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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（房地產(chǎn)）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（電話�。�，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 本文主要講述了我因為想離兒女們近一點，決定買了房子搬到他們附近，又想為房子找到一個符合條件的合適買家，等了很久終于找到滿意的買家的故事．通過這篇文章作者告訴我們只要等待下去，總會有你想要的結(jié)果．

解答 41．C  細節(jié)理解題，由第二段And lastly，since moving rates dropped in the fall，we didn't want to move until mid-October．可知他們在秋天搬家所花費用少，故選C．
42．D  理解推斷題，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．可知我們是很喜歡我們在紐約的家，但是我們所有的孩子都搬去了西海岸，我們需要離他們近一點，故選D．
43．B  細節(jié)理解題，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．可知我開始時覺得我們找到一個合適買家是困難的，故選B．
44．A  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)"This buyer has just one more requirement，"he said． Oh，may no change happen，I thought．"What is it？"可知我害怕事情會有變化，故選A．
45．C  主旨大意題，本文主要講述了我要賣了現(xiàn)在的房子搬到西海岸去，想為房子找到一個合適買家的事，故選C．

點評 本文考察學(xué)生的故事類閱讀理解，抓住題干關(guān)鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié)，能根據(jù)已知結(jié)果推測導(dǎo)致結(jié)果的可能原因．