Question

19．Last spring my husband，Lawrence，and I agreed that it was time for us to move．Although we adoredour home in the northern district of New York，all our children and grandchildren had moved to the West Coast．We needed to be near them．
     But We didn't want to sell our house to just any buyer．We had three requirements in mind．The first was to find someone who loved our place as much as we did-after all，We'd lived there for more than thirty years．The second was to find a buyer who would share our faith and not bargain with us over the price of me home．And lastly，since moving rates dropped in the fall，we didn't want to move until mid-October．
    In this market I found out there was little hope that We'd sell our place，let alone find that perfect buyer，but still，I hoped for all three things．Weeks went by with no takers．Finally our real estate（房地产）agent phoned in August．"I've found someone who's indeed in love with your house．She's made a good offer．"He brought over some papers to sign and I made a note of the woman's name．
     Days later I was looking up a friend's phone number in our church directory（电话薄），running my finger down the long list of members．Suddenly I came across her name．Our buyer!"She loves our home and she's even a member of our church，"I said to Lawrence．"This could be perfect．"
     I practically held my breath for the next few days，the calls going back and forth to our agent．Finally he came by with the papers to sign．Pen in hand，he hesitated．
"This buyer has just one more requirement，"he said．
    Oh，may no change happen，I thought．"What is it？"
"She can't own the house until mid-October．"
"Mid-October？Perfect．"Those words sealed the deal．

41．Why didn't the author and her husband move to West Coast until mid-October．C
A．They had a lot of things to deal with．
B．The weather at that time would be fine．
C．The cost of the move was lower at that time．
D．They hated to leave．their house．
42．What does the underlined word"adore"in the first paragraph mean？D
A．Think about．   
B．Own completely．
C．Leave suddenly．
D．Love deeply
43．At the beginning the author learned from the market thatB  
A．their house would sell easily          
B．it was very hard to find a right buyer
C．tile price of houses was not very high  
D．someone would make a good offer
44．Before she signed the agreement the authorA
A．feared changes   
B．was very excited 
C．was very happy
D．was very bored
45． Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？C
A．The move to the West Coast．  
B．Three requirements came true．
C．The right move and house deal．
D．A rich and faithful house buyer．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述了我因为想离儿女们近一点，决定买了房子搬到他们附近，又想为房子找到一个符合条件的合适买家，等了很久终于找到满意的买家的故事．通过这篇文章作者告诉我们只要等待下去，总会有你想要的结果．

解答 41．C  细节理解题，由第二段And lastly，since moving rates dropped in the fall，we didn't want to move until mid-October．可知他们在秋天搬家所花费用少，故选C．
42．D  理解推断题，由第一段Although we adoredour home in the northern district of New York，all our children and grandchildren had moved to the West Coast．We needed to be near them．可知我们是很喜欢我们在纽约的家，但是我们所有的孩子都搬去了西海岸，我们需要离他们近一点，故选D．
43．B  细节理解题，由第三段 In this market I found out there was little hope that We'd sell our place，let alone find that perfect buyer，but still，I hoped for all three things．可知我开始时觉得我们找到一个合适买家是困难的，故选B．
44．A  细节理解题，根据"This buyer has just one more requirement，"he said． Oh，may no change happen，I thought．"What is it？"可知我害怕事情会有变化，故选A．
45．C  主旨大意题，本文主要讲述了我要卖了现在的房子搬到西海岸去，想为房子找到一个合适买家的事，故选C．

点评 本文考察学生的故事类阅读理解，抓住题干关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，能根据已知结果推测导致结果的可能原因．