Question

【题目】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(延时的) 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】

本文为记叙文。本文叙述了一名叫埃尔维斯的男人为一名无家可归的妇女建造了一个可移动的小房子，并决定来资助更多的小房子来无家可归的人。

【1】猜测词义题。根据文章的内容可知，这位无家可归的妇女一直睡在埃尔维斯家外面，埃尔维斯还用废弃的材料给她建造的小房子，可知他们之间建立了友谊。分析选项A. kept on继续，B.accomplished完成；C. gave out发出；D. established建立。故选D项。

【2】细节理解题。根据第五段的内容The materials, including two locks on the front door and strong wheels for moving it around, cost him about $500.可知小房子可移动，分析选项可知B项正确。

【3】推理判断题。最后一段内容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. 可知埃尔维斯决心资助建小房子，所用的材料更轻更便宜….，Rick S assen经理捐赠了屋顶瓦和雪松，而埃尔维斯自己负担不起，但没有从建房中赚钱。由此可知，A、C 和D是错误的，B是正确的。