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1．"Everybody loves a bargain．"One person's useless，ugly，or broken object can be another person's bargain．That is why so many Americans do not throw things away．They put them outside their houses．They put on a"For Sale"sign．And，as simple as that，they have a yard sale．
The sellers put a paid announcement in a local newspaper．It tells，when and where the yard sale will take place．These sales are very popular during weekends in spring，summer，and autumn．Early in the morning，all the things to be sold are carried out of the house．Then they sit all day in the sunlight-like tired guests at a party-waiting for someone to take them home．
Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale．Sometimes，there are more clothes than anything else．Cooking equipment is also popular．So are old toys，tools，books，tables and chairs．
Then there are objects called"white elephants"．A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless．It may be an electric light shaped like a fish．You feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it．To someone else，however，it might be a thing of beauty and joy．
Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect．It may be old toy trains，for example，or paintings of dogs．Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before．Most people who go to yard sales，however，are not looking for anything special．They might buy an object simply because it costs so little．They enjoy negotiating（谈判）over prices，even if they really do not need the object．Later，they may hold their own yard to sell all the things they have bought．

59．What kind of things will go to a yard sale？D
A．Things of beauty and joy．
B．Things of great，value．
C．Things out of season．
D．Things people no longer use．
60．A white elephant refers to somethingC．
A．that can cause a feeling of pain
B．that looks like a golden fish
C．disliked by the owners while appreciated by others
D．sold at the lowest prices in the old newspaper
61．Which of the following is NOT true about a yard sale？B
A．It is held outdoors．
B．It is usually held with a party．
C．It can last for a whole day．
D．It may not be held on a cold day．
62．We can infer from the last paragraph thatC．
A．things on a yard sale can cost people a lot
B．most people don't want to go to yard sales
C．people may find something of great value on a yard sale
D．yard sales only attract those who have a low income．

分析 本文主要讲述美国人是如何把自己不需要的东西变成别人的廉价商品的．

解答 59-62 DCBC
59  D   细节题．由第一段第二句"One person's useless，ugly，or broken object can be another person's bargain．"可知旧货销售主要卖的是人们不再用的东西，正确答案为D．
60   C  细节题．由第四段"A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless…To someone else，however，it might be a thing of beauty and joy．"可知白象是一些丑陋无用的东西，正确答案为C．
61   B  细节题．由第一段第四句"They put them outside their houses．"可知 旧货拍卖无需和团体一起举行，故选B
62   C  推断题．由最后一段第一句"Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect．"可知一些人去庭院销售是想找一些收藏品，由此推知，在庭院销售可能会发现具有价值的收藏品，故正确答案为C．

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All of the capsules are imported from Japan where capsule hotels originated，and each is equipped with independent sockets，clocks，lights，TV and wireless Internet service．The hotel also has a public lavatory，shower room，smoking room and shared guest room．
"This is a huge bargain compared with other budget hotels in Shanghai，"said Ta Zan，the owner of the hotel．Ta used to stay at capsule hotels in Tokyo during his undergraduate years and worked at a capsule hotel while he was doing his MBA in Japan in 2005，so he knows how they work and how to make guests feel comfortable．
He based the hotel on capsule hotels in Japan but he has made some special changes based on Chinese guests'habits．"In Japan capsule hotels are usually equipped with bathtubs，but in China people are more willing to take a shower，so we have the shower room，"he said．He has also separated the capsules into three snoring （打鼾的） zones so that guests who often snore won't disturb others．Like most of capsule hotels in Japan，the one in Shanghai is for men only．
But the idea of staying in such a compact space is not appealing to everyone．"I feel the idea is like putting a person in a coffin （棺材），and the price is also not that appealing．A bed at a youth hotel in Shanghai costs about 60 Yuan per night，"said Wang Lei，a student from Beijing．
56．The first capsule hotels in the world appeared in．A
A．Japan        B．Shanghai            C．Beijing         D．America
57．If you stay in the capsule hotel in Shanghai for 8 hours，you will have to pay     yuan．B
A.28           B.60           C.68          D.88
58．The capsule hotel in Shanghai differs from those in Japan in that．C
A．it serves men as well as women                     
B．its capsule is much larger
C．it has a shower room                        
D．it has no snoring zones
59．What does the underlined word"compact"mean？D
A．Dear     B．Cheap  C．Clean   D．Close．
60．We can know from the passage that．C
A．each capsule of the hotel has a private lavatory
B．all the capsules of the hotel were made in China
C．no guest has ever stayed in the capsule hotel in Shanghai
D．everybody considers the capsule hotel a nice place to stay．
11．昨天他闯红灯时险些被撞．
He was crossing the road when henarrowlyescapedbeingbumped．

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