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1、2013昆明市高考英语（阅读理解）冲刺练兵（5）及答案解析1IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he'dbetterofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That'sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworldJsmostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.Usingthecostof
2、livinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment（娱乐）.Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,af
3、astfoodmealwithahamburger（汉堡包）isastealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates（估算）Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays・FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichar
4、e22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld'smostexpensivecities・Butbothhavefallensincelastyear'sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileL
5、osAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada'smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.72.Whatdotheunderlinedword
6、s“asteal"inParagraph3mean?A.Anactofstealing.B.Somethingdelicious.C.SomethingverycheapD.Anactofbuying.72.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof.A.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollarC.itsexpensivetransportationmealsD.thehighpricesoffastfood73.Whichcity
7、isthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.74.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.答案72.C73.B74.A75.D结束************先*****************************************（笫******篇'）It'snoteasybeingateenager（13至
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