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【題目】The Colony, TX

Median home price: $135,863

Median family income: $89,308

Set on the shores of Lewisville Lake, The Colony is ideal for outdoor types. There’s boating and swimming on the lake, as well as hiking, picnicking and golf in the parklands around it. The Colony also enjoys a wealth of housing options, from one-bedroom apartments to lakeside mansions(大廈),Cute two-bedroom starter homes are available for less than $100,000and nice four-bedrooms can cost as little as $135,000

Gladstone, MO

Median home price : $96,690

Median family income: $64,745

With the nickname of “Happy Rock”, Gladstone must be a cheerful place to live. Among its charms: This Kansas City suburb recently opened a new community center that has indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center and basketball courts. More reasons for residents to smile : A nearby Ford Motor plant is set to expand, which is expected to bring in new jobs. A four-bedroom, 2.5bath house was recently on the market for just $129,000

Irmo, SC

Median home price: $99,000

Median family income : $67,999

This September, Irmo celebrates its 40th annual Okra Strut. The Strut started small, as a fund raiser for a new library ,but now up to 100,000,people attend the two-day event. When the festival first started , Irmo was a sleepy town of just 500.It’s grown rapidly since, with 12,000 residents today. The average three-bedroom 1,300-square-foot home costs about $99,000

Powder Springs, GA

Median home price : $85,000

Median family income: $68,168

Families love Powder Spring’s charming downtown and pleasant quality of life .They also appreciate its reasonable real estate prices : Three-bedroom homes are on the market here for $85,000 and less . Another big draw is McEachern High School, which used to be a college campus. The school is supported by a large endowment , according to city manager Brad Hulsey . “People really want their kids to attend,”he said.

【1】Which of the following describes the Colony, TX properly?

A. Modern and magnificent

B. Entertaining and optional

C. Cheap and very attractive

D. Expensive but fashionable

【2】If you want to buy a house, you have to spend about $76.00 for every square foot in ______.

A. Powder Springs, GA

B. Irmo, SC

C. Gladstone, MO

D. The Colony, TX

【3】By saying, “people really want their kids to attend” , Brad Hulsey means that ______.

A. Parents encourage their kids to go to school

B. people now pay more attention to education

C. kids usually enjoy themselves in Powder Springs

D. people buy the house in Powder Springs for the School

【4】Who are most likely to be interested in the passage?

A. Students who are at school

B. Parents who have a low income

C. People who want to buy affordable houses

D. Builders who have just lost their jobs.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】這是一篇房屋出售的廣告，分別介紹了The Colony, TX；Gladstone, MO；Irmo, SC；Powder Springs, GA的房子的售賣信息，包括價格已經各自的特點優(yōu)勢，每一段為一個獨立廣告，做題時找準題干所問信息點，讀懂信息，有個別題目需要理解和適當的計算，難度不大。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，根據介紹the Colony, TX的信息，“here’s boating and swimming on the lake, as well as hiking, picnicking and golf in the parklands around it.” 可知這會有很多的娛樂活動，劃船、游泳等。接著“the Colony also enjoys a wealth of housing options, from one-bedroom apartments to lakeside mansions(大廈),Cute two-bedroom starter homes are available....”可知the Colony提供很多戶型的選擇。B選項Entertaining and optional符合題意，故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據介紹Irmo, SC的信息，“The average three-bedroom 1,300-square-foot home costs about $99,000”可計算出每平方英尺價格應該是99000美元除以1300平方英尺，76美元每平方英尺。故選B

【3】細節(jié)理解題，根據介紹Powder Springs的信息，“Another big draw is McEachern High School, which used to be a college campus. The school is supported by a large endowment , according to city manager Brad Hulsey ”可知Powder Springs的房子的巨大吸引力來源于這里的學校，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題，這是一篇房屋售賣廣告，根據閱讀文章可知，這些房屋的價格相對較高，適合能負擔得起房價的較高收入的人群， A選項是學生，明顯不合適，B和D選項是收入較低的人群，不符合題意。C選項People who want to buy affordable houses為最佳選項。故選C。

【名師點睛題】

細節(jié)理解題旨在考查學生對文章的整體理解，以及對段落句子含義的精確理解。學生需要在全文理解的基礎上，把握局部信息的描述，只有理解句子的表面含義以及作者想傳達的言外之意才能正確做題。這種題型一般分為兩種類型，1.第一種是直接準確定位題干所問信息的段落或者句子，直接理解信息句，并且和題干所給選項進行含義匹配，這種類型的題較為簡單，關鍵在于找準信息點。2.第二章考查難度較第一種稍大，在正確定位信息句之后，需要對句子理解，并且能理解出句子的衍生含義，也就是理解句子的“弦外之音”。有時候需要適當的推理甚至是簡單的數字計算。

比如本題的第2小題If you want to buy a house, you have to spend about $76.00 for every square foot in ？題干要求找到房屋價格為76美元每平方英尺的房屋。初看題干，關鍵部分是$76.00 for every square foot，信息定位應該是關鍵主意房屋價格的信息，所以可以迅速定位到每個小廣告中的價格描述，粗看信息，并沒有 every square foot的價格信息，所以在這里需要進行進一步的理解句子信息，并且做簡單運算。先找到信息句“The average three-bedroom 1,300-square-foot home costs about $99,000”，1300平方英尺的房屋面積售價為99000美元，所以用簡單的除法可以得出每平方英尺的售價為76美元，故可順利選出正確答案。