Question

【題目】 In the UK, a car boot (后備箱）sale is a popular way of clearing out things you don’t need any more.

People get out things from their houses. These are usually things they do not want to keep, like old books, clothes or toys. They then put all of them in their car boots, and drove to a field with lots of other people. Here everyone sells the things they don’t want out of their cars. It is a great way to make some extra money. It can also be fun to go and buy something from another car. If you look carefully, you might find a bargain. Last year, my uncle bought a valuable painting at car boot sales for very little money. Then he sold it to someone else later and got a lot of money. If you want to buy the best things, you have to get to the car boot sale early in the morning. Some people are very good at finding valuable things,In the UK, people do not usually haggle (討價還價）over prices when buying something. But at car boot sales, this is part of the fun. So be prepared to argue over how much you pay!Car boot sales arc a good way of recycling (回收利用)things. Even if you do not want your old toys any more, there is someone, somewhere, who does.

【1】Can you talk about the price at a car boot sale in the UK?

【2】Where do people sell the things they don't want?

【3】How did the writer's uncle get lots of money?

【4】Do you want to have a car boot sale in your school? Why or why not?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes./Yes, we can

【2】At car boot sales./In a field with lots of other people

【3】By selling a painting he bought at car boot sales.

【4】Yes. Because it is not only interesting but also a good way of recycling.

No. Because it is a waste of time to go around at car boot sales.

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了英國一種流行的售賣方式——后備箱售賣，這是一種既能清理不需要的物品，又能賺些外快的好方式。

【1】根據(jù)上文“In the UK, people do not usually haggle…this is part of the fun”，雖然在平常時候英國人不討價還價，但后備箱買賣東西討價還價是種樂趣。故答案為Yes./Yes, we can.

【2】根據(jù)第一段“a car boot …you don’t need any more. ”以及“They then put all of them in their car boots, and drove to a field with lots of other people.”可知，他們在后備箱賣不要的東西，或者把它們拉到人多的地方賣。故答案為At car boot sales./In a field with lots of other people.

【3】根據(jù)文中“Last year, my uncle bought a valuable painting … got a lot of money.”可知，叔叔低價買入畫，高價賣出，賺取中間差價。故答案為By selling a painting he bought at car boot sales.

【4】開放題�？梢哉f想，理由是物品可以循環(huán)利用；也可以說不想，因為很浪費時間。故答案為Yes. Because it is not only interesting but also a good way of recycling.或No. Because it is a waste of time to go around at car boot sales.