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1、05Passage1 WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkfromLondonforaone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(beds,tables,dishes,and

2、soon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.    Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Manykindsofpeople:internationalbusinessmen,governmentofficials,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples--thepeoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecity(orcountry)toa

3、nother.Theyaresavedthetroubleandcostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhome.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheywillsoongrowtodislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycan

4、rentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.    Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchtheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Buttheydon'tliketotellpeopleaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheir

5、neighborsmightthink.1. Thepassageismainlyabout____.[A] howsomepeoplebuytheirfurniture[B] howsomepeoplebuytheirhouse[C] whysomepeoplemovetheirfurniturefromplacetoplace[D] whysomepeoplerenttheirfurniture 2. Whatisthecharacteristicincommonaboutthosewhorenthomefurnishings?____[A] Theyarewealthy.[B] T

6、heyarepoor.[C] Theyhavetomovefrequently.[D] Theyliketochangetheirfurniturefrequently. 3. Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatyoungpeople____.[A] likegoodandexpensivefurniture[B] liketomoveabout[C] likefurnishedapartments[D] liketobuyusedfurniture 4. Thefamilykeepsrentingthefurniturebecause____.[A] 

7、itischeaperthatway[B] theylikethefurnitureverymuch[C] theycannotaffordtobuybetterfurniture[D] theywillhavetomovesoon 5. Whatpeoplearenotlikelytorentfurniture?____[A] Internationalbusinessmen.[B] Governmentofficials.[C]