A person's home is a reflection of his personality. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n)"【C1】______home". But in general, there are practical【C2】______of cash and location on achieving that idea. Cash【C3】______, in fact, often means that the only way of【C4】______when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things【C5】______financially. There are obvious【C6】______of living at home—personal laundry is usually【C7】______done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to【C8】______. And there is【C9】______the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc. On the other hand, 【C10】______depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—【C11】______do you like them? Are you prepared to be【C12】______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 manage a(n) 【C13】______, and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you【C14】______finding somewhere else to live? If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are【C15】______well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always【C16】______. If you are going to work in a【C17】______area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, 【C18】______these should be approached with【C19】______. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the【C20】______of the first week' s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.
【答案解析】解析:本题考查名词辨析。本句讲缺钱的后果,cash shortage意为“缺钱”,因此B项shortage是正确答案。类似的表达还有shortage of cash,be short of cash等。cash cut表示“削减资金”,lack作名词时,只能说lack of sth.,cash drain表示“资金耗尽”,均不符合句意。
【答案解析】解析:本题考查动词短语辨析。根据句意,这里要填“拜访”的意思。虽然call in和call upon都有“拜访”的意思,但call in后面不能直接跟宾语,“拜访某人/某地”必须是call in on sb./call in at some place。而call on/upon却可以直接跟宾语,如:A friend called on/upon me.(一个朋友来看望我)。本句中的“拜访”有隐含的宾语“awell-established circle of friends”,所以只有选C项call upon,句子结构才正确。call over“点名,按顺序读出”和call out“大声叫唤”,明显与句意不合。
单选题
【C9】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析:本题考查上下文语义。根据上下文可知,这一句仍然是讲住在家里的好处:几乎没有什么支付费用的责任,因此这里应该选表示“几乎没有,很少”等意义的副词,B项rarely“很少地,罕有地”符合题意,为正确选项。rarely和little都有否定意义,但little作为限定词修饰名词时,名词前的定冠词the必须去掉,即只能说thereis little responsibility,所以不能选little。always和sometimes与句意相去甚远,故排除。
【答案解析】解析:本题考查上下文语义。空格处所在句子的意思为:如果你打算待在本地,很可能你已经了解到各种房源机会了,因为朋友和当地报纸总是______。这一句揭示了房源消息的来源是朋友和当地报纸,只有B项a good source of information把意思表达得最清楚,其他选项都太笼统含糊。