Rent(出租)a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger (房客) earn you some money, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax (税) on the first ￡4,500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis (基础). If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Use your roof (屋顶)
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier (供应商), which could prevent you from changing the roof.
小题1:If you earn ￡5,000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ________.| A．￡300 | B．￡500 | C．￡4,500 | D．￡5,000 |
小题2:If you want to use energy free, you have to ________.| A．sign an agreement with the government | | B．pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment | | C．sell the roof to some energy companies | | D．keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years |
小题3:Who would most like to read the passage?| A．Lodgers. | B．Advertisers. | | C．House owners. | D．Online companies. |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C |
试题分析：本文主要是教给有空闲放在的人如何利用自己的空闲放在赚钱的一些技巧的事。
小题1:跟据文章“You won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year”可知出租房子所得金额4500英镑以下是不用交税的，所以5000英镑应交税金额为5000-4500=500英镑。所以本题选B。
小题2:根据you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier (供应商), which could prevent you from changing the roof. 可知，如果你想免费用能源，你必须25年内不能变屋顶。”所以本题选D。
小题3:通过阅读本文主要是关于教给有空闲放在的人如何利用自己的空闲放在赚钱的一些技巧，所以本文最适合房子的主人阅读。所以本题选D。
点评：本题的难度较大，需要认真反复阅读，从整体上先了解文章大意，然后根据问题加以判断选择。对于第1小题，需要加以计算，而第3小题需要推断，这都增加了难度。 |
核心考点
试题【Rent(出租)a roomSpare room? Not only will a lodger (房客) earn you some money, but a】；主要考察你对
日常生活类等知识点的理解。
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As soon as you land at London Heathrow airport, you will see it is easy for you to ride the subway or take a bus to your hotel. However, if you are planning on touring London, it would be the best idea for you to rent a car so that you can go wherever you wish to visit freely and you don’t have to run to catch a bus or a train. Remember that the trains in London are always very crowded. So a rental car is the easiest and most comfortable way to travel.
London has so many different attractions（旅游景点） to offer and the same is true for England itself. In London you can find Buckingham Palace, which you can also visit during summer time when the Queen of England goes to one of the castles（城堡）around the country. If you are interested in history and art, you can’t miss the National Gallery, which is right in front of Trafalgar Square. Not far from Trafalgar Square, there is the House of Parliament that faces the Thames River. If you wish to have a good view of London, then the best idea would be to take a ride on the London Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel（摩天轮）of Europe. The tour takes about half an hour so you can sit comfortably and take pictures of London from above.
London is not too far from other major cities and attractions in England. For example, a drive of only one hour and a half will take you to Cambridge and with even less time than that you can reach Stonehenge to see the stones that have been there for centuries.
小题1:According to the passage, the best way for you to tour London is ______________.| A．to take the subway | B．to take buses | | C．to take the train | D．to rent a car |
小题2:If you wish to take pictures of London from above, you’d better ______________.| A．pay a visit to the National Gallery | | B．visit Buckingham Palace | | C．take a ride on the London Eye | | D．take a plane |
小题3:Among these attractions, _____________ are in London.
①Buckingham Palace
②The London Eye
③Stonehenge
④Trafalgar Square小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．By visiting the National Gallery, you can learn much about history and art. | | B．The House of Parliament lies by the Thames River. | | C．Cambridge is just one and a half hours’ drive from London. | | D．The stones in Stonehenge have been there for only a hundred years. |
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We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people.
Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes people hide their real meanings when they say something. And if we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog.” That’s being friendly. But “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy(嫉妒) in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see _it_ himself. But “lucky dog” puts you down a little. He may mean you don’t deserve your luck.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Do his words agree with the tone(语调) of voice? His posture(姿态)? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. If you spend the minute thinking about the real meaning behind one’s words, it may save another mistake.
小题1:According to the passage, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ______.| A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk | | B．we become angry when we realize what they really mean | | C．they sometimes said one thing but meant another | | D．we never believe what people say |
小题2:What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to(指) ?| A．Being friendly | B．A bit of envy | C．A lucky dog | D．The good luck |
小题3:From the passage, how many things should we pay attention to when we take a good look at the person talking?小题4:According to the passage, the writer most probably is a ______.| A．teacher | B．psychologist(心理学家) | | C．farmer | D．doctor |
小题5:This passage is about __________.| A．how to tell the real meaning behind our words | | B．what to do when you listen to others talking | | C．how to avoid(避免) mistakes when communicating with people | | D．why we must know the wrong we will do |
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What’s a big problem in Shenzhen today, do you think? Besides pollution, traffic is, of course.
There are too many people, too many cars but too little space so the roads are always busy. You can almost see traffic jams everywhere. It is even worse when everyone is going to school or to work. What’s more, cars need fuel(燃料) to move, so they let out a lot of dirty smoke and pollute the air.
However, the government is trying many ways to solve the problem. We can see more roads and footbridges over the main streets. And the workers are making some roads wider. It is said every car will have a computer. The computer can study the latest traffic news. Then it will look over its own map for the best way to drive and they won’t get into traffic jams.
小题1:What’s a big problem in Shenzhen today?| A．It’s air pollution. | B．It’s sound pollution. | | C．It’s dirty smoke. | D．It’s pollution and traffic jams. |
小题2:The roads are always busy because ________.| A．there are too many people and cars but there is too little space | | B．there are too many buses, subways and too many taxis | | C．they are very narrow and dirty | | D．there are too many buildings and there is too little space |
小题3:With ____ cars on the roads, there will be fewer traffic jams.| A．more | B．many | C．less | D．fewer |
小题4:How is the government trying to solve the problem?| A．People are making old roads wider and building more roads and footbridges. | | B．People are driving fewer cars and walking to school. | | C．People are riding bikes to work and walking to school. | | D．People are making old roads wider and building more bridges across the rivers. |
小题5: People won’t get into traffic jams in a car with ___ because it can study the latest traffic news.| A．a policeman | B．an inspector | C．a computer | D．a TV set |
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I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am _1__ and go to bed. For this reason my first day or night in any__2__place is always quiet and very little happens.
But my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very__3__and unusual.
At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty and__4__looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a __5__ . I find a small one not far from the boat.
This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my __6__ around the city of Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this __7__ hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another__8__. The moon was full and it was a clear, bright night. From the hotel I could_9__the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow _10__and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I __11__ a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the __12__. When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me __13__some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was__14__his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and __15__to his game of cards.
| 小题1: | | A．frightened | B．excited | C．tired | D．satisfied |
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| 小题2: | | A．old | B．new | C．famous | D．unknown |
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| 小题3: | | A．interesting | B．common | C．forgetful | D．strange |
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| 小题4: | | A．badly | B．well | C．wrongly | D．slowly |
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| 小题5: | | A．guide | B．driver | C．hotel | D．dinner |
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| 小题6: | | A．friend | B．address | C．home | D．way |
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| 小题7: | | A．small | B．large | C．expensive | D．funny-looking |
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| 小题8: | | A．memory | B．person | C．reason | D．sight-seeing |
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| 小题9: | | A．look down | B．find out | C．study | D．forget |
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| 小题10: | | A．bedroom | B．doorway | C．stairs | D．river |
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| 小题11: | | A．ran out of | B．picked up | C．painted | D．came to |
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| 小题12: | | A．bed | B．office | C．desk | D．doorway |
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| 小题14: | | A．tired of | B．enjoying | C．buying | D．throwing |
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| 小题15: | | A．turned back | B．began | C．took back | D．finished |
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Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.
As your eyes move along the line of point, they make fixations (固定) or pauses (暂停). It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group. The numbers of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span (视跨). Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.
The way in which you read always depends on (取决于) what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:
(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.
(2) Rapid (快速) first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.
(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive (细致的) study of your school subjects, solving math problems or reading directions.
(4) Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. You may also do rapid reading when reviewing materials that you already know well.
小题1:The main reason for reading fast is that you can ________.| A．get the ideas | B．save time | C．understand better | D．learn well |
小题2:The way of reading always depends on ________.| A．the method that you like | B．your reading material | | C．your reading purpose | D．both B and C |
小题3:The word “skimming” means “________”.| A．reading the main points | B．reading carefully | | C．reading very fast | D．reading some parts of the material |
小题4:Careful reading is an important kind of reading ________.| A．when you review a lesson that you already know well | | B．when you read the directions before using a camera which is expensive | | C．when you read a story of enjoyment | | D．when you wish to find a lost place that you have read |
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