Question

Below is a housing guide for students going to London.

University accommodation (住所)offices

Many university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房東). Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization. The advantage of using your university accommodation office is that you can get some support if you have a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unluckily to have enough registered landlords to houses all their students.

Property papers: Loot and Renting

Loot is an important source (來源) of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: www.loot.com. The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers.

Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is at www. renting.co.uk.

Accommodation agencies

The majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. A good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters.

Noticeboards

    Around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic. 

Word of mouth

    Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, don’t suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily going to be better than that found through any other source.

Family

Faced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good choice.

1. What is the advantage of using Loot?

A. It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting.    

B. It gives you personal information about other co-renters.

C. Their website is designed mainly for students.    

D. There are some good bargains.

2.The information passed on by word of mouth is important because      .

A. it is better than that found through any other source

B. it helps you find some of the best housing never advertised    

C. the landlords have little valuable information

D. the final year students always offer better information

3.For students going to London for the first time, which of the following provides the most reliable information?

A. University accommodation offices.               B. Loot and Renting.    

C. Notice boards.                                D. Family.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了去倫敦的學生選擇住宿的指導建議。去倫敦的學生可以選擇學校提供的住宿，有麻煩時可以提到幫助；亦可選擇Loot來租住房子；還可以通過租房住宿中介，他們會給你提供一些可租住的房子；還可選擇廣告牌和聽熟人口頭介紹的房子。另外一些學生和他們的父母也可以在倫敦買房子來住。

1.細節理解題。根據第二段的The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. 可知使用Loot的好處就是可以討價還價。故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據第六段的 Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth.可知通過別人口頭傳的房子不用做廣告，有可能是最好的房子。 故選B。

3.推理判斷題。根據第一段的The advantage of using your university accommodation office is that you can get some support if you have a problem.可知大學提供的住宿如果有問題可以得到幫助，因此它是比較有保障的住宿，因此第一次去倫敦的學生還是選擇這種住宿，因為安全，有幫助。故選A。

考點：廣告布告類短文閱讀。