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Rent(出租)a room

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

Use your roof (屋顶)

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 a 25-year agreement with the supplier (供应商), 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.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 for within 25 years

3.Who would most like to read the passage?

A．Lodgers.                              B．Advertisers.

C．House owners.                         D．Online companies.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要是教给有空闲放在的人如何利用自己的空闲放在赚钱的一些技巧的事。

1.跟据文章“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额4500英镑以下是不用交税的，所以5000英镑应交税金额为5000-4500=500英镑。所以本题选B。

2.根据you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier (供应商), which could prevent you from changing the roof. 可知，如果你想免费用能源，你必须25年内不能变屋顶。”所以本题选D。

3.通过阅读本文主要是关于教给有空闲放在的人如何利用自己的空闲放在赚钱的一些技巧，所以本文最适合房子的主人阅读。所以本题选D。

考点：本题考查日常生活类文章

点评：本题的难度较大，需要认真反复阅读，从整体上先了解文章大意，然后根据问题加以判断选择。对于第1小题，需要加以计算，而第3小题需要推断，这都增加了难度。