A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “______ home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical ______ of cash and location on achieving that idea. Cash ______, in fact, often means that the only way of ______ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things ______ financially. There are obvious ______of living at home—personal laundry is usually ______ done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to ______. And there is ______ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc. On the other hand, ______ depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—______do you like them? Are you prepared to be ______ when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot strike a(n) ______, and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you ______ finding somewhere else to live? If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are ______well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always ______. If you are going to work in a ______ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, ______ these should be approached with ______. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the ______ of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:B
题目分析:文章介绍学生或新的“打工仔”,在现金和位置的不足的情况下,往往选择和家人住在一起,这时就要考虑如何和家人相处,
小题1:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。文章说到,受性格的影响,每个人都有自己“……的家”,四个选项中,A项“理想的”,表示想象中完美的形象,符合题意。B项“完美无瑕的”,指的是对事物的评价;C项“想象的、虚构的”,与上文in mind意思重复了,不适合;D项“满意的”,是对结果的评价,也不符合上文in mind的说法。选A
小题2:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。对学生或刚上班的人来说,要想拥有一个理想的家,必定会受到资金和地点的限制,因此D项“限制,局限性”为正确选项。A项demerits和C项insufficiencies不能与location搭配,B项“弱点”,一般指人不指物。选D
小题3:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。A. cut切断,B. short短缺C. lacking缺少,D. drain喝光,喝干,使(精力、金钱等)耗尽,从后面的句子:the only way of ___39 ___ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things ___40 ___ financially.可知是缺钱,选C
小题4:固定搭配题。“缺钱就意味着,毕业后暂住家里,才是……的唯一办法”, A. getting with着手,开始,B. getting along with相处,C.getting by“设法过下去”D. getting back拿回,选C
小题5:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。缺钱时就先住在家里,“直到经济状况……”,显然此处要表达的是“经济情况好转”,故选择A项。B项“继续进行”C项“发展”,D项“提高、增强”,与things无法搭配,选A
小题6:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。“住在家里有明显的……”,破折后面紧接着详细列举了一些例子,如衣物和家里人的一起洗、吃饭有人管。很显然,这些例子是为了说明住在家里的好处merits,因此正确答案为D项。A项“担心”,B项、C项“问题”,显然和后面列举的种种好处相违背。选D。
小题7:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。住在家里,衣物习惯上和家里人的一起洗,在毕业后仍然如此, A. still 仍然,B项always与句中usually意思重复;C项“习惯性地”, D项“因此”,这个句子并没有因果关系。选C
小题8:固定搭配题。C项“拜访”,符合文意。A. call through (呼叫)接通B. call over点(名),把…叫过来C. call on“拜访”D. call out唤起,召集,叫喊,选C
小题9:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。年轻人住在家里,几乎不需要支付账单, A项“很少”,B项更少, C项little用法不当,不能在句中作状语;D项“有时”语法上虽然通,但无法与前面列举的好处并列。因此A项。
小题10:固定搭配题。根据后面的提问,可以推知,年轻人住在家里在很大程度上取决于家庭成员相处得如何,A. little很少,B. much很多,C. adequate足够,D. enough足够,选B
小题11:考查副词:此题表转折语气,说明like和love之间的区别。从句意上判断,A、B、C项皆可;但while须置于整句句首才作转折意讲,however后通常点一逗号,故本题A项nevertheless为最佳选择项。
小题12:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。住家里,自由必定受到了限制,你可能会受不了, A. moderate温和的;稳健的;中等的B. hostile好客的,C. indifferent不以为然的,D. lenient宽大的,仁慈的,选D
小题13:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。上文讲的是你和父母间可能存在分歧,可推知本句应当是说“如果不能达成协议, A. agreement协议,和make搭配,B. consensus一致,C. compromise 妥协,D. deal交易,strike a deal达成协议,选D。
小题14:固定搭配题。“你如何……找地方住呢”,下文讲的是具体找住处的问题,四个备选项中, A. continue继续, B. commence开始,着手,获得学位C. commend命令,D. confirm证实,选B
小题15:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。如果是待在本地,可能很容易获得各种房源信息, A. seldom很少, B. less更少,C. absolutely绝对,D. likely可能,选D
小题16:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。你可以询问你的朋友和查阅当地的报纸,也就是说,当地报纸和你的朋友是信息的来源。A. available可获得的,B. an access to information 信息来源, C. valuable有价值的, D.accessible易接近的,选B
小题17:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。本句与前文形成对比,前面说的是如果“你打算待在本地”,隐含意思是,你的工作地点离家比较近,而本句的意思是“如果你到一个……地方工作”,对照之下,这里应当说的是到一个熟悉的地方工作, A. time-honored因古老而受到尊重的,确立已久的B. similar相似的,C. humid .潮湿的,湿气重的D. conversant熟悉的,了解的,因此答案选择D项。
小题18:考查关联词。根据上下文,上一句说报纸很可靠,而本句说到,你到一个陌生的地方工作,也可以寻求报纸及房屋中介的帮助,紧接着又说,需要谨慎对待。可以看出,上下文是让步的关系, A. though虽然,B. while然而,C. since自从,因为,D. as因为,因此答案选择A项。
小题19:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。到一个陌生的地方,咨询住处时一定要谨慎, A. passion“热情”B. prudence谨慎,节俭,精明C. carelessness粗心,D. concern“焦虑”选B
小题20:语义逻辑题,考查词义辨析。根据文意,房产中介收取的费用通常相当于第一周房租,四个选项中都有“相同、相似”的意思,但根据搭配习惯,same后接介词as,equal和similarity后接介词to,只有B项“equivalent”后可跟of,表“相等的数量或事物”,因此本题正确答案为B项。