2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测90.docVIP

2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测90 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A For millions of people, the American dream of owning a home seems to be slipping out of reach. “Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did,’’ says 40-year-old building instructor Pat Hennin. “But they can still have a home. Like their pioneer ancestors, they can build it themselves, and at less than half the cost of a ready-made house.” The owner-builders came from every occupational group, although surprisingly few are professional building workers. Many take the plunge with little or no experience. “I learned how to build my house from reading books,” says John Brown, who built a six-room home for $25, 000 in High Falls, New Jersey. “If you have patience and the carpentry skill to make a bookcase, you can build a house.” An astonishing 50 percent of these owner-builders hammer every nail, lay every pipe, and wire every switch with their own hands. The rest contract for some parts of the task. But even those who just act as contractors and finish the insides of their homes can save from 30 percent to 45 percent of what a ready-made home would cost. One survey revealed that 60 percent of owner-builders also design their homes. Many others buy commercial house plans for less than $100 or use plans available from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 56. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. The cost of having a house built. B. The American dream of owning a house. C. The life of owner-builders in America. D. A comparison between young couples and their parents. 57. It can be inferred from the passage that many Americans find it difficult to ________. A. build a house B. find a ready-made house C. have a good job D. buy a house 58. The underlined phrase “take the plunge” in paragraph 3 most probably means “________”. A. decide to build a house B. decide to pull down a house C. decide to buy a house D. decide t