基礎(chǔ)詞匯:
rent 房租let 出租lease 租約,契約
landlord 房東tenant 房客hall 門廳
utility bills 水電及煤氣費(fèi)corridor/passage 走廊cabinet 櫥柜
poster 海報(bào),宣傳畫shower pipe 淋浴管道leak 漏洞,裂縫
maintenance 維修,保養(yǎng)paint 油漆 peel off 剝落,脫落
stove 爐子
經(jīng)典考題:
例1:2010年12月真題
11.[A]The man is the manager of the apartment building.
[B]The woman is very good at bargaining.
[C]The woman will get the apartment refurnished.
[D]The man is looking for an apartment.
原文:W:This is one of our best and least expensive two?bedroom listings.It's located in a quiet building and it's close to bus lines.
M:That may be true.But look at it.It's awful.The paint has peeled off and carpet is worn and the stove is ancient.
Q:What can we infer from the conversation?
答案:D
解析:女士提到該公寓位置和交通上的優(yōu)勢(shì),男士卻說(shuō)but look at it,it's awful,the paint has peeled off and carpet is worn and the stove is ancient“但是看看這屋子,太糟糕了。漆都脫落了,地毯磨損了,爐子也非常舊”,這說(shuō)明男士正在挑剔這位女士提供的公寓,由此可知男士正在找公寓。
例2:2002年6月真題
2.[A]The man will probably have to find a roommate.
[B]The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs.
[C]The man will probably have to buy a car.
[D]The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires.
原文:M:I'm looking for an apartment with a monthly rent of around $200 in this neighborhood.Could you give some advice on that?
W:Well.It's rather hard to find anything for less than $300 around there.Rents are lower in suburbs,but you'll need transportation if you choose to live there.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
答案:D
解析:男士希望就在附近小區(qū)找到月租200美元左右的公寓,但是女士說(shuō)在這附近很難找到月租低于300美元的。郊區(qū)的房租便宜一些,但是如果住在郊區(qū),交通就不那么方便了。也就是說(shuō)男士恐怕難以找到完全符合他需求的公寓。
例3:2002年12月真題
8.[A]Hang some pictures for decoration.
[B]Find room for the paintings.
[C]Put more coats of paint on the wall.
[D]Paint the walls to match the furniture.
原文:M:How do you like the way I've arranged the furniture in my living room?
W:Fine,but I think the walls could do with a few paintings.
Q:What does the woman suggest the man do?
答案:A
解析:女士的話but后面的內(nèi)容是答題的關(guān)鍵,I think the walls could do with a few paintings就是建議男士可以在墻上掛一些paintings。注意此處painting的意思是“畫”,也就是建議男士掛一些圖畫裝飾墻面,而不是給墻面刷漆,這道題容易錯(cuò)選D。
