Question

Exploit your parking space

An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to ?200 or ?300 a week. Put an advertisement（廣告）for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.

Rent（出租）a room

Spare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax (稅) 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. 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.

Live on set

Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register（注冊、登記） your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.

Use your roof

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（簽）a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.

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

2.Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?

A. On Letpark. B. On Roomspare.

C. On Grashpadder. D. On Roommateeasy.

3.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 within 25 years

4.For whom is the text most probably written?

A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers.

C. House owners. D. Online companies

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3..D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是篇廣告類短文。目的是讓那些有空房或空車位的人去把它們租出去。文中提到了它的好處是可以增加收入。另外還提到把房子租出去的優(yōu)惠政策，如：免廣告費，免稅收等等。

1.推理題。根據(jù)第二部分中的“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額4500英鎊以下是不用交稅的，所以5000英鎊應(yīng)交稅金應(yīng)以5000-4500=500英鎊為基礎(chǔ)。故選B。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三部分最后一句話“Grashpadder can advertise your space”可知在有重大活動期間如果你想出租房子可以到Grashpadder刊登廣告。故選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一部分最后一句話“However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.”可知你要想免費的使用能源需要和提供設(shè)備的能源公司簽訂協(xié)議保證25年內(nèi)不改變自己的屋頂。故選D。

4.判斷題。本文主要是教給有空閑房子的人如何利用自己的空閑房子賺錢的一些技巧，由此可以判斷文章主要針對房屋主人而寫。故選C。

考點：考查廣告類短文閱讀。