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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’sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld’smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResource
2、sConsulting.UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment(娱乐).Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24.83,andaninternati
3、onalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger(汉堡包)isastealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates(估算)Londonis26percentmoreexpe
4、nsivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50ofthewor
5、ld’smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear’sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada’smostexpensiveci
6、tybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.72.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?A.Anactofstealing.B.Somethingdelicious.C.SomethingverycheapD.Anactofbuying.73.Londonhasbecometheseco
7、ndmostexpensivecitybecauseof______.A.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollarC.itsexpensivetransportationD.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals74.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.75.Whichcityhasdroppedmo
8、stonthelistinNorthAmerica?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.答案72.C73.B74.A75.D******************************************************结束(第******篇)It’snoteasybeingateenager(13至19岁青少年)—norisiteasybe
