Below is a housing guide for students going to London.Below is a housing guide for students going to London. University accommodation (住所) officesMany university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). Others also provide i
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Below is a housing guide for students going to London.
Below is a housing guide for students going to London. University accommodation (住所) offices
Many university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization. The advantage of using your university accommodation is that you can get support if you have a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to houses all their students.
Property papers: Loot and Renting
Loot is an important source (来源) of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: http://www.loot.com/. The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers.
Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is at www. renting.co.uk.
Accommodation agencies
The majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. A good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters.
Noticeboards
Around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic.
Word of mouth
Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, don’t suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily going to be better than that found through any other source.
Family
Faced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good choice.
45. What is the advantage of using Loot?
A. It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting.
B. It gives you personal information about other co-renters.
C. Their website is designed mainly for students.
D. There are some good bargains.
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第1题：
A frame with two，or sometimes four，arms through which are threaded the guidelines and which is used to keep the drill stem and bit in line with the center opening in the temporary guide base is the ______.
A.drill stem guide
B.guide frame
C.drill string frame
D.casing guide
正确答案：B
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第2题：
To teach students writing effectively, teachers may guide students through the writing process as follows:
① mapping② editing ③outlining
④ brainstorming⑤free writing⑥draftingA．①④③⑤⑥②
B．④③⑤①⑥②
C．④ ①⑤③⑥②
D．③①④⑥⑤②答案：C解析：考查写作教学。过程写作的主要步骤有：creating a motivation to write，brainstorming，mapping，free writing，outlining，drafting，editing，revising，proofreading and conferencing。故选C。 -
第3题：
Text 4 When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads,railways,broadband and energy.Housing is seldom mentioned.Why is that?To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame.We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth.Then there is the scale of the typical housing project.It is hard to shove for attention among multibillionpound infrastructure project,so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere.But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.Nevertheless,the affordable housing situation is desperate.Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this.It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.The communities minister,Don Foster,has hinted that George Osborne,Chancellor of the Exchequer,may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted,increasing GDP by 0.6%.Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment,which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.But it is not just down to the government.While these measures would be welcome in the short term,we must face up to the fact that the existing￡4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing,set to expire in 2015，is unlikely to be extended beyond then.The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition's spending plans if returns to power.The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of largescale public grants.We need to adjust to this changing climate.While the government’s commitment to long-term funding may have changed,the very pressing need for more affordable housing is real and is not going away.
It can be learned that affordable housing has______A.increased its home supply
B.offered spending opportunities
C.suffered government biases
D.disappointed the government答案：C解析：推理题【命题思路】这是一道封闭式推理题。考生需要在对第三段和第四段的信息理解的基础之上进行推理。【直击答案】根据题干可以定位到第三段第一句话，经济适用房的情况不容乐观。第四段接着提到政府的综合支出审查是改善这一情况的一次机会，但政府需要将历史偏见先放到一边。这说明经济适用房曾遇到过偏见，这正是C项所表达的含义。从同义替换的角度来看，“suffered”是过去式，是对于原文“historical”的同义替换，“biases”是对原文“prejudices”的同义替换。【干扰排除】A项与原文信息相反，第三段第二句指出对经济适用房的需求量一直增加（waiting lists increase），而非供应量（supply）增加。第四段说综合支出审查给改善经济适用房的情况提供了机会，而B项是指经济适用房给政府支出提供了机会，这属于信息混淆，故排除。D项“经济适用房让政府很失望”在文中并未提及，属于无中生有，故排除。 -
第4题：
Text 4 When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads,railways,broadband and energy.Housing is seldom mentioned.Why is that?To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame.We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth.Then there is the scale of the typical housing project.It is hard to shove for attention among multibillionpound infrastructure project,so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere.But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.Nevertheless,the affordable housing situation is desperate.Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this.It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.The communities minister,Don Foster,has hinted that George Osborne,Chancellor of the Exchequer,may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted,increasing GDP by 0.6%.Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment,which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.But it is not just down to the government.While these measures would be welcome in the short term,we must face up to the fact that the existing￡4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing,set to expire in 2015，is unlikely to be extended beyond then.The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition's spending plans if returns to power.The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of largescale public grants.We need to adjust to this changing climate.While the government’s commitment to long-term funding may have changed,the very pressing need for more affordable housing is real and is not going away.
It can be inferred that a stable rental environment would_____A.lower the costs of registered providers
B.lessen the impact of government interference
C.contribute to funding new developments
D.relieve the ministers of responsibilities答案：C解析：推理题【命题思路】这是一道封闭式推理题。考生只要对第六段一句话的内容做出正确的理解即可得出答案。【直击答案】根据题干回文定位到第六段。第六段的这句话指出，租赁环境的稳定性对注册供应商用税收投资新发展项目的能力有很重要的影响。这与C项“有助于投资新的发展”意思相符，而且“contribute to”与原文中的“have a significant impact”表达的含义一致，而且都是为了“fund new developments”，故C项为正确答案。【干扰排除】A项“cost”一词在文中并未提及，故该选项无中生有，是错误选项。B项“减少政府干预的影响”也未在文中提及，亦属于无中生有。第六段的主要内容集中在领导应该考虑创建更加稳定的租赁环境，进一步讲，他们应该承担更多的责任，而并非D项所表达的含义减轻了领导的责任，故D项与原文意思不符。 -
第5题：
l am going as a favor to Ann because I have to.A: partner
B: help
C: driver
D: guide答案：B解析：句意：我去是给Ann一个帮助，因为我必须去。画线单词favor意为“帮助”。A项 partner意为“伙伴”;B项help意为“帮助”，与画线单词同义；C项driver意为“驾驶员”;D项guide意为“向导”。故本题选B。 -
第6题：
Because of the construction decline, （） housing is available.
Afewer
Bless
Cleast
Dmore
B
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第7题：
The running wheel runs along （）on top of the hatch coaming.
- A、the guide rail
- B、the guide rope
- C、the side coaming
- D、the guide roller
正确答案:A -
第8题：
单选题Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of the housing crash?AA prolonged economic recession.
BA rise in interest rates.
CA fall in interest rates.
DA decline in the demand of housing.
正确答案： D解析：
关于导致房地产市场崩溃的可能原因，录音中提到的有“A prolonged, steep recession could eventually bring steep housing price declines”(长期且急剧的经济衰退会最终房屋价格的急剧下降)、“A sharp rise in interest rates would likely cool demand for houses and force prices lower”(利率的快速上涨将有可能冷却房屋需求，强迫价格下降)，选项中只有C项不正确。 -
第9题：
单选题A heavy steel device that is set on the sea floor and used as a drilling template in offshore drilling operations is called a（）.Atemporary guide base
Bpermanent guide base
Cguide frame
Dfoundation template
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
问答题A postman delivers mail round a housing estate.
He does not want to visit the same street more than once, but can pass over the same street corners.
On which housing estate is this possible?正确答案： D解析： 只有在第四个地图中邮递员可以不用走重复的路线即可把信送到。即先走外面圆形的路，再走中间三角形的路，反之亦然。但是其他三幅地图，邮递员必须要走重复的路线才可以把所有的信送达。 -
第11题：
单选题A backlash below a lock is defined as（）.Aa current setting your vessel on the wall
Ba current setting into the lock chamber
Can eddy working along the lower guide wall
Da current setting counterclockwise
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析 -
第12题：
单选题What can be inferred from the passage?AThe housing market once crashed.
BThe investment market once crashed.
CThe housing market is about to crash.
DThe predictions of a housing crash have come true.
正确答案： B解析：
录音中提到“But earlier dire predictions of an impending housing crash in recent times haven’t come about. One reason a “crash” is unlikely is that the housing market is structured much differently from investment markets like stocks or commodities.”，由此可见早期预言在最近的时期房地产市场崩溃即将发生，但是这个可怕的预言没有实现。房地产市场不可能崩溃的其中一个原因是房地产市场的构成和像股票或商品期货的投资市场大不相同，由此可推测出投资市场曾经崩溃过，故选B。 -
第13题：
A heavy steel device that is set on the sea floor and used as a drilling template in offshore drilling operations is called a ______.
A.temporary guide base
B.permanent guide base
C.guide frame
D.foundation template
正确答案：A
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第14题：
Which of the following statements about a lesson plan is inappropriate?A．It is a teaching guide.
B．It is a blueprint to be strictly followed.
C．It takes into account syllabus and students.
D．It describes in advance what and how to teach.答案：B解析：考查教案的内涵。此题是问：下列关于教案的表述，哪个是不恰当的 A项意为“它是一项教学指导”；B项意为“它是一项必须严格遵照的计划”；C项意为“它需要考虑到教学大纲和学生”：D项意为“它事先描述了要教什么和怎么教”。A、C、D项分别体现了教案的性质、要求和内容．但教案只是一份教学计划．在实际过程中会因为一些突发状况而随时进行调整，所以B项说“需要严格遵照执行”是不准确的。故选B． -
第15题：
Text 4 When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads,railways,broadband and energy.Housing is seldom mentioned.Why is that?To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame.We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth.Then there is the scale of the typical housing project.It is hard to shove for attention among multibillionpound infrastructure project,so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere.But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.Nevertheless,the affordable housing situation is desperate.Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this.It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.The communities minister,Don Foster,has hinted that George Osborne,Chancellor of the Exchequer,may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted,increasing GDP by 0.6%.Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment,which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.But it is not just down to the government.While these measures would be welcome in the short term,we must face up to the fact that the existing￡4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing,set to expire in 2015，is unlikely to be extended beyond then.The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition's spending plans if returns to power.The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of largescale public grants.We need to adjust to this changing climate.While the government’s commitment to long-term funding may have changed,the very pressing need for more affordable housing is real and is not going away.
The author believes that after 2015,the government may____A.implement more policies to support housing
B.review the need for largescale public grants
C.renew the affordable housing grants programme
D.stop generous funding to the housing sector答案：D解析：推理题【命题思路】这是一道开放式推理题。考生需要将最后一段的主要内容和文章的主旨相结合进行推理。【直击答案】根据题干可以回文定位到最后一段。第二句提到用于建设经济适用房项目的资金将于2015年到期，而且不可能延期。这就意味着政府的投资停止了。D项与原文信息相符。【干扰排除】文中主要提到的是住房建设所遇到的资金问题，并没有提及政策性问题，因而A项属于无中生有，故排除。最后一段第四句话提到我们不可能再回到大规模的公共设施投资时代，因此政府未来将不会再重新审视大规模的公共设施投资需求，故B项与原文意思不符。同理，政府也不会更新经济适用房建设计划，故排除C项。 -
第16题：
OAG的全称是（ ）。
A．Official Airlines Guide
B．Official Airways Guide
C．Online Airlines Guide
D．Online Airways Guide答案：B解析：OAG的全称是OFFICIAL AIRWAYS GUIDE，是OAG公司出版的世界航班手册。从1999年6月开始改为每月出版一次，其中可列举世界各个主要城市之间约800个航空公司的航班。 -
第17题：
OAG的全称是（）。A.OffiCiAl Airlines GuiDE.B.OffiCiAl AirwA.ys GuiDE.C.Online Airlines GuiDE.D.Online AirwA.ys GuiDe答案：B解析： -
第18题：
The running wheel runs along the （）(导轨)on the hatch coaming top.
- A、guide rope
- B、guide rail
- C、side coaming
- D、side roller
正确答案:B -
第19题：
导轨（）
- A、guide rail
- B、guide roller
- C、guide
- D、bolt
正确答案:A -
第20题：
问答题Practice 1Directions: You are asked to write in no less than 150 words about the title of Is It a Good Idea for Poor Students to Live Separately? And you should base your composition on the information given in English below: At the beginning of this new semester, a university in Jiangsu Province has found a visible way to help some of its poorer students: It has built some special dormitories for poor students. More than 100 of the school’s relatively poor students are now housed in these buildings. Besides simple facilities, the major difference between these and other dormitories is that the housing costs 500 yuan a year, but in other residence halls students have to pay 1200 yuan. 1. Do you think this is a good idea to help the poorer students? 2. Give at least two reasons to support you argument. 3. Give some suggestions as to how to solve the problem.正确答案：
【参考范文】
It Is a Good Idea for Poor Students to Live Separately Housing expense is a financial burden for poor students, and reducing the housing cost does help those who are poor. However, I don’t think letting poor students live separately in specially built houses is a good solution to the problem.
Being poor doesn’t mean being inferior, nor does it mean they should be treated differently. Poor students also need respect and equality. Living separately in specially built houses can save them 700 yuan a year, but may add to their depression because an inferior label is placed on them. They may feel that they are different from other schoolmates and they may withdraw themselves into a circle of poor students. Even more seriously, they may develop a feeling of being discriminated against by their schoolmates, their university and the society, and may develop psychological problems.
To solve the problem I think poor students should live together with other students. They can pay the housing fee with the money they earn from their part-time jobs. Student loan is another way to solve the problem. Universities can help poor students get loans from banks to aid the students in a respectful way.解析： 暂无解析 -
第21题：
单选题The running wheel runs along （）on top of the hatch coaming.Athe guide rail
Bthe guide rope
Cthe side coaming
Dthe guide roller
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第22题：
单选题A backlash below a lock is defined as a（）.Acurrent setting your vessel on the wall
Bcurrent setting into the lock chamber
Can eddy working along the lower guide wall
Dcurrent setting counterclockwise
正确答案： A解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
问答题Practice 2New York Student Housing Center We have got what students are looking for in off-campus housing. Come and see our houses—safe, affordable and convenient for living. All the facilities that you are concerned about are available, such as cable TV, Internet access, fully furnished and ready for moving in! We also have comfortable apartments or rooms for roommate share. The rent may be paid weekly, monthly or yearly. Contact us at 800-298-3579 if you are interested.正确答案：
【参考译文】
纽约学生住房中心 我们提供学生需要的校外住房。请来看看我们的房子吧——安全、便宜且居住方便。你们所关心的设施一应俱全,比如:有线电视、网络接口,全套家具,可以随时入住!我们还有舒适的公寓套房或单间供你和他人合租。房租费可以按周、月或年度来支付。有意者请与我们联系,联系电话:800-298-3579。解析：
①off-campus housing应该译成“校外住房”。
②be concerned about关心。
③fully furnished应该译为“家具齐全”。furnish此处用作动词，表示“陈设家具，布置房间”。
④for roommate share供与人合租。
⑤weekly、monthly应该分别译成“按周”“按月”，这个也是英语里的一个习惯用法。