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【题目】Imagine you’ve finally landed a job of your dreams in another city. It’s everything you’d hoped for, but there’s only one problem — housing costs in the area are so high that you’re forced to live in a parking lot.

While this sounds like an impossible situation, this predicament is a reality for one man.

Brandon, 25, is a software engineer for Google at its San Francisco, California campus.

“I realized I was paying too large an amount of money for the apartment I was staying in, and I was almost never home,” he told Business Insider. “It’s really hard to justify throwing that money away. You’re not putting money into anything and you are not building it up for a future.”

Since scoring his job in May 2015 following a successful internship, he’s been living in a truck on a parking lot a short distance from his workplace.

The tech worker makes up for the lack of facilities by eating, using the bathroom and showering at work, also charging his phone and computer there.

San Francisco is home to the most expensive rental market in the US, with the average rental for a one-bedroom apartment coming to $3,590 (24,900 yuan) a month, according to property site Zumper.

And while some may not be able to handle giving up life’s luxuries just to put aside some cash, Brandon estimates that he’s saved almost $28,000 since he moved in just over 18 months ago.

“Not only do I get to invest all of that redirected rent money, but I get to invest all the money I’m not spending on furniture, facilities and buying food,” Brandon wrote on his blog.

【1】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “predicament” in Paragraph 2？

A. possibility B. disappointment C. dilemma D. mess

【2】Why does Brandon prefer to live in a truck on a parking lot?

A. Because he has no time to go back to an apartment.

B. Because the rent is too high and he thinks it isn’t worthwhile

C. Because his workplace provides him with what he needs

D. Because he wants to save money for an apartment of his own.

【3】What does Brandon think of his choice?

A. Difficult. B. Embarrassing. C. Painful. D. Wise.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】本文讲述Brandon的故事。他在另一个城市找到了梦想中的工作，但是该地区的住房成本是如此之高以至于他选择住在停车场，这让他省下的高昂的租房成本，并在18个月内攒下了一笔钱。他认为自己的选择是明智的。

【1】C词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句housing costs in the area are so high that you’re forced to live in a parking lot. （在该地区的住房成本是如此之高，你不得不住在停车场。）以及第二段第一句While this sounds like an impossible situation, this predicament is a reality for one man.（尽管这听起来像一个不可能的境况，但是这种__________对一个人来说是一个现实。）可推知，划线单词的意思是“困境”，C项dilemma故选C。

【2】B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句housing costs in the area are so high that you’re forced to live in a parking lot.可知，Brandon之所以住在卡车停车场是因为租房子费用太高，不值得。故选B。

【3】D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Brandon estimates that he’s saved almost $ 28,000 since he moved in just over 18 months ago.及最后一段“Not only do I get to invest all of that redirected rent money, but I get to invest all the money I’m not spending on furniture, facilities and buying food,” Brandon wrote on his blog.可推知，他认为自己的选择是明智的。故选D。

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