【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

What does the tiny home movement mainly advocate?小户型住宅运动主要倡导什么?

A)博客写作与节约自然资源。

B)共同努力改善当地社区。

C)观众参与《早间秀》。

D)自有住房率以及环境保护。

在对话开头,女士告诉男士很多人不了解小户型住宅运动,所以请他告知观众这项运动是关于什么的,男士回答说这项运动主要是关于增加自有住房率以及环境保护的,所以答案是D项。A、B两项对话中没有提到,故排除;C项是利用对话细节设置的干扰项,故也排除。

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

What does the woman say about houses as small as 20 square meters?关于面积小至20平方米的房子,女士说了什么?

A)对很多家庭来说面积不太现实。

B)不受大多数美国人欢迎。

C)只适合四口或四口以下的家庭。

D)只适合租给穷人。

在对话中,女士提到她看过男士的博客,他所写的那些房子面积小到只有20平方米,然后她评价道,对于很多家庭来说,这样的面积并不现实,所以答案是A项。虽然对话中女士提到大多数人想要宽敞的房子,但不能由此推出面积小至20平方米的房子不受大多数美国人欢迎,B项过度推断,故排除;对话中男士提到很多四口之家住在不到30平方米的房子里也过得很开心,但是女士对此并没有作任何评价,故排除C项;D项对话中没有相关信息,故排除。

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

What does the man think about the dream of owning a 150-square-meter house?男士对拥有150平方米房子的梦想有什么看法?

A)它应该被改变。

B)它不容易实现。

C)它迟早会实现。

D)它对普通家庭没有吸引力。

在对话中,女士提到150平方米的房子才是人们梦想拥有的房子,男士对此的评价是,考虑到住房成本,这个梦想需要改变了,所以答案是A项。其他三项对话中没有相关信息,故均排除。

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】

What does the man say about tiny homes?关于小户型住宅,男士说了什么?

A)它们有助于降低房价。

B)它们有助于为购买更大的房子存钱。

C)它们对很多人来说是个不错的选择。

D)它们对减少全球浪费至关重要。

在对话中,男士总结道小户型住宅可能并不适合所有人,但对很多人来说是个不错的选择,所以答案是C项。虽然男士提到小户型住宅对环境有益处,即建造时使用更少的土地和资源,但并没有强调其对减少全球浪费至关重要,对此没有相关的明确表述,故排除D项;A、B两项对话中没有相关信息,故均排除。


听力原文:

W:Welcome to The Morning Show. Our guest today is a popular blog writer and a major figure in the tiny homecommunity. Welcome, Bob Jones.

M: Hi,Mary.

W: Hi, Bob. You're an advocate of the tiny home movement. A lot of people don't know about this movement. Can you tell our audience what it's about?

M:  Well, it's mainly about increasing home ownership and protecting the environment.

W: Of course, those are great goals. But I've seen your blog, and you write about houses that are as small as 20 square meters. That’s not a realistic size for families.

M: I do talk about very small homes, but there's no set definition of a tiny home. And other people include homes that are much larger, say, 60 square meters. And you'd be surprised many families of four are happy living in houses that are under 30 square meters.

W: But I think most of us want spacious homes. The average new house in this area is 150 square meters. And that's what people dream of owning.

M: Yes, but I think that dream needs to change, considering the cost of housing.

W: Housing costs are high, but do people really save that much by having a smaller home?

M: Absolutely. Many people who can only afford to rent a large home are able to buy a tiny home. In this city, the average home costs $200,000, and a tiny home costs just $50,000.

W: Those are huge savings.

M:  So, tiny homes might not be for everyone, but they're a good option for many.

W: You mentioned the environment earlier. How does this benefit the planet?

M: Well, if people have smaller homes, they use less land and fewer resources to build them.