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第1题:
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.
What kinds of people rent tent officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples - people whose job or buw homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
11.Which of the following has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses?
A.Selling home furnishings.
B.Renting furnished apartments.
C.Selling used furniture.
D.Renting home furnishings.
12.Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?
A.Because the furniture they get in this way is new.
B.Because it saves them a lot of money.
C.Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D.Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.
13.What can you infer from the passage?
A.The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B.Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town.
C.Only those who don’t have enough money to rent furniture.
D.People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
14.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A.Rent or Buy?
B.A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.
C.Furnished Apartments.
D.A New Idea.
15.Young people liked renting home furniture because_________
A.they have less money.
B.they don’t want to buy old furniture.
C.the new furniture is of good quality.
D.they don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture.
第2题:
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Males and females in the family took turns using the bathtub.
B. Some bathtubs were big enough for many people to bathe in at the same time.
C. All the women and girls of a family could bathe together standing up in the tub.
D. When several family members bathed together, they did not use the bathtub.
第3题:
58. Which is the correct way to act in an earthquake?
A. Run downstairs and cover your head and neck with your arms.
B. Drive your car quickly through the overpass and get out of it.
C. When you stay under a strong piece of furniture, you should hold on to it and be prepared to move with it.
D. Climb over the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms.
第4题:
A、brokers
B、enterpriser
C、human resources departments
D、enterprise leaders
第5题:
He ________ this week's low prices to buy furniture.
A took charge of
B took advantage of
C took hold of
D took notice of
第6题:
The discussion should reach beyond scientific societies because __________.
A. scientists have failed to predict the outcomes
B. the ties between different areas need strengthening
C. united efforts are necessary for the development of science
D. people need to work together to prevent the bad use of science
第7题:
Allowances may be made for the expansion and contraction in piping by the use of expansion joints or ().
A.Unions
B.Retractable flanges
C.Union bulkhead fittings
D.Bends or loops in the line
第8题:
(A) hold up
(B) hold to
(C) hold down
(D) hold off
正确答案:B
解答参考:B.hold up:阻碍;延误,耽搁,如Continuing violence will hold up social development(连续的暴力活动会阻碍社会发展);hold to:坚持、坚信;hold down:―保有(工作等);压制,如Mike has not held down a job for more than one year(没有一份工作迈克能保住一年);hold off:拖延,如They will hold off their decision until Monday(他们将延至周一再作决定)。【译文】我们坚信只要我们努力工作,一定会有一个充满希望的未来。
第9题:
A.is
B.are
第10题:
The connected joints of pipe,usually made of three joints of pipe approximately 90 feet long,racked in the derrick when making a trip are called a ______.
A.String
B.Stand
C.Joint
D.Standpipe