河南省周口中英文学校2014-2015学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题 (2).doc

周口中英文学校2014----2015学年下期高一第三次考试 英语试题 I. 阅读(共20小题，满分40分) 第一节 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。 A Exploit your parking space An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport， you could make anything up to ￡200 or ￡300 a week. Put an advertisement(广告)for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark. Rent a room Spare room？ Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an income， but also， thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program， you won’t have to pay any tax on the first ￡4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy. Make money during special events Don’t want a full-time lodger？ Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital， renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space. Live on set Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day， depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked. Use your roof ?You need the right kind of roof， but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around￡14，000)， and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return， they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However， you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier， which could prevent you from changing the roof. 21. If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year， the tax you need to pay will be based on ______. A. ￡800?????? B.? ￡4500??? C. ￡500??? D.5000 22. If you want to use energy free， you have to_____. A. sign an agreement with the government B. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years C. sell the roof to some energy companies D. pay around ￡14，000 for the equipment 23. For whom the text most probably written？