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1、OnehometownownerinDetroitisintendingtoexchange阅读理解答案 OnehometownownerinDetroitisintendingtoexchangehisvillaforthelatestiPhone6. Theownerhasdroppedtheaskingpricefrom$5,000toanewiPhone6astheownerisdesperatetosellbeforethetaxauction(拍卖)seasonwhere“thous
2、ands”ofhomesnearforeclosure(房屋止赎权)willfloodintothemarket,arealestatebroker(房地产经纪人)calledLarryElsetoldABCNews. “Thishouseisreallynotworthmuchatall,”Elsesaid.Thewindowsarebrokenandthereisnofrontdoor.Thebrokerhimselfhasnotbeeninsidethehomebecausehiscompa
3、nyhasapolicyofnotgoinginunsecuredhousesalone.Detroit’sdecliningfortuneshaveleftitspopulationaboutathirdofwhatitusedtobeinitspeak,accordingtotheCensusBureau(人口普查办公室). Now,thepropertyhasaccrued(拖欠)morethan$6,000inbacktaxes(退税款)andwillenterforeclosurenex
4、tyearifthatdebtisnotsettled.SowhiletheownerisaskingforaniPhone6,thetruecostofthesalecomesfromthebuyerincludingthecostofthebacktaxes. Thatattractedgreatinterestintheproperty,asElsesaidthathereceivedfourofferstodayalone.Onewomansaidshewasinterestedinthe
5、houseforthewood.AnothersaidthattheywouldbewillingtohandoveraniPhone5,andanotheroffered$850.ButElsehintedthatthemostlikelybuyerissomeonewhoalreadylivesontheblockandputina$700bid(出价),andtheirfamiliaritywiththeareaappearedtoputthemattheheadofthepack.Hesai
6、dheexpectsoneofthefourofferstoworkout,andmayevenconfirmthesaletonight. Thisisnottheendofhisbartering(物物交换)business,however,asElsesaidthathe’salreadygottenanothercallfromahomeownerwhohashadtroublesellingtheirproperty. 21.Whydidtheownerdrophispricefort
7、hehouse? A.Becausethehousewastooold. B.Becausethereisaboomineconomy. C.Becausehewantedtosellthehousequickly. D.BecausethepopulationinDetroitissmall. 22.LarryElsehasn’tcomeintothehousebecause_______. A.itisdangeroustoenterit B.theownerdoesn’tperm
8、itit C.heisnotfamiliarwiththearea D.itwillbreakthecompany’srule 23.Thehousewillmostpossiblybesoldatthepriceof_______. A.$5,000B.$850C.$700D.aniPhone6 24.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________. A.astorybookB.anewsreport C.aneco
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