6.Rent(出租)a room
Spare room?Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an income,but also,thanks to the government-backed"rent a room"program,you won't have to pay any tax on the first£4500you make per year.Try advertising your room on Romspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don't want a full-time lodger?Then rent on a short-term basis.If you live in the capital,renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money.Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a"film set"could earn you hundreds of pounds a day,depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed.A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free-but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof,but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around£14,000),and let you use the energy produced for nothing.In return,they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid.However,you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier,which could prevent you from changing the roof.
24.Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?C
A.On Letpark.
B.On Roomspare.
C.On Grashpadder.
D.On Roommateeasy.
25.If you want to use energy for free,you have toD.
A.sign an agreement with the government
B.pay around£14,000for the equipment
C.sell the roof to some energy companies
D.keep the roof unchanged for within 25years
26.For whom is the text most probably written?C
A.Lodgers.
B.Advertisers.
C.House owners.
D.Online companies.
分析 本文属于给管理员的,作者通过这篇文章主要教给我们有空闲的人应该如何利用自己的空闲时间,并告诉我们关于赚钱的一些技巧的事.
解答 24.C 细节理解题,跟据文章第一段"You won't have to pay any tax on the first£4500 you make per year"可知出租房子所得金额4500英镑以下是不用交税的,所以5000英镑应交税金额为5000-4500=500英镑.所以本题选C.
25.D 细节理解题,根据最后一段you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier (供应商),which could prevent you from changing the roof.可知,如果你想免费用能源,你必须25年内不能变屋顶."所以本题选D.
26.C 细节理解题,通过阅读本文主要是关于教给有空闲的人如何利用自己的空闲时间赚钱的一些技巧,所以本文最适合房子的主人阅读.所以本题选C.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.