Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

House Sitting

In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting．It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away．

In Australia, many people travel．After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country．【1】

So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy．House sitters might have to care for pets．Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning．【2】 I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area．

【3】 There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.

There are some requirements to be a house sitter．You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything．You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time．【4】You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.

Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owner have a short holiday．Sometimes it is for much longer．We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.

【5】 Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there．One of the important things to get are references from the home owners where you have stayed．A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well．You can show these letters to prospective house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.

A．I have done house sitting many times.

B．Thousands of people do this all the time.

C．It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.

D．Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.

E．You must take a little care over what your description says about you.

F．This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.

G．You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】

【1】根據(jù)上文，在澳大利亞，許多人旅行。退休后，人們可能買輛小型貨車，游遍全國(guó)（“In Australia, many people travel．After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country.”）。這里照應(yīng)前文，應(yīng)該是：總會(huì)數(shù)千人這樣做（“Thousands of people do this all the time.”）。

【2】根據(jù)下文，我感覺它是一種很好的方式，用來觀光國(guó)家……（“I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, …”）。這里應(yīng)該是：我當(dāng)過許多次房幫手（“I have done house sitting many times.”）。

【3】根據(jù)下文，有一些網(wǎng)站，在那里你發(fā)現(xiàn)了想旅行的人們發(fā)出的廣告……（“There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel,…”）。這里應(yīng)該是：總的來說，你有許多找到房幫手工作的機(jī)會(huì)（“Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.”）。

【4】根據(jù)上文，要成為房幫手，要符合一些要求（“There are some requirements to be a house sitter.”）。這里呼應(yīng)前文，應(yīng)該是：你必須有一輛好車，這樣你可以到國(guó)家不同的地方去（“You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.”）。

【5】根據(jù)下文。那樣的話，你可以到許多不同國(guó)家去，住在那里（“Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there.”）。這里應(yīng)該是：也可能在別的國(guó)家當(dāng)房幫手（“It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.”）。