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知道了文章的what及各選項(xiàng)how的特征，接下來(lái)第三步，我們來(lái)依次讀設(shè)題段落，首尾句重點(diǎn)讀，中間句掃讀，先確定段落特征顯著的答案。

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Impulsive spending isn’t an option, so plan your week’s menu in advance, making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities. I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stop laughing: it’s not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet. It’s also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly, because, being human, you’ll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.

此段首句明確說(shuō)明，沖動(dòng)消費(fèi)不是好的選擇，因此要提前做好周菜單，列出準(zhǔn)確數(shù)量的食材購(gòu)物清單。根據(jù)第二步精讀選項(xiàng)特征時(shí)F選項(xiàng)“做計(jì)劃”。所以我們選定此段標(biāo)題F：Planning is everything。

此題需要注意，有些同學(xué)可能會(huì)掃讀到第二句中but helps you balance your diet，因此會(huì)誤選B選項(xiàng)。那么在此想要告訴大家的是，我們前面說(shuō)過(guò)一個(gè)段落首先重點(diǎn)要讀的是段落首尾句，因?yàn)槭孜簿涑霈F(xiàn)段落主旨的概率比較高，除非首尾句找不到段落主旨，我們?cè)龠M(jìn)一步掃讀中間細(xì)節(jié)句。對(duì)于此段，首句已經(jīng)明確告訴我們主旨，讓做計(jì)劃，而中間含有balance your diet的句子也依然在說(shuō)planing所帶來(lái)的好處。所以，綜上，此題無(wú)疑選F選項(xiàng)。

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This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy. With them, there’s not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer. And if you plan properly, you’ll know that you only need, say, 350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon, not whatever weight is pre-packed in the supermarket chiller.

此段首句說(shuō)這就是超市及其匿名好用的地方。讀完首句完全不知所云，但是考生需要注意，段落開(kāi)頭的代詞this我們務(wù)必要搞清楚到底指代什么。上段41我們已經(jīng)十分確定選F做計(jì)劃，所以，根據(jù)文章邏輯的連貫性，我們應(yīng)該知道這里的this其實(shí)就是指上段的方法planing。

那么，planing和超市及其匿名好用有啥關(guān)系呢。我們接這句往下看，二句說(shuō)有了超市及其匿名（with them）,我們不會(huì)有像在菜店只買一根胡蘿卜的尷尬。緊接著尾句，說(shuō)如果你計(jì)劃得當(dāng)，你會(huì)知道你只需要，比如說(shuō)，350克牛肉和6片培根，而不是超市冰箱里預(yù)先包裝的任何重量。

綜上，我們得知此段承接上段的方法planing，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是超市及其匿名可以讓我們實(shí)現(xiàn)計(jì)劃里的具體所需，所以根據(jù)第二步精讀選項(xiàng)特征E堅(jiān)持自己所需要的。因此此段我們選定標(biāo)題E：Stick to what you need。

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You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer—that’s not good enough. Mine is filled with leftovers, bread, stock, meat and fish. Planning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you’ll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to “go off” will be cooked or juiced.

此段首句說(shuō)“你可能會(huì)自豪地宣稱冰箱里只有冷凍豌豆——這還不夠好。”尾句說(shuō)“提前計(jì)劃可以避免浪費(fèi)，但如果你有多余的蔬菜，你可以做蔬菜湯，所有可能“變質(zhì)”的水果都將被煮熟或榨汁。”此句也可謂是承上啟下，首先承認(rèn)我們前面段落所說(shuō)的計(jì)劃以及定量的好可以避免浪費(fèi)，其次點(diǎn)明此段想說(shuō)的另一方法，也就是即便有剩余我們要煮熟或榨汁食用，還是要避免浪費(fèi)。因此選定標(biāo)題G：Waste not, want not。

OK，知道了做題方法，我們也一起實(shí)題演練了三個(gè)段落，接下來(lái)的兩個(gè)段落就交給大家自己練習(xí)一番。

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Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters. Shop at butchers, delis and fish-sellers regularly, even for small things, and be super friendly. Soon you’ll feel comfortable asking if they’ve any knuckles of ham for soups and stews, or beef bones, chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which, more often than not, they’ll let you have for free.

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You won’t be eating out a lot, but save your pennies and once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant — ￡1.75 a week for three months gives you ￡21—more than enough for a three-course lunch at Michelin-starred Arbutus. It’s ￡16.95 there—or ￡12.99 for a large pizza from Domino’s: I know which I’d rather eat.