毛额市鹌鹑阳光实验学校高考英语专题总复习精选荟萃阅读简答系列（一）
友谊的图片Directions：Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit.
Passage 1
The unsteady housing market is showing a rare sign of strength：waiting home sales were up significantly in February，a report relead Monday said，suggesting that Americans took advantage of a tax credit for home buyers.
Sales ro 8.2 percent in February，the National Association of Realtors (房地产经纪人) said. Analysts had expected sales to stay flat.
Economists said Monday's data suggested buyers were reentering the market as the April 30 deadline approached for a government tax credit of up to $8,000.The tax credit drove up sales rapidly in the fall，when it was originally t to end，but it has been slow to push the market this spring.
Lawrence Yun，chief economist for the association，said Monday's report “may signal the early stages of a cond wave of home sales”.
A parate report on Monday showed the rvice division in the United States was improving，driven in part by gains in employment.福楼拜家的星期天
The Institute for Supply Management's nonmanufacturing barometer (晴雨表) ro to 55.4 in March，up from 53 in February，going beyond expectations. Much of the energy came from a rush in new orders and business activity.
露营英语It was the highest reading (测量或调查的读数) for the survey since May 2006.While employment ro，it was short of the breakeven point，signaling the rvice division was still losing jobs. Exports also ro significantly.
“This is a very encouraging report，which indicates acceleration in demand growth from both domestic and foreign customers，” Barclays Capital rearchers wrote in a note on Monday.
The jump in waiting home sales was a rare bit of good news for the housing market，which remains in a deep rut(车辙)．Home prices have shown little change.
Analysts expect the housing market to gradually improve as unemployment becomes less and the broader recovery gains steam. But so far，relief has been slow to come.炒小河虾
Monday's report showed sales ro even in areas hit hard by poor weather in February. Sales climbed 9 percent in the Northeast and South，which were blanketed by snow in February.
The Realtors association bas its data on signed contracts，which usually take one or two months to translate into final sales.
1．What is the effect of the government tax credit? (No more than 5 words)
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2．Who is chief economist for the National Association of Realtors? (No more than 2 words)
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3．What could be a surpri according to Monday's report? (No more than 10 words)
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4．If you are asked to describe the ri in home sales in February，which word do you think is the most appropriate? (No more than 1 word)
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【答案解析】
1．It drove up sales rapidly.
由第三段可知政府的税务补贴大大促进了住房的销售。
2．Lawrence Yun.
由第四段可知答案。
3．Sales ro in areas hit hard by poor weather.
由倒数第二段可知甚至在一些被恶劣天气袭击的地区，二月份住房销售指数仍在上升。
4．Sharp / Fierce.
甲醛有气味吗由文章的前两段可知，在二月份销售指数显著上升，达到8.2%，故用sharp / fierce(急剧的)。
中国美食教案Passage 2
What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. The may show strengths that you can u in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can u that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand，you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be ud directly in a job，they may have indirect value. A knowledge of hist
ory is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be uful in many jobs.
春节的英语介绍 Your school may have taught you skills，such as typing or technical drawing，which you can u in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve the skills. If you have had a parttime job on Saturdays or in the summer，think what you gained from it. If nothing el，you may have learned how to get to work on time，to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop，for example. Just as important，you may become interested in a particular industry or career you e from the inside in a parttime job.宣纸生产
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourlf. You may be_all_thumbs when you handle tools；perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record，for instance，may not be too good，yet it is an important part of your background. You shoul
d not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
