Unit 1 学霸新视野外刊阅读-【拔尖特训】2023-2024学年七年级上册英语 人教版

外刊阅读 ▶ “答案与解析”见P4 物价最高的城市 What􀆳s the most expensive city in the world? According to a new survey, it􀆳s Hong Kong. A cup of coffee in this city costs(价钱 为) $48.5. ▲ In fact, several of the top ten most expensive cities are in Asia. Experts say this is because they are very rich. One of the most expensive cities in Europe is Geneva. But overal, the cost(费用) of living in Europe has gone down since last year. Why? “Living in European cities is getting cheaper because of the economic crisis(经济危机),” said one expert. Karachi in Pakistan is among the world􀆳s top 10 cheapest cities. The cost of living there is one third of that in Tokyo. No one likes rising food prices. Many people would like to live in the English town of Todmorden. You can get some food for free there! People there have planted many fruit trees and vegetables in public(公共的) places everywhere in the town. And anyone can pick and eat the food for free. There are apple trees, strawberry plants, blackberry bushes and so on. And people grow them along the streets, beside the police station, behind the cinema and in front of the fire station. Pam and Mary, two women in the town, started the work four years ago. “We wanted to reconnect people with food, farming, the land and the neighborhood,” said Mary. And the idea is popular. Over 30 towns in Britain have started similar work, and it􀆳s even popular al over the world. (素材来源: Learn Hot English) 1. (创 新 考 法 · 还 原 信 息)Which of the folowing can be put into “