Question

【題目】Answer the questions.

For millions of people, the American dream of owning a home seemed to be slipping out of reach.

“Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did,’’ says 40-year-old building instructor Pat Hennin. “But they can still have a home. Like their pioneer ancestors, they can build it themselves, and at less than half the cost of a ready-made house.”

The owner-builders came from every occupational group, although surprisingly few are professional building workers. Many take the plunge with little or no experience. “I learned how to build my house from reading books,” says John Brown, who built a six-room home for $25,000 in High Falls, New Jersey. “If you have patience and the carpentry（木工）skill to make a bookcase, you can build a house.”

An astonishing 50 percent of these owner builders hammer every nail, 1ay every pipe, and wire every switch with their own hands. The rest contract （ 承 包 ） for some parts of the task. But even those who just act as contractors and finish the insides of their homes can save from 30 percent to 45 percent of what a ready-made home would cost.

One survey revealed that 60 percent of owner-builders also design their homes. Many others buy commercial house plans for less than $100 or use plans available from the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

【1】Maybe American young people can’t afford to buy a ready-made house, can they?

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【2】How can American young couples have a home?

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【3】Are all the owner-builders experienced?

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【4】Why do the owner-builders build houses with their own hands?

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【5】How many percent of the owner-builders design their homes?

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【6】How much does a commercial house plan cost?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, they can’t

【2】By building it themselves

【3】No, they aren’t

【4】Because it’s cheaper

【5】60 percent

【6】Less than $100

【解析】

對(duì)于現(xiàn)在的美國年輕人來說，擁有住房的夢(mèng)想更加難以實(shí)現(xiàn)，他們不能像他們的父母那樣買得起現(xiàn)成的房子。他們?cè)撛鯓訐碛幸粋�(gè)家呢？答案是自己建造，這樣花費(fèi)的成本可以節(jié)省一半。

【1】根據(jù)短文第二段“Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did,’’ says 40-year-old building instructor Pat Hennin.可知，或許年輕的夫婦不能再像他們的父母那樣買一套現(xiàn)成的房子。故應(yīng)回答No, they can’t.“是的，他們不能�！�

【2】根據(jù)短文第二段“But they can still have a home. Like their pioneer ancestors, they can build it themselves, and at less than half the cost of a ready-made house.”可知，年輕人們可以自己建造房子，這樣可以節(jié)約一半的成本。故答案為By building it themselves.

【3】根據(jù)短文第三段The owner-builders came from every occupational group, although surprisingly few are professional building workers. Many take the plunge with little or no experience.可知,很多業(yè)主建筑師來自各個(gè)職業(yè)群體，很多人都沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)。由此可知答案是否定的，故回答No, they aren’t.

【4】根據(jù)短文第四段的內(nèi)容But even those who just act as contractors and finish the insides of their homes can save from 30 percent to 45 percent of what a ready-made home would cost.可知，自己建造房子并裝修，可以節(jié)省30%-45%的成本。由此可知答案為Because it’s cheaper.

【5】根據(jù)短文最后一段One survey revealed that 60 percent of owner-builders also design their homes可知，60%的業(yè)主和建筑商也會(huì)設(shè)計(jì)自己的房子。由此可知答案為60 percent.

【6】根據(jù)短文最后一句話Many others buy commercial house plans for less than $100 or use plans available from the U. S. Department of Agriculture.可知，許多人以不到100美元的價(jià)格購買商品房。由此可知答案為Less than $100.

這是一篇說明文，講述了現(xiàn)在美國年輕人因?yàn)橘I現(xiàn)房需要花費(fèi)太多，因此他們選擇自己建造房子。文章主題明確，敘述清晰，邏輯性強(qiáng)，比較容易理解。題型是任務(wù)型閱讀，后面的題目設(shè)置都是回答問題，以考查對(duì)文章事實(shí)信息的理解為主。做題時(shí)，應(yīng)先通讀短文，了解文章大意；然后根據(jù)題目所問，鎖定文章相關(guān)段落或語句，并用簡潔、正確的英語表達(dá)出來。例如第1小題，根據(jù)短文第二段“Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did,’’ says 40-year-old building instructor Pat Hennin.可知，或許年輕的夫婦不能再像他們的父母那樣買一套現(xiàn)成的房子。故應(yīng)回答No, they can’t.“是的，他們不能�！痹偃绲�6小題，根據(jù)短文最后一句話Many others buy commercial house plans for less than $100 or use plans available from the U. S. Department of Agriculture.可知，許多人以不到100美元的價(jià)格購買商品房。由此可知答案為Less than $100.