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Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role — showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.

In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under £5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she’s been able to put a lot of what she’s learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam, 14, Finn, 13, and Jack, 11.

"We love Mexican churros, so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant," she explains. "I pay £5 for a portion (一份), but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil. Everybody can buy takeaway food, but sometimes we’re not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves. "

The eight-part series (系列节目), Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITV’s Save Money: Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.

With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week. In tonight’s Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the family’s long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.

1.What do we know about Susanna Reid?

A She enjoys embarrassing her guests.

B She has started a new programme.

C She dislikes working early in the morning.

D She has had a light budget for her family.

解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第一段Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role...可知她开辟了一个新的节目,故选B。

2.How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna?

A He buys cooking materials for her.

B He prepares food for her kids.

C He assists her in cooking matters.

D He invites guest families for her.

解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第二段In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under £5 per family a day.可知Susanna在Matt Tebbutt的帮助下,为每个家庭准备每天花费不到5英镑的食谱,同时提供如何减少食物浪费的高招。故选C。

3.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4?

A Summarize the previous paragraphs.

B Provide some advice for the readers.

C Add some background information.

D Introduce a new topic for discussion.

解析:选C。推理判断题。根据第四段Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITV’s Save Money: Good Health可知作者为读者介绍了Save Money这个节目是怎么来的,即背景信息。故选C。

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A Keeping Fit by Eating Smart

B Balancing Our Daily Diet

C Making yourself a Perfect Chef

D Cooking Well for Less

解析:选D。主旨大意题。根据全文可知,作者一直在讲如何用较少的钱做更好的食物。故选D。