidBecciMaiusetomeanitmakesherfeelingfordoing

hernewbusinessstronger?

請?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填

入句子的空格處。

1.Timesarehard-I'vehadtotakeonaneveningjob.

tomakeanendmeet

tomakeendsmeet

tomakesendmeet

toendandmake

2.Withanincredibleannual,shehadnochoicebuttoaccept

thepromotion.

securityjobsatisfaction

salaryzero-hourscontract

3.Wehadtohireaaccountanttohelpclearthebacklogof

workwehadtodo.

freelanceentrepreneurial

peer-to-peersidehustler

4.Thecompanyadvertisedforsomeonewhocouldtoany

taskthatwasneedtobedoneinthefactory,

turnedtheirhand

turntheirhand

turningtheirhand

turnsahand

5.Ourdishwasherisbrokensohavingtowashtheplatesbyhandisa

real.

passiontedioustasks

choresideline

【參考答案】

閱讀課文并回答問題。

1.Whymightyoubeforcedtotakeasecondjob?

Havingtwojobsmightbeawaytomakeendsmeetandprovideextra

income.

2.Trueorfalse?Asidehustlerhasoneextrajobalongsidetheirmain

job.

False.AccordingtoHenleyBusinessSchool,aro