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知道了文章的what及各选项how的特征，接下来第三步，我们来依次读设题段落，首尾句重点读，中间句扫读，先确定段落特征显著的答案。

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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.

此段首句明确说明，冲动消费不是好的选择，因此要提前做好周菜单，列出准确数量的食材购物清单。根据第二步精读选项特征时F选项“做计划”。所以我们选定此段标题F：Planning is everything。

此题需要注意，有些同学可能会扫读到第二句中but helps you balance your diet，因此会误选B选项。那么在此想要告诉大家的是，我们前面说过一个段落首先重点要读的是段落首尾句，因为首尾句出现段落主旨的概率比较高，除非首尾句找不到段落主旨，我们再进一步扫读中间细节句。对于此段，首句已经明确告诉我们主旨，让做计划，而中间含有balance your diet的句子也依然在说planing所带来的好处。所以，综上，此题无疑选F选项。

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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.

此段首句说这就是超市及其匿名好用的地方。读完首句完全不知所云，但是考生需要注意，段落开头的代词this我们务必要搞清楚到底指代什么。上段41我们已经十分确定选F做计划，所以，根据文章逻辑的连贯性，我们应该知道这里的this其实就是指上段的方法planing。

那么，planing和超市及其匿名好用有啥关系呢。我们接这句往下看，二句说有了超市及其匿名（with them）,我们不会有像在菜店只买一根胡萝卜的尴尬。紧接着尾句，说如果你计划得当，你会知道你只需要，比如说，350克牛肉和6片培根，而不是超市冰箱里预先包装的任何重量。

综上，我们得知此段承接上段的方法planing，强调的是超市及其匿名可以让我们实现计划里的具体所需，所以根据第二步精读选项特征E坚持自己所需要的。因此此段我们选定标题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.

此段首句说“你可能会自豪地宣称冰箱里只有冷冻豌豆——这还不够好。”尾句说“提前计划可以避免浪费，但如果你有多余的蔬菜，你可以做蔬菜汤，所有可能“变质”的水果都将被煮熟或榨汁。”此句也可谓是承上启下，首先承认我们前面段落所说的计划以及定量的好可以避免浪费，其次点明此段想说的另一方法，也就是即便有剩余我们要煮熟或榨汁食用，还是要避免浪费。因此选定标题G：Waste not, want not。

OK，知道了做题方法，我们也一起实题演练了三个段落，接下来的两个段落就交给大家自己练习一番。

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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.