题目内容
8．Swapping Houses for VacationWhen budgeting for a vacation，usually the most expensive part of the trip is the accommodations．The traditional way to take a vacation is to pack some bags，lock up the house，and travel to a new place to stay in a hotel．However，hotels are very expensive，and with rent or housing loan（贷款）due every month，it's difficult for most people to pay for yet another place to stay．（71）C Luckily，there is a substitute called house swapping，and it's saving tourists a great deal of cash．
（72）D For example，if a couple from New York want to spend a week in Paris，they would place an ad offering to trade their New York apartment for one in Paris for a week．If a Parisian couple that want to vacation in New York read the advertisement，houses can be swapped，and both couples save hundreds，if not thousands，of dollars by avoiding big-city hotel fees．If all goes well，both couples can post positive reviews of the other's home online so that potential travelers can see that everything was fine．（73）G This builds a community of people who want to help each other out．
There are other advantages co house swapping as well．（74）F Staying at someone's home puts you in a neighborhood that can give you a better representation of the life and culture in the place you're visiting．（75）E The next time you want to spend your vacation in a new place，but don't want to pay a fortune，check what's posted online and find a house to swap．
| A．House swapping is most common in New York and Paris． B．Hotels are often quite difficult to book when you want to explore a new home． C．A lot of times，this extra cost prevents travelers from going very far from home． D．To swap houses，people check the Internet for others planning to travel and trade homes． E．With many house swapping sites growing，this new phenomenon is becoming easier than ever． F．Hotels are often located where few people live，making them a strange place to experience a city． G．On the other hand，if there were trouble，people could write about that to wan others not to trust the swappers． |
分析 本文为信息匹配题，介绍了相互交换房屋居住的旅游方式．
解答 71---75 CDGFE
71．答案：C．信息匹配题．根据上文的"budgeting""most expensive""hotels are very expensive，and with rent or housing loan（贷款）due every month"可推断，上文讲的是旅行中食宿的费用是比较贵的，所以此句用C来总结上文．A lot of times，this extra cost prevents travelers from going very far from home，多数时候，这些额外的费用阻止了人们离家远游．
72．答案：D．信息匹配题．根据下文的"For example"可知，此处举例说明怎样交换房屋．故用D To swap houses，people check the Internet for others planning to travel and trade homes．
73．答案：G．信息匹配题．根据上文的"If all goes well"可知，上文讲如果进展顺利，双方都给对方好评．所以本空应为如果出现问题的情况．对应G On the other hand，if there were trouble，people could write about that to wan others not to trust the swappers．句意：在另一方面，如果出现问题，人们可以写下来警示其他的房屋交换人．
74．答案：F．信息匹配题．根据前文"There are other advantages co house swapping as well．"可知，这里要讲解房屋交换的好处．根据后文"Staying at someone's home"可知，下文讲的是住在别人家的好处．所以本空应为住宾馆的不利之处．故选F Hotels are often located where few people live，making them a strange place to experience a city．句意：酒店经常坐落在很少有人居住的地方，这让旅游的人处在一个陌生的地方，难以了解这个城市．
75．答案：E．信息匹配题．根据下文的"check what's posted online and find a house to swap"可知，作者建议大家上网搜索房屋交换的信息，故可推断现在房屋交换的网站增加了．
点评 信息匹配题解题技巧：1、和阅读理解一样，首先要通读全文，预知大意或主题．程度好的考生也可以先阅读选项，然后再阅读文章．2、根据不同文体，注意不同的关键词．如介绍城市的文章一般会涉及她的历史、文化、人口、工业等；介绍人物的文章会提及个性、爱好、成就等．考生们一定要抓住关键词及关键词后的信息，有针对性的寻读．3、选一个划一个，减少干扰．4、五个选项完全选定后，再读一遍，确保答案准确无误．
| A． | are science and technology advancing that | |
| B． | science and technology advancing are that | |
| C． | are science and technology advancing that what | |
| D． | science and technology are advancing what that |