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1、2019-2020年高一英语下学期开学考试试题无答案(I)一阅读理解IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he'dofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That'sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld'smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsu
2、lting.UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment(娱乐).AtwobedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4000amonth:aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspape
3、r$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Byparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger(汉堡包)isa_stealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates(估算)Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkth
4、esedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld'smostexpensivecitie
5、s.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear'sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada'smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82n
6、dplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?A.anactofstealingB.somethingdeliciousC.somethingverycheapD.anactofbuying2.Londonhasbeethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof________.A
7、.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollarC.itsexpensivetransportationD.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals3.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.4.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?A.NewYork.B.LosA
8、ngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.BTheoddnessoflifeinspaceneverquitegoesaway.Herearesomeexamples.Firstconsidersomethingassimpleassleep.Itspositionpresentsitsownchallenges.Themainques