2024年大學(xué)英語四級

大學(xué)英語四級-94(總分：100.00，做題時間：90分鐘)一、ReadingComprehension(總題數(shù)：3，分?jǐn)?shù)：100.00)WhichAttributesofaFoodProductareMostImportanttoConsumersA.TheAustralianstateofVictoriaisinvestinginaprogramtoidentifynewopportunitiesforitsfoodandagricultureindustries.Aspartofthisinitiativethegovernmentconductedextensiveresearchtoidentifywhichattributesofafoodproductaremostimportanttoconsumers.Asincomelevelsriseandeducationlevelsimprove,consumersaroundtheworldarebecominginterestedinmorethanjustthepriceandqualityofthefoodtheyeat.Indeed,someconsumersarenowwillingtopayextramoneyforfoodwithaspecialnutritionalorhealthbenefit.Inaddition,someconsumersarealsochoosingfoodbasedonhowitwasproduced,includingtheenvironmentalandethicalimpactofproduction.Victoria"sDepartmentofPrimaryIndustriesdesignedandresearchedareportthatanalyzespreferencesforfoodproductswith"trust"attributes,specificallyfoodsafety,cleanfood,greenfood,animalwelfareandethicalfoodproduction.Thereportalsodeterminestherelativeimportanceofthefivenominated"trust"attributesandevaluatestheirimportanceinrelationtonon-trustattributes,suchaspriceandquality.B."Consumersarebecomingincreasinglyinsightfulwhenmakingpurchasingdecisions,andVictoria"sabilitytodemonstratethetrustworthinessoffoodproductswillbevitaltomaintainconsumerconfidenceinpriorityexportmarkets,"thereportsays.BetweenFebruaryandJune,theDPIinterviewed280foodindustryshareholders,includingretailers,wholesalers,foodservicemanagers,importers,distributors,andrepresentativesofgovernment,industrybodiesandnon-governmentorganizations,in21ofVictoria"smajorfoodmarkets,includingFrance,Japan,theUKandtheUS.C.Theresearchfound,perhapsunsurprisingly,thatprice,qualityandfoodsafetywerethemostimportantfactorsforconsumers,witheachfactorrankedasthemostimportantby18-22%ofrespondents.Infourthplace,8%ofrespondentsfelttasteflavorwasthemostimportantattributeofafoodproductforconsumers,while6%thoughtfreshnesswasmostimportant,and3%thoughttheappearancepackagingwasmostimportant.Healthnutrition,brandimage,andcleanchemicalfreewereeachconsideredmostimportantbyjust1-2%ofinterviewees.D.Ofthefivespecified"trust"factors—foodsafety,cleanfood,greenfood,animalwelfareandethicalfoodproduction—foodsafetywasrankedasbeingofhighorveryhighimportancetotheirorganizationby95%ofrespondents.Itisnotjustconsumersthatfoodsafetyisimportantto,asoneJapanesewholesalerobserved"Ithastakenalongtimetobuildourreputationforreliabilitywithourcustomersandjustoneaccidentwouldcauseustoloseeverything,especiallyifconsumersareharmed."E.Cleanfoodwasrankedsecondinimportanceamongthespecifiedtrustfactors,with90%ofrespondentsratingcleanfoodasbeingofhighorveryhighimportancetotheirorganization.However,just63%ofrespondentssaidcleanfoodwasofhighorveryhighimportancetoconsumers.Thesurveyalsofoundthattherewasregionalvariationinthedefinitionofcleanfood—somerespondentsthoughtitshouldincludeHalalproductionmethods,whileothersthoughtcleanfoodshouldalsobefreeofgeneticallymodifiedorganisms(GMOs).F.Ethicswasrankedfairlyhighinimportancetoorganizations,butwasconsideredlessimportanttoconsumers.While82%ofrespondentsratedethicsasbeingofhighorveryhighimportancetotheirorganization,just31%consideredethicstobeofhighorveryhighimportancetoconsumers.Anotherfindingwasthatethicsincludedmanyoftheothertrustfactors,asaGermangovernmentrepresentativepointedout"Thisissuecoversalittleofeverything.Itdependsontheproducerandonthewaypeople,animalsandtheenvironmentaretreated.Itdependsonpersonalvalues."Theresearchersfoundthattheimportanceofethicsvariedaccordingtowhataspectwasmentioned.Theprovingofclaimsmadeonproductlabelswasconsideredtobeofhigherimportancethanissuessuchasworkers"rights,corporateresponsibilityandlocalsourcing,becauseitisanissuethathasimpactontheconsumerdirectly.G.Greenfoodwasrankedrelativelylowinimportance,withjust50%ofrespondentsratingitasbeingofhighorveryhighimportancetotheirorganization,andjust19%ratingitasbeingofhighorveryhighimportancetoconsumers.Manyrespondentscitedlowconsumerawarenessandlackofconsumerinterest,andsomesaidtheybelievedconsumerswereunwillingtopayahigherpriceforgreenfoodproducts,reflectingtheoverallfindingthathigherimportanceisattachedtofactorsthathasimpactdirectlyonconsumers.H."Consumersclaimtowantthechoice,butthecategoryhasbeendisappointing,leadingtooversupplyandpricepressuresforhighcostproducers.PricealwaysseemstofocustheDutchminds,"saidoneglobalretailerbasedintheNetherlands.Therewasalsosomevariationinopinionsaboutwhatexactlyconstitutesgreenfood,withseveralrespondentsseeingitassynonymouswithorganicproduction.Ofissuesassociatedwithgreenfood,organicproductionwasseenasthemostimportanttoconsumers,whileimpactontheenvironment,ecosystemhealth,bio-diversityandenvironmentalmanagementpracticeswereratedrelativelylowinimportance.I.Animalwelfarewasanotherlow-ratedtrustfactor,with43%ofrespondentsratingitasbeingofhighorveryhighimportancetoorganizations,andjust15%consideringittobeofhighorveryhighimportancetoconsumers.Again,respondentspointedtolowconsumerawareness,lackofconsumerinterestandanunwillingnesstopayanextracostfor"animalfriendly"products.Manyrespondentsalsosaidtherewasagapbetweenwhatconsumerssayandwhattheydowhenitcomestopurchasingbehaviorrelatedtoanimalwelfareissues."Thisisacomplexissue—itisoflowimportancetoconsumersintermsoftranslationintoaction,buthighintermsofadiscussiontopic.Agapexistsbetweentheoryandpractice,"saidarepresentativeofanon-governmentorganizationinIndia.J.However,theimportanceofanimalwelfarecouldberaisediftherewasadirectimpactthatcanbeseenontheconsumer,forexamplewherehandlingorfeedingadministrationsaffectproductqualityorfoodsafety,asanairlinecateringsupplierinSingaporeillustrated"Animalwelfareisimportantonlyinthatitcontributestothequalityoftheproduct.Thewaytheanimalistreatedandfediscrucialtothequalityoftheendproduct."K.Overall,respondentsidentifiedthatconsumersaremoreconcernedaboutfactorsthataffectthemdirectly,suchasfoodsafety.Althoughconsumersareconsideredtobegenerallylessconcernedaboutissuessuchasanimalwelfareandenvironmentalmanagementpractices,theseissuesarenotinsignificantastheyassumemuchgreaterimportancewhentheyhavethepotentialtoaffectfoodqualityorwhenpublicconcernisheightenedbyspecificinterestgroupsormediareports.AccordingtoBobCameron,Victoria"sministerforagriculture,thegovernment"saimincarryingoutsuchresearchwastodevelopnewapproachestoimproveVictoria"saccesstointernationalmarkets.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowthisinformationisused,andhowitinfluencesfutureproductdevelopment.（分?jǐn)?shù)：30.00）(1).Concerningthedefinitionofcleanfood,thesurveyfounditwasvariedamongdifferentregions.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：E[解析]根據(jù)本題的信息thedefinitionofcleanfood，可定位到E段。題中的variedamongdifferentregions是對E段第3句的regionalvariation同義改寫，故選E。(2).Asitwasindicatedbytherespondents,greenfoodwasrankedrelativelylowinimportancebecauseoflowconsumerawarenessandlackofconsumerinterests.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：G[解析]根據(jù)題中的therespondents，rankedrelativelylow等關(guān)鍵信息可定位到G段，該段第1句闡明綠色食品的重要性排名相對較低，第2句解釋了原因：消費者意識不高和缺乏愛好，故選G。(3).Ofissuesassociatedwithgreenfood,consumerstookorganicproductionasthemostimportant.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：H[解析]根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞organicproduction可以定位到H段。本題意思與H段最終一句的語義一致，故選H。(4).TheAustralianstateofVictoriaisputtingmoneyinaprogramforthepurposeoffindingoutnewopportunitiesforitsfoodandagricultureindustries.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：A[解析]根據(jù)地點名詞TheAustralianstateofVictoria可直接定位到A段。題目中的puttingmoney對應(yīng)當(dāng)段首句的investing，findingout對應(yīng)原文的identify。(5).Animalwelfarewasalow-ratedtrustfactorpartlybecauseconsumerswerereluctanttopayextramoneyfor"animalfriendly"products.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：I[解析]根據(jù)題目中的low-ratedtrustfactor可定位到I段。該段第1句就提到動物福利是一種排名較低的信任原因。而第2句則指出消費者不樂意額外付錢去購置“保護(hù)動物”的產(chǎn)品，該句的unwillingnesstopay對應(yīng)題目中的reluctanttopay，本題信息是對這兩句話的總結(jié)。(6).Amongalltheethicalissuesoffood,theprovingofclaimsonproductlabelswasconsideredtobeofhigherimportancethanotherissuessuchasworkers"rights.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：F[解析]根據(jù)題目關(guān)鍵信息provingofclaimsonproductlabels可定位到該段的最終一句，該句表達(dá)產(chǎn)品標(biāo)簽上的申明比其他道德問題更重要，題目所述與此處一致，故選F。(7).Notonlytheconsumersbutwholesalersandorganizationsconsideredfoodsafetyasthemostimportanttothem.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：D[解析]本題的對象指向“食品安全”。D段講述五種“信任”屬性其中的食品安全。D段第1句提到95%的回答者認(rèn)為食品安全對他們的組織(organization)很重要，接著第2句又表明食品安全對consumer和wholesaler也非常重要。結(jié)合這兩句即為本題的信息。(8).Whentherewasadirectimpactthatcanbeseenontheconsumer,theimportanceofanimalwelfareberaised.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：J[解析]根據(jù)theimportanceofanimalwelfare，directimpact可定位到J段。該段首句提到，假如對消費者有直接的影響，動物福利的重要性就會提高，題目語義與此處一致。(9).AccordingtotheDPI"sresearch,price,qualityandfoodsafetywerethemostimportantfactorsforconsumers.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：C[解析]根據(jù)題目中themostimportantfactors可定位到C段，該段首句說，該研究發(fā)現(xiàn)價格、質(zhì)量和食品安全是影響消費者最重要的原因，與本題信息一致，故C段為本題出處。(10).Nowsomeconsumersarewillingtopayextramoneyforfoodwithaspecialnutritionalorhealthbenefit.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：A[解析]根據(jù)信號詞specialnutritionalorhealthbenefit可以直接定位到A段的第4句，本題與原文表述幾乎一致，故選A。TheHistoryofRhinestonesA.Rhinestoneshaveaglitteringpast.OriginallyrhinestoneswerereferredtoCzechoslovakianorBohemianglassdatingasfarbackasthe13thcenturyinBohemiaandtheCzechRepublic.Bothplaceshaveahistorysteepedinbeautifulhandblownglassaswellasmoldedandcutglass.By1918glasswasnolongerlimitedtofunctionalitems.Czechoslovakianglassbegantomakeitsappearanceindazzlingandbrilliantjewelry.ThisCzechglassbecameknownasrhinestones.Rhinestonesweremanmadegemsfromhighlyrefinedglass.Byusingvariousmetalstheglasswascoloredtothedesiredshade.Itwasthenpressedintomolds.Eachstonewasthengroundandpolishedbymachine,resultinginabrilliantglassstone.Oftenthestoneswerefoiledonthebackwhichincreasedtheirbrilliance.B.Today,thesamerefiningprocessisstillused.Youwilloftenhearrhinestonesreferredtoaspaste.Originallypastewasreferredtoaglassstonethatwasmadeofgroundglasswhichwasmoldedandthenmelted,producinganopaquedenseglassfrostedstone.Pastehadmanyairbubblesandswirlmarks.Thehighleadcontentglasswasthenpolishedandfaceted,andsetoneithercopperorsilverresultinginabrilliantstone.Todaytheterm"paste"usuallyreferstorhinestones.InEuroperhinestonesareoftenreferredtoaspaste,strass,anddiamante.C.Austriaisanotherareawithahistoryinrhinestoneproduction.In1891DanielSwarovskicreatedanewglasscuttingmachinewhichquiteliterallyrevolutionizedthejewelrybusiness.Thismachinecouldcutfacetedglass,producingfinelyfinishedproductinaveryshorttime.Priortothisinventionitwouldtakeaverylongtimeforeachstonetobecutbyhandandfinished.Swarovski"sbackgroundinglassmaking,combinedwithhisglasscuttingmachinesoonfoundhimproducingrhinestoneswithaleadcontentofover30%.Thebrillianceoftheserhinestoneswassuperiortoanythingseenonthemarket.Swarovskiwasn"tcontentwithhisinventionandthebestrhinestoneseverseen.Hisnextinventionwasonceagaintransformingtothejewelryindustry.Hecreatedavacuumplatingforthebacksofthestoneswithsilverandgold,reducingtheneedforhandlabor.StilltodaySwarovskirhinestonesarerecognizedasthehighestqualityintheindustry.Over80%ofrhinestonejewelrymanufacturedinAmericauseSwarovskirhinestones.D.Rhinestoneshaveplayedanimportantroleincostumejewelryforhundredsofyears.Itisusedtoenhanceanddecoratethecostumes,andsometimesrhinestoneswillprovidetheentiredesign.DuringtheVictorianperiodcommondesignpatternsforjewelryincludedsnakes,flowers,andhandsmostoftenadornedwithrhinestones.The1890swereatimeforextravagantjewelryheavilyadornedwithrhinestones.Astimemovedforwarddesignsbecamesimplerwithfiguralshapesonceagainmaltingtheirfashionstatement.Howeverthistimetheyweresmallandmoreelegantwithsmallrhinestonedecorations.E.DuringtheEdwardianperiodextravagancehadmadeacomebackwithdiamondsandpearlsbeingthefocalpoint.Onceagainrhinestoneswereinheavyuse,oftenusedtoimitatetherealthing.Duringthe1920sfashionswererapidlychanging.Dresseshadgonefromtight,fittedtoalooser,morecomfortablestyle.Twodistinctstylesoccurredduringthisera—thefemininestyleandtheandrogynousstyle(havingbothfemaleandmalecharacteristics).Jewelryfromthe1920sdrewontheartdecorationperiod.Themajorityofrhinestonejewelrywasmadewithclearrhinestones.F.Asthe1920smovedjewelryonceagainbecamebolder.Dramaticcolorwasinstyle.DesignerCocoChanelwasanintegralfigureinsettingthestageforjewelryofthisera.Duringthe1930s,duringtheDepression,labor-intensivefashionwasnolongerfeasible.Whiletheworldwasinchaos,jewelryrepresentedanaffordablecomforttomanywomen.Inexpensivecostumejewelrycouldbeusedtorevitalizeanoldoutfit.Theindustrybegantoproducebrightcoloredenamelpiecesdecoratedwithrhinestones.Dogs,birds,orcatswitharhinestoneeyewerecommonplace.G.Thejewelryduringthe1940sonceagainbecamebigandboldwithrhinestonesbeingproducedineveryimaginablecolor,largestonessetonlargeboldsettingswasthenorm.Bythe1950sthereweretwoverydistinctlooks--elegantandsophisticatedforthemorematurewoman,andcasualandfunfortheyoungerwoman.The1950ssawjewelrymadecompletelyfromrhinestones.Fortheyoungerwomanwereflirtypieces,fortheolderwomansophisticatedelegance.Wholesetsofrhinestonejewelrybecameextremelypopular.In1953theauroraborealisrhinestonewasintroducedtothemarketwithitsfabulousarrayofcolor.Itwasaninstanthit!H.By1960swomenwerewearingveryfunctionalclothing.Bythelate1960sthehippiefashionswereextremelypopularwiththeirrootstiedtoMotherNature.Tiedyedshirts,longflowingskirts,frayedjeanswereeverywhere.Thisgenerationhadnointerestinrhinestonejewelry.Bythemid1970sthepunklookhadbeenbornandtherhinestonewasrevitalized.Itwasthediscomovementbroughttherhinestonebacktocenterstage.Thediscomovementturnedintotheclubmovementduringthe1980sandrhinestonejewelrycontinuedtogainpopularity.I.Sincethe1970srhinestoneshaveremainedmainstreaminthejewelryworld.Theycontinuetogainpopularityandtodaythereisastyletosuitalmosteveryone"sneeds.Thereisrhinestonejewelrywhichisperfectforabride,rhinestonejewelryforapromgirl,rhinestonejewelryfortheyoungandfuncrowd,thebusinesswoman,thesophisticatedwoman,andthematurewoman.Beautifulpiecesofrhinestonejewelryadornalmosteverywoman"saccessories.Iftrendsareanindicationoftherhinestonesfuture,itappearstohaveabrillianthealthylifeaheadofit.Pleasingformostwomenwithafashionsensewhoinstantlyrecognizethevalueandbeautyofrhinestones!（分?jǐn)?shù)：30.00）(1).Dogs,birds,orcatswitharhinestoneeyewereinfashionduringtheDepression.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：F[解析]根據(jù)題目中的dogs，cats，birds等詞可定位到F段，題目語義跟該段最終一句一致，只是將原文的commonplace替代成infashion，由此可知，F(xiàn)段是本題信息出處。(2).Thefemininestyleandtheandrogynousstylebecamepopularduring1920s.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：E[解析]根據(jù)題目的1920s直接定位到E段。該段第3、4句表達(dá)20世紀(jì)代的穿衣風(fēng)格已從緊身轉(zhuǎn)變到寬松舒適。接著第5句表明兩大風(fēng)格開始出現(xiàn)——女性風(fēng)和中性風(fēng)，題目提到的信息與此處一致。(3).Czechglassbecameknownasrhinestoneswhenitwasusedformanmadejewelry.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：A[解析]根據(jù)題目專有名詞Czechglass定位到A段，該段第5句表明Czechglass作為珠寶亮相，而第6句則表達(dá)從此Czechglass開始以萊茵石的名字聞名，第7句指出其為人造的玻璃。結(jié)合這幾句即為本題的內(nèi)容。(4).Rhinestonejewelryseemstohaveapromisingprospectiftrendsindicateitsfuture.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：I[解析]根據(jù)trends和future可定位到最終一段I段。該段第5句指出假如時尚時尚能表明萊茵石的未來，那么其發(fā)展前景光明，由此可看出題目信息來源于此，故選I。(5).Astiedyedshirtsandfrayedjeanswereextremelypopular,rhinestonejewelrycouldn"tappealtothehippiegeneration.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：H[解析]根據(jù)題目中的hippie，tiedyedshirts，frayedjeans定位到H段。該段第3句提到扎染襯衣、飄逸的長裙和磨損的牛仔褲到處都是，而第4句則表達(dá)他們對rhinestonejewelry不感愛好(此處Thisgeneration指的是thehippiegeneration)，故本題選H。(6).Pastewasusedtobereferredtoaglassstonethatwasmadeofgroundglass.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：B[解析]根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞Paste可以直接定位到B段。B段由rhinestones延伸談到paste及其概況。其中第2句的主句部分即為題目意思，題中的wasusedto對應(yīng)原文的originally。(7).DanielSwarovskiwassoonabletoproducerhinestoneswhichcontainmorethan30percentoflead.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：C[解析]根據(jù)DanielSwarovski可定位到C段。再結(jié)合數(shù)字30%，定位到該段第5句，題目的whichcontain...lead跟原文的aleadcontentofover30%對應(yīng)，故C段為本題出處。(8).Snake-shapedrhinestoneswereacommondesignpatternduringtheVictorianperiod.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：D[解析]根據(jù)時間標(biāo)志詞Victorianperiod可以定位到D段，該段第3句列舉了維多利亞時期的珠寶款式，其中就有題目中提到的snakes，由此可看出題目信息來源于D段。(9).TheAustria-brandedSwarovskirhinestonesareconsideredasthehighestqualityintheindustrynow.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：C[解析]根據(jù)本題的地點名詞Austria可定位到C段。該段倒數(shù)第2句提到施華洛世奇萊茵石的質(zhì)量被認(rèn)為行業(yè)最佳，題目意思與之一致，故選C。(10).Wholesetsofrhinestonejewelrywereverypoplarduringthe1950s.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.00）解析：G[解析]根據(jù)時間狀語duringthe1950s定位到G段，該段倒數(shù)第3句提到整套的萊茵石首飾很流行，結(jié)合上文的時間The1950s即為本題內(nèi)容，故選G。HintsandTipstoSaveMoneyA.Spendless.Thisisnotoversimplifyingthebestwaytosavemoney!Itisessentialifyouareseriousaboutbeingalong-termmoneysaver.Reviewwhatyouspendandlookatwaysyoucansavemoney.Considermakingtelephonecallsforinstanceonlyatoff-peaktimes.Doyoureallyneedtohavenewspapersandmagazinesdelivered?Canyoudowithoutthosecoffeesyoubuyatbreaktimeeveryday—wouldaflaskofcoffeetakentoworksaveyoumoney?WhataboutusingthepubliclendinglibraryinsteadofbuyingbooksormusicCDs?Onceyoustartlookingforwaystospendlessyouwillquicklybecomeanexpertandreallysavemoney.B.Establishapersonalbudget.Thisisessentialforfamiliesandindividuals.Youwillnotbeabletosavemoneyunlessyouknowhowmuchmoneyyouhavecomingin,andhowmuchmoneyyouhavegoingout.Onceyouhavepreparedabudgetofincomingmoneyandoutgoingmoney,youwillbeabletoidentifyareaswhereyoucansave.ItisMUCHmoredifficulttosavemoneyoveralongperiodoftime(therestofyourlife?)withoutabudget.C.Bulkisgood.Thinkaboutshoppingandbuyinginbulk.Youcanalsosavemoneybycookinginbulk.Thisisarealwayyoucansavemoneywithlittlepreparationandalmostnoextraoutlay.Alwayspurchaseinbulkwhenyoucan.Preparedfoodsandconveniencefoodswillalwaysbemuchmoreexpensivethanalltheingredientsneededtomakethefood.Preparingfoodinbulkandinadvancealsogivesyoutheopportunitytoplanaheadandbemoreaccurateinyourbudget.Savemoneybybuyinginbulkwheneveryoucan.Onethingtobeawareofwhenbuyinginbulkistobesurethatanyproductyoubuywillgetusedbeforeitgoesbad—youwon"tsavemoneyifyouhavetothrowstuffaway.Buyinginbulkisnotonlyagoodwaytosavemoneyitisalsoagoodstrategyforcopingwithandsurvivingemergencies.D.Makesureasaleisasale.BythisImeandoyourpriceresearchbeforeyoucommittomakinganexpensivepurchaseinaretailersmoney-offsale.Youhavetobesurethesalereallyisasaleandnotacreativemarketingstrategyofthestoretoencourageyoutospendyourmoneywithoutthinking.Onceyouhaveresearchedthetruepriceofaproduct(anyproduct)youareinagoodpositiontotakeadvantageofasale,specialofferordiscountandreallysavemoney."Buyonegetonefree","50%off",and"HugeDiscount"willonlyhelpyousavemoneyiftheactualpriceyoupayislowerthanyouwouldpaysomewhereelseforexactlythesameproduct.E.Buyused.Sure,weallliketobuynew.Buttherearehugemoneysavingstobemadeinbuyingused.Typicallycarsloseone-thirdoftheirvalueinthefirst24monthsfromnew.Whynotbuyacar24monthsold?Otheritemssuchasclothescanbeworthevenlessjustthedayafternew.Lookforwaystobuy"asgoodasnew"itemsandsavemoney.Typicalproductsyoumightconsiderbuyingusedtosavemoneyinclude:cars,clothes,electricalgoods,gardenitems...toolsandsheds,householditems...potsandpans—thelistofusedgoodswhereyoucansavemoneyisendless.F.Don"tcarryexcessivedebt.Somedebtinourlivesmaybeessential.Wemayneedamortgage(抵押)topurchaseahome,wemayneedtouseourcreditcardtomakepurchasesuntilpay-day,butyouraimtosavemoneyshouldbetohaveaslittledebtaspossible.Creditcarddebtistypicallythemostexpensivedebtwemaycarry.Youwillbeabletosavemoneyeverymonthifyoumakeitanabsoluteruletopayoffyouroutstandingbalanceeverymonth.Ifyoucanhavethedisciplinetodothisyouwillsavemoneybyeffectivelyhavingnodebt,andthusnointerestchargeonyourcreditcard(s).G.Savemoneyfast.No,Imeanreallysavesomemoney.Eachweekoreachmonthgetintothehabitofputtinganamount,howeversmallintoyoursavings.Youcouldstartbysavingaverysmallfixedamounteachtimeandthenmovetoputtinginlargeramountsonceyoubegintosavemoneyfromyourothermoneysavingstrategies.Youwillfindthatbysavingmoneyonaregularbasisyouwillquicklybuildupastoreofreservemoneyandalsofeelmotivatedtosavemore.Thehardestpartistotakethefirststepandstartsavingmoney—soSTARTTODAYandsavesomemoneyNOW!Ifyoufinditimpossibletosavemoneyonceyouhaveit,considerhavingmoneydeductedfromyourpaycheckdirecteachmonth.Thiscanbeagreatwaytosavemoneyrapidlyasonceitissetupyouwillnotnoticeitisbeingcollectedandyoursavingswillgrowwithnomoreeffortfromyou.H.Shopwisely.Considermarkets,superstores,farmer"smarkets,localshops,mallsandstores.Anywhereisworthcheckingouttoseeifyoucansavemoney.Farmer"smarketscanbeparticularlygoodplacestosavemoney.Typicallyyouarebuyingdirectfromtheproduceroftheproductsothesavingsarepassedontoyou.Useyourbulkbuyingstrategyhere—farmer"smarketsoftenofferopportunitiestosavemoneybybuyinglargerquantitiesoffood,forinstancepotatoes,riceorcorn.Savemoneyandshopwisely.I.Eatinratherthanout.Thisisahugeareawhereyoucansavemoney.AcupofcoffeetakenoutcouldeasilycostyouTWENTYtimes(ormore)whatitwouldcostyoutomakeitathome.Sothinkbeforeyoudrinkwhenyouareout.Eatingisthesame.Fastfoodrestaurantsarecountingonyoureatingfoodthatyouperhapsdon"treallyneedatthattimebutbuyjustbecauseitisquick.Whynotwaituntilyougethomeandhaveamorenutritiousmealandsavemoneyatthesametime?J.Useless.Thismoneysavingtipisalessonweallneedtolearn.Weliveinaconsumersociet