Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余的。

In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.

In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van(房车) and travel all over the country. 【1】_______________

So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. 【2】 _______________ I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.

【3】_______________ There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.

There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. 【4】_______________ You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.

Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owner have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.

【5】_______________ Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get are references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well.

You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.

A. I have done house sitting many times.

B. Thousands of people do this all the time.

C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.

D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.

E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.

F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.

G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了house sitting的含义，house sitting的优点、如何找到house sitting的机会，以及为了house sitting你需要准备些什么。

【1】B考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上一句：人们退休后，他们可能会购买一辆面包车（房车）去全国各地旅行。因此可知在空格上表达的意思是：成千上万的人所有的时间都在做这件事。故选B

【2】A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据下一句：我觉得这是一个伟大的方式，看看这个国家，因为你在一个新的城市，去认识新的人，有时间可以去一个新的地区观光。因此可知在空格上填是：我已经做了很多次的house sitting。故选A

【3】D考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据下一句：你在很多网站上可以找到那些想去旅行的人发的广告，你可以回复广告，然后你会被安排去照顾他们的家。因此可知在空格上填是：一般来说，你有很多机会找到代为看房子的工作。故选D

【4】G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上一句：当房子的主人想要你走的时候，你一定要走，所以你需要大量的空闲时间。因此可知在空格上填是：你必须有一辆好车，你才可以到不同的地方旅行。故选G。

【5】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上一句：然后你可以去很多不同的国家，因此可知在空格上填是：也有可能在其他国家代看房子。故选C。

【名师点拨】

高考七选五解题方法

1.通读全文，了解文章大意。这是一个泛读的过程，目的是了解文章大意，为以后的理解做铺垫。

2.分析句型，了解语法构成

3.当我们了解了文章大意后，要明确每一个空是填一个整句子还是半个句子。这一点十分重要，它能够帮助我们迅速确定某些空的选项范围，比如，有一个空的结尾处没有标点符号，后文紧跟着一个句子的后半部分，很显然这时我们需要填的是半个句子，这时便可以在七个选项中找到是半个句子的选项，从而缩小选择范围。比如40小题，根据上一句：然后你可以去很多不同的国家，因此可知在空格上填是：也有可能在其他国家代看房子。故选C。

4.明确关联关系。任何句子都是要么和上文有联系，要么和下文有联系，要么和上下文都有联系。比如38小题，据下一句：你在很多网站上可以找到那些想去旅行的人发的广告，你可以回复广告，然后你会被安排去照顾他们的家。因此可知在空格上填是：一般来说，你有很多机会找到代为看房子的工作。故选D

5.带入通读，复查

做完题目切忌直接离开，这是我们很有必要将自己修正好的文章通读一遍，将其看做一片行文通顺语意连贯的文章来读，这是如果感到有含义不连贯的地方，很有可能是我们填错了空，就要复查了，注意：七选五的特点在于，错一道，往往还会错另外的一道或几道，我们叫做"连错"，所以当你发现自己有一处填的有问题时，一定要同时检查其他空。