Question

【題目】A 60-year-old homeless woman named Smokie has been sleeping outside in the dirt a few doors down from a man named Elvis Summers.

Most mornings, she stops by Elvis’s Los Angeles apartment and asks if he has any recyclable materials for her. Through these conversations, they struck up a friendship.

One morning, Elvis saw a news article about man in Oakland who has been making tiny houses out of deserted materials. He was inspired to put off paying a few bills so he could buy the wood and hardware to make Smokie a brand new shelter. It took him five days to build it, and now, for the first time in ten years, Smokie has a place to hang the sign “Home Sweet Home”.

“I had nowhere to really build it, so I just built it in the street outside of my apartment,” Elvis told Good News Network. “The local LAPD police have been super cool, and have told me they support it—as long as we move it to a different spot every 72 hours.”

He made this pretty time-lapse(延時(shí)的) video showing how he did it. The materials, including two locks on the front door and strong wheels for moving it around, cost him about $500.

“I’ve met so many homeless people, good people,” Elvis said in an email, “Since I built Smokie’s , I’ve had several people asking me to make them a tiny home and it’s turned into much more than just the one house I wanted to build.”

Although he runs an online retail store that sells EDM clothes, he has decided to launch an ambitious project to fund more shelters. He plants to get lighter and cheaper materials—without sacrificing the strength of the house—for the next round. Rick Sassen, a branch manager, kindly donated the roof shingles and cedar supporting Smokie’s house, final items Elvis couldn’t afford on his own. Sassen has promised to work out a deal on future building materials for the same cause.

【1】What is the meaning of the underlined words “struck up” in paragraph 2?

A. kept on B. accomplished C. gave out D. established

【2】What is the main feature of the tiny house?

A. It is air-conditioned. B. It can move around.

C. It is very light. D. It has no roof.

【3】What can be inferred about Elvis from the last paragraph?

A. He will get help from poor people. B. He will help more homeless people.

C. He plans to build stronger houses. D. He earns his living by building houses.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【解析】

本文為記敘文。本文敘述了一名叫埃爾維斯的男人為一名無家可歸的婦女建造了一個(gè)可移動(dòng)的小房子，并決定來資助更多的小房子來無家可歸的人。

【1】猜測詞義題。根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知，這位無家可歸的婦女一直睡在埃爾維斯家外面，埃爾維斯還用廢棄的材料給她建造的小房子，可知他們之間建立了友誼。分析選項(xiàng)A. kept on繼續(xù)，B.accomplished完成；C. gave out發(fā)出；D. established建立。故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的內(nèi)容The materials, including two locks on the front door and strong wheels for moving it around, cost him about $500.可知小房子可移動(dòng)，分析選項(xiàng)可知B項(xiàng)正確。

【3】推理判斷題。最后一段內(nèi)容he has decided to launch an ambitious project to fund more shelters. He plants to get lighter and cheaper materials—without sacrificing the strength of the house—for the next round. Rick S assen, a branch manager, kindly donated the roof shingles and cedar supporting Smokie’s house, final items Elvis couldn’t afford on his own. Sassen has promised to work out a deal on future building materials for the same cause. 可知埃爾維斯決心資助建小房子，所用的材料更輕更便宜….，Rick S assen經(jīng)理捐贈(zèng)了屋頂瓦和雪松，而埃爾維斯自己負(fù)擔(dān)不起，但沒有從建房中賺錢。由此可知，A、C 和D是錯(cuò)誤的，B是正確的。