When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for a one year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. 【35】But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. 【32】The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing business.

　　【35】What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples—people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. 【33】They are saved a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.

　　One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. 【34】But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. Which of the following has become one of America's fastest growing businesses?

　　32. 答案D

　　解析：選項表示某種做法。聽力篇章第一段提及現在美國越來越流行的業(yè)務，那就是租家具。

　　33. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?

　　33. 答案C

　　解析：根據上題，考生可推測此題問題有可能是租家具的原因。聽力篇章第二段總結了租家具的原因，可以節(jié)省麻煩，還可以省錢。選項B只談到了其中一個原因。

　　34. What can you infer from the passage?

　　34. 答案B

　　解析：文章最后一段以一個家庭為例，他們很喜歡租的家具，但是卻不愿意告訴別人家具是租來的，因為這種做法比較新，他們不確定鄰居會怎么想。從此可以判斷，在這對夫妻的家鄉(xiāng)，這種觀點并不流行。

　　35. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

　　35. 答案B

　　解析：從選項的拼寫方式，考生可推斷問題可能是文章的題目。聽力篇章一開始，講到租家具在美國流行開來，第二段談及流行的原因，最后講到這種新穎的方式在某些地方并不流行。這三段圍繞同一個主線展開，那就是：新穎的獲得家具的方式。

　　Section C

　　36. 答案situation

　　解析：此空的名詞是個常用名詞，situation意為“情況，狀態(tài)”。

　　37. 答案opinions

　　解析：opinions和ideas是同義詞，表示“觀點，看法”�？忌�要注意此空用名詞復數。

　　38. 答案trial

　　解析：此空的名詞trial意為“努力，嘗試”，考生要注意和try區(qū)別。

　　39. 答案methods

　　解析：此空是個常用名詞，method意為“方式，方法”，考生要注意用名詞復數形式。

　　40. 答案stages　　解析：stage在此處意為“階段”，前面有數詞six來修飾，所以用名詞復數形式。

　　41. 答案recognize

　　解析：此空是個常用動詞，recognize意為“意識，認識”。

　　42. 答案broken

　　解析：此空是動詞的過去分詞用作形容詞，broken在此處意為“不能用，有問題”。

　　43. 答案define

　　解析：此空的動詞比較常用，define原意為“定義”，此空意為“確定”。

　　44. 答案he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame

　　解析：考生要聯系上下文，上文講必須先確定問題是什么，接著就承上舉了這個例子，他必須確定自行車的哪一部分出問題了。此處需要注意的詞匯：gears，brakes，frame。

　　45. 答案Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions

　　解析：此空要注意后面的句子。后面是個例子，具體說明前面的觀點。其例子大意為：Sam或看修理書，或和朋友討論，或仔細看輪子。所以前面作者的觀點是：要找信息，讓問題更清楚，找到可能的解決方案。此句需要注意的詞匯：clearer，solutions�？忌�要注意句子的首字母要大寫。

　　46. 答案After studying the problem, he should have several suggestions for a possible solution

　　解析：考生要聯系下文，下文是個具體的例子，大意為Sam解決這個輪子的可能方案。所以前面的觀點大概為：研究問題之后，應該對可能的解決方案提出幾個建議。此句需要注意的詞匯：suggestions�？忌�要注意句子的首字母要大寫。

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