---What makes you decide to buy a new house i...

---What makes you decide to buy a new house in the town?　　 ---This town is _______ pollution.

A. far from            B. apart from            C. free from            D. away from

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____ he was not rich enough to buy whatever he wanted, Edison decided to make his new laboratory the best.

A. Although   B. Since    C. When    D. As

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The Town Council decided not to 　　　in the financing of the new swimming pool, but to leave the fund-raising entirely private enterprise.

A. participate　　 B. share

C. play　　 D. produce

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Buying a house for most of the people is a once in a lifetime decision, which means people decide to do so only after coming across the ideal house. Surprisingly, eight in every 10 home buyers are unhappy with their houses.

A survey conducted by the Beijing Consumers’ Association (BCA) recently shows about 80 percent of the 2,315 respondents in 23 residential complexes of Beijing are dissatisfied with the soaring house prices.

They think the reasonable price in Beijing should be between 3,000 yuan and 7,000 yuan per square meter.

The quality of the buildings, the surrounding environment and traffic and property management(物业管理)are the other factors that play a role in people’s decision to buy a house.

The BCA has suggested strict sales regulations and contracts to ease house-owners’ sufferings. It has urged the authorities to impose severe punishment on developers found violating building and other rules and joining hands with others to bid up property prices, About 41.2 percent of the respondents have complained that their house have defective designs, while nearly 40 percent say the lighting and ventilation(通风)are far from satisfactory.

The landscapes in the residential areas are a source of unhappiness for 43.2 percent of the respondents, and about one-third say they were “bluffed” into buying “third grade” house. And more than half are not satisfied with the sport and entertainment facilities in their neighborhood.

Property management in the buildings, 56.5 percent of the respondents say, is way below standard compared to the high fee charged by the complexes.

60 percent of the consumers doubt the contents of developers’ advertisements, with only 6.3 percent being satisfied.

Experts have suggested consumers gather thorough knowledge about a developer and their work before deciding to buy a house from it. They should check the day-light conditions and ventilation in different weather conditions in advance, if possible.

1. According to the passage________ of the buyers are NOT content with their houses.

2.Which is the best title of the passage?

3.The meaning of the underlined word probably means “_______”.

4.If you want to buy a flat, according to the survey, you will consider the following EXCEPT_______.

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In the town of Swedesboro, New Jersey, 5th grade students are determined to make 2,000 paper cranes（纸鹤）by the end of the school year. Their ________ is to put smiles on kids’ faces.

The idea of ________ the paper cranes started when their ________, Tara Milward, read them the story Sadako and the One Thousand Paper Cranes in class. Sadako was ________ with leukemia（白血病）at a very young age. She ________ folding the paper cranes along with her family and friends, ________ this was a symbol of hope for Sadako to get ________ one day.

The students of Harker School wanted to ________ Sadako’s story. They began buying paper, ________ paper cranes, and decided to make 2,000! They want to send the ________ 1,000 cranes to Hiroshima, Japan where Sadako lived. The next 1,000 cranes are ________ to a local hospital. Wherever a paper crane is made, the students are ________ that something so simple can help someone ________ hope.

They are so devoted to the ________ that they work on it in every minute of their ________ time to help them towards their big goal of 2,000 paper cranes. To achieve their ________ goal, all of the students are coming together and working very ________. They are eager to spread the hope to their friends and families, also a ________ of this extraordinary project.

The students are ________ by Sadako’s story and are making their impossible dream come true. They hope to make a ________ around the globe to show that everyone can make the world a better place.

1.A. goal　　 B. class　　 C. reward　　 D. worry

2.A. selling　　 B. finding　　 C. making　　 D. collecting

3.A. friend　　 B. teacher　　 C. parent　　 D. patient

4.A. covered　　 B. occupied　　 C. equipped　　 D. diagnosed

5.A. minded　　 B. began　　 C. remembered　　 D. continued

6.A. if　　 B. so　　 C. because　　 D. though

7.A. kinder　　 B. cleaner　　 C. older　　 D. better

8.A. take part in　　 B. make use of　　 C. come up with　　 D. think highly of

9.A. receiving　　 B. adding　　 C. folding　　 D. packing

10.A. first　　 B. last　　 C. best　　 D. most

11.A. returning　　 B. turning　　 C. flying　　 D. going

12.A. tired　　 B. amazed　　 C. frightened　　 D. bored

13.A. keep up　　 B. break up　　 C. give up　　 D. turn up

14.A. visit　　 B. chance　　 C. study　　 D. cause

15.A. lost　　 B. rare　　 C. spare　　 D. whole

16.A. usual　　 B. common　　 C. early　　 D. famous

17.A. hard　　 B. gradually　　 C. fluently　　 D. ahead

18.A. help　　 B. change　　 C. part　　 D. test

19.A. rewarded　　 B. ashamed　　 C. disturbed　　 D. inspired

20.A. travel　　 B. difference　　 C. research　　 D. speech

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man decide to buy in the end?

A. A computer.　　 B. A bike.　　 C. A TV.

2.How much money will the woman give the man?

A. $300.　　 B. $400.　　 C. $500.

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What does the woman mean?

A.She likes the new theatre in town.

B.She expects the theatre to close down.

C.She's surprised by the news.

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What will the woman do in the evening?

A. Make some bread.　　 B. Go to the man's house.　　 C. Lend her bread maker to the man.

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Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water – at very high prices.

“A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

The average person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1.The purpose of the text is to _______.

A．tell us what life is like in Yemen

B．draw our attention to water shortage

C．remind us how important water is

D．show us ways of solving problems

2.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A．buying water from shops

B．drinking dirty water

C．suffering from water shortage

D．washing clothes with used water

3. Hannan described _____.

A．what her life is like

B．how beautiful Lahej is

C．how people use water fully

D．how heavy the traffic in Lahej is

4.The Yemen Government _____.

A．has found a practical solution

B．only cares about rich people

C．may try to make use of seawater

D．can do nothing about the water supply

5.We can infer from the text that _____.

A．Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years

B．Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C．the capital of Yemen is developing fast

D．private companies make a lot of money

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Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025. Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water – at very high prices.

“A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

The average person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1.

The purpose of the text is to _______.

A. tell us what life is like in Yemen

B. draw our attention to water shortage

C. remind us how important water is

D. show us ways of solving problems

2.

The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A. buying water from shops

B. drinking dirty water

C. suffering from water shortage

D. washing clothes with used water

3.

Hannan described _____.

A. what her life is like

B. how beautiful Lahej is

C. how people use water fully

D. how heavy the traffic in Lahej is

4.

The Yemen Government _____.

A. has found a practical solution

B. only cares about rich people

C. may try to make use of seawater

D. can do nothing about the water supply

5.

We can infer from the text that _____.

A. Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years

B. Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C. the capital of Yemen is developing fast

D. private companies make a lot of money

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析