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知道了文章的what及各選項how的特征，接下來第三步，我們來依次讀設題段落，首尾句重點讀，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.

此段首句明確說明，沖動消費不是好的選擇，因此要提前做好周菜單，列出準確數量的食材購物清單。根據第二步精讀選項特征時F選項“做計劃”。所以我們選定此段標題F：Planning is everything。

此題需要注意，有些同學可能會掃讀到第二句中but helps you balance your diet，因此會誤選B選項。那么在此想要告訴大家的是，我們前面說過一個段落首先重點要讀的是段落首尾句，因為首尾句出現(xiàn)段落主旨的概率比較高，除非首尾句找不到段落主旨，我們再進一步掃讀中間細節(jié)句。對于此段，首句已經明確告訴我們主旨，讓做計劃，而中間含有balance your diet的句子也依然在說planing所帶來的好處。所以，綜上，此題無疑選F選項。

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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，段落開頭的代詞this我們務必要搞清楚到底指代什么。上段41我們已經十分確定選F做計劃，所以，根據文章邏輯的連貫性，我們應該知道這里的this其實就是指上段的方法planing。

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

綜上，我們得知此段承接上段的方法planing，強調的是超市及其匿名可以讓我們實現(xiàn)計劃里的具體所需，所以根據第二步精讀選項特征E堅持自己所需要的。因此此段我們選定標題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“你可能會自豪地宣稱冰箱里只有冷凍豌豆——這還不夠好。”尾句說“提前計劃可以避免浪費，但如果你有多余的蔬菜，你可以做蔬菜湯，所有可能“變質”的水果都將被煮熟或榨汁。”此句也可謂是承上啟下，首先承認我們前面段落所說的計劃以及定量的好可以避免浪費，其次點明此段想說的另一方法，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。因此選定標題G：Waste not, want not。

OK，知道了做題方法，我們也一起實題演練了三個段落，接下來的兩個段落就交給大家自己練習一番。

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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.