买房还是租房？两个人的不同选择
Morgan and Lisa are twin sisters. They live in similar houses. Morgan buys her house. Lisa rents (租) hers.
Morgan buys her house for 400,000 dollars. After 30 years, she finishes paying for it. When something breaks, she pays to repair it. Over time, the house becomes more valuable. After 30 years, she can sell it for 1,300,000 dollars.
Lisa pays rent every month. She does not pay for repairs. She saves some money each month. After 30 years, she pays 900,000 dollars in rent, but she has 500,000 dollars in her savings account (账户).
In the end, Morgan has a house worth (值) a lot of money. Lisa is free to move, and she can spend money on hobbies.
1.1.Which is true about Morgan and Lisa?
A Lisa buys her house.
B Morgan rents her house.
C They are best friends.
D They don’t live together.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。原文开头说 “They live in similar houses. Morgan buys her house. Lisa rents hers.”，说明两人分别住在相似的房子里，Morgan买房、Lisa租房，因此D项 “They don’t live together” 正确。A“Lisa买房”与原文“Lisa rents hers”相反；B“Morgan租房”与原文“Morgan buys her house”相反；C“她们是最好的朋友”文中只说她们是双胞胎姐妹，并未说“最好的朋友”。故选D。
2.2. What does Morgan do when things break?
A She sells the house.
B She pays to repair it.
C She moves to a new house.
D She asks Lisa for help.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。原文明确提到 “When something breaks, she pays to repair it.”，即东西坏了时Morgan会付钱修理，因此B项 “She pays to repair it” 正确。A“她卖掉房子”、C“她搬到新房子”、D“她向Lisa求助”在文中均无依据。故选B。
3.3. The underlined words “more valuable” mean ________ in Chinese.
A 更有价值的
B 更便宜的
C 更豪华的
D 更普通的
解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据上下文，Morgan买房花400,000美元，30年后可卖1,300,000美元，说明房子变得更值钱、更有价值，因此 “more valuable” 意为“更有价值的”，选A。B“更便宜的”与房价上涨相反；C“更豪华的”和D“更普通的”都不能由“买房400,000美元、卖房1,300,000美元”这一信息直接推出。故选A。
4.4. How much rent does Lisa pay in 30 years?
A 500,000 dollars.
B 400,000 dollars.
C 900,000 dollars.
D 1,300,000 dollars.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。原文明确说 “After 30 years, she pays 900,000 dollars in rent”，即Lisa在30年里共支付租金900,000美元，因此C项正确。A“500,000美元”是Lisa的存款；B“400,000美元”是Morgan买房的价格；D“1,300,000美元”是Morgan房子30年后的售价，均不符合题意。故选C。
5.5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A Buying a house is bad.
B Renting a house is good.
C Both ways have good points.
D Houses are very expensive.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。文章分别说明Morgan买房后最终拥有一套值钱的房子，而Lisa租房不用承担修理费、可以自由搬家并把钱花在爱好上，说明买房和租房各有优点，因此C项 “Both ways have good points” 正确。A“买房不好”和B“租房好”都只强调一方，且过于绝对；D“房子很贵”只是文中出现的部分信息，不是文章要表达的主要思想。故选C。