Question

  I'm Mary. I'm 28 years old and I'm still single. Recently,I moved into a new flat. I quickly discovered I had noisy neighbours―a young couple,who have parties at least twice a week with loud dance music that shakes my walls. I've asked them nicely to turn it down,which they do at once,but then it starts up again until dawn. They're only renting―what else can I do?

  Vicki Do everything you can ―including keeping a disturbance ( T擾) diary,calling their landlord (房東) ，finding out how their flat is rented and checking if they are doing something against the contract (合同) .It's too an?noying for you,lying in bed while the beat goes on and on. Buy earplugs for yourself;you can also go to see a doctor if you're being kept from sleeping. If their landlord is actually a management company based in Toronto j everything will be very slow,but you'll have to make this into a task and keep on until you win.

  Octavia If they're renting,you can complain to their landlord,who can usually have them out in two months (or six at most) . I've seen some friends who were evicted after holding just one loud party and had to find another place to live in. Most landlords will force them to leave. Failing in that,you can complain to the local council,who in my experience do very little and very slow?ly. So don't get your hopes high. Actually,I think the best thing is to keep putting pressure on them;every time they make loud noise,go and knock on their door. Sometimes people just need something to realize that they're beha?ving badly.

1. Mary writes the first paragraph of the passage mainly to         .

   A. complain about her neighbours

   B. ask for some advice

   C. look for a new flat

   D. share her stories

2. When Mary asked the couple to turn down the music,they         .

   A. refused to do so rudely

   B. said sorry politely

   C. kept it down only for a little while

   D. got very angry

3. What does Vicki ask Mary to do?

a. complain to the local council

b. call the couple's landlord

c.call the police

d. go to see a doctor if necessary

e.find another flat

f.keep a diary

   A. acde   B. abd

   C. bdef   D. bdf

4. According to Paragraph 3,if someone is evicted， we mean he is         .

   A. hated by others

   B. forced to leave

   C. invited to a party

   D. taken in by the landlord

5. In Octavia's opinion,the local council will most probably          .

   A. not provide any help for Mary

   B. solve Mary's problem at once

   C. put pressure on Mary's neighbours

   D. refuse to help Mary rudely if she turns to them

Answer 1

瑪麗的鄰居辦聚會時特別吵，這讓她無法忍受，因此她在網(wǎng)上發(fā)帖求助。來看看別人給她支了哪些招吧。

1. B推理判斷題。根據(jù)Mary所寫的"They're only renting—what else can I do?"可知，她是在求助，希望能得到一些好的建議。

2. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的"…which they do at once,but then it starts up again until dawn.”可知，那對夫婦只是暫時把音量調(diào)低了一點兒。

3. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容可知，Vicki讓Mary 給那對夫婦的房東打電話，如果睡不著就去看醫(yī)生，寫日記記錄下那些吵鬧。他并沒有提到其他三項的內(nèi)容，故選D.

4. B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前面的"…who can usually have them out in two months (or six at most) ."以及后面的"… had to find another place to live in."可知，這里是指那些人被房東"驅(qū)逐"了出去。

5. A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的"…you can complain to the local council,who in my experience do very little and very slowly. So don't get your hopes high.”可知Octavia 認(rèn)為當(dāng)?shù)匚瘑T會幫不了Mary什么忙。