Question

After a quick breakfast in the station restaurant, Peter set off to look for a room where he could live for the next few months. He knew exactly what he wanted: a room which was not too small, nor so large that it would be difficult to heat in winter. It had to be clean and comfortable too but, above all, it had to be quiet. In the newspaper he had bought from the bookshop, there were very few advertisements (广告) for rooms to let. But, as he glanced down the page, a notice caught his eye. 

 

JOHNSON. S HOUSING AENCY FLATS AND ROOMS TO LET

 

This seemed hopeful, so he made a note of the address and set off in search of the agency. He found it in a narrow street just off the main road. The woman at the desk gave him a bright smile as he entered and, after Peter had explained what sort of room he was looking for, he paid two pounds for a list of about half a dozen landladies who had rooms to let.

1. What does the text mainly describe?

A. Peter’s room-hunting experience.

B. Peter’s determination to find a room.

C. The difficulties in finding rooms.

D. The housing market.

2. Peter’s most important consideration in choosing a room was that it should be

A. neat and tidy

B. away from noise

C. of the right size

D. warm in winter

3. The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

A. a list of rooms to let

B. the newspaper Peter bought

C. the notice in the restaurant

D. Johnson’s Housing Agency

 

Answer 1

答案：1A2B3C
解析：

1. A。考查考生对短文主旨要义的理解情况。从全文内容看，短文叙述的是Peter寻找住房的一段经历。 2. B。考查考生对短文中细节信息的理解情况。短文中谈到了Peter对住房的要求：不能太小或太大，必须干净、舒适，但更为重要的是it had to be quiet。 3. C。考查考生对短文篇章结构的理解情况。分析短文结构和相关内容后会发现，This指代的是前面刚刚出现过的notice。