4. What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?
- A. The play.
- B. The shared house.
- C. The sofa.
- D. The telephone box.
答案：B
答案句：Hoping to impress some talented actors to come and work for me for nothing, I spread some throws over the sofas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more ”young professional”.
参考译文：为了打动一些有才华的演员，让他们免费来为我工作，我在沙发上铺了一些盖布，点上蜡烛，让房子看起来更“年轻专业”一些。
定位线索：题干“it”→答案句中的“it”指代前文“the shared house”；文中“make it seem”对应选项B“The shared house”。
解析：题干问第一段中划线词“it”指代什么。答案句中“I spread some throws over the sofas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more 'young professional'”，“it”指代作者装饰的对象，即前文提到的“my tiny old shared house”。选项B正确。选项A“The play”、C“The sofa”、D“The telephone box”均与装饰行为无关，属于无中生有。
5. Why did the author use the telephone box in 2006?
- A. To place an urgent call.
- B. To put up a notice.
- C. To shelter from the rain.
- D. To hold an audition.
答案：A
答案句：As I rushed outdoors to empty the wastepaper baskets, the door swung shut behind me. Suddenly I was locked outside. My mobile phone was inside, but luckily there was a telephone box across the street. So, I called Directory Assistance, got put through to our landlady’s managing agent, and had a spare key sent to me with just enough time to get back in before the actors arrived.
参考译文：当我冲到户外去倒废纸篓时，门在我身后关上了。突然我被锁在了外面。我的手机在里面，但幸运的是街对面有一个电话亭。于是，我打了查号台，接通了房东的管理代理人，让他们给我送来了备用钥匙，正好赶在演员们到达之前回到了屋里。
定位线索：题干“Why did the author use the telephone box in 2006”→答案句“I was locked outside... had a spare key sent to me”；文中“called Directory Assistance”对应选项A“To place an urgent call”。
解析：题干问作者2006年为什么使用电话亭。答案句明确说“Suddenly I was locked outside”，手机在屋内，所以“I called Directory Assistance”，即打紧急电话求助，对应选项A“To place an urgent call”。选项B“贴通知”、C“躲雨”、D“进行试演”均与原文不符，属于无中生有。
6. What do we know about the “mini community library”?
- A. It provides phone service for free.
- B. Anyone can contribute to its collection.
- C. It is popular among young readers.
- D. Books must be returned within a month.
答案：B
答案句：The last one standing has just been turn into a “mini community library”: any passer-by can “borrow” a book from its shelves return it later, or replace it with another title from their own collection.
参考译文：最后一个还在的电话亭刚刚被改造成了一个“迷你社区图书馆”：任何路人都可以从书架上“借”一本书，稍后归还，或者用自己收藏的另一本书来替换。
定位线索：题干“mini community library”→答案句“any passer-by can 'borrow' a book... or replace it with another title from their own collection”；文中“replace it with another title”对应选项B“Anyone can contribute to its collection”。
解析：题干问关于“迷你社区图书馆”我们知道什么。答案句说“any passer-by can 'borrow' a book... or replace it with another title from their own collection”，即任何人都可以用自己的书替换，也就是可以贡献书籍，对应选项B“Anyone can contribute to its collection”。选项A“提供免费电话服务”与原文不符，选项C“受年轻读者欢迎”、D“必须一个月内归还”均无中生有。
7. Why did the author start to use the “library”?
- A. He wanted to borrow some love stories.
- B. He was encouraged by a close neighbour.
- C. He found there were excellent free books.
- D. He thought it was an ideal place for reading.
答案：C
答案句：Then I noticed fork conducting spring cleans dropping boxes of voluminous books on various subjects there. And these books were free. This unbeatable price-point encouraged me to experiment with dozens of titles that I would never normally consider buying. And I’ve discovered some great books!
参考译文：然后我注意到，进行春季大扫除的人们会把装满各种主题的大部头书的箱子放在那里。而且这些书是免费的。这个无与伦比的价格点鼓励我去尝试几十本我平时绝不会考虑购买的书。而且我发现了一些很棒的书！
定位线索：题干“Why did the author start to use the 'library'”→答案句“And these books were free. This unbeatable price-point encouraged me”；文中“free”和“unbeatable price-point”对应选项C“He found there were excellent free books”。
解析：题干问作者为什么开始使用“图书馆”。答案句说“And these books were free. This unbeatable price-point encouraged me to experiment with dozens of titles”，即因为书免费且质量好，所以开始使用，对应选项C“He found there were excellent free books”。选项A“想借爱情故事”与原文“I had assumed that it would be stuffed full of cheese love stories”不符，选项B“被邻居鼓励”、D“认为那是理想的阅读场所”均无中生有。