广东省汕头市2013届高三教学质量测评英语试题2013汕头一模 含答案.docVIP

试卷类型：A 汕头市2013届普通高中高三教学质量测评试题 英语 本试卷共三大部分，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意.然后从1一15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 These days, my husband and I have found a new hobby — apartment hunting. Were 1 _____ a second-hand apartment because we’d like to have a place of our own. Actually, weve been devoting all our spare time 2 _____ the city, visiting various apartments . And the real estate (房地产)ads, which used to be 3 _____ paper in our eyes, have suddenly become so precious. After our honeymoon, the idea of having our own home was only 4 _____. We are tired of the traffic 5 _____ every night while we sleep in a rented house. We need our own 6 _____ ，not big or luxurious (奢侈的)，but certainly neat and comfortable. However, buying a home is no 7 _____ task. Since neither my husband nor I have many 8 ____ we are looking at buying a second-hand apartment because it is cheaper. Also, we want to live in a place that is in a clean yet 9 _____location. During the first weekend of May, we 10 _____ set out to look for our future home. However, the first day turned out to be a 11 _____First, we looked at an apartment that was conveniently located near a bus line that could take me directly to work. The inner structure of the building was good. Without a second thought, my husband paid the real estate agent (中介）5,000 yuan as a down 12 _____But we overlooked one important aspect of the neighborhood — the location. When we went back for a second look, we found that the area was full of noise and confusion with all the traffic and passers-by. And we were too 13 _____ to get our money back, so we lost a large sum of money. However, this 14 _____ has brought my husband and me closer together. Now we are both more determined than ever to find the 15 _____ apartment that will suit our needs. I. A. looking through B. looking into C. looking for D. looking at 2. A. searching B. inspecting C. touring D. witnessing 3. A. priceless B. valueless C. valuable D. unbearable 4. A. impossi