冲刺原创01-冲刺2021年高考英语阅读理解+完形填空组合专练

冲刺2021年高考英语原创阅读理解+完形填空专练01 （阅读理解4篇+完形填空1篇） 一、阅读理解 1 Judging by the real estate pages, property publications, house advertisements on Trade Me and neighborhood streets regularly flooded with flags and signs, you’d never guess that open homes are increasingly viewed with suspicion by vendors(卖主). It’s well accepted that open homes are frequented by sticky-beak neighbors, tyre-kickers with nothing better to do and people looking for interior design inspiration. But the time-wasters are the least of your problems. Open homes have also been identified as potentially providing an opportunity for criminals to eye up what might be worth stealing at some later date. Additionally, there’s the risk of valuables being removed during the open home itself. In 2007 a Ponsonby woman reported jewellery stolen in just these circumstances---Open-home theft prompts tenant（承租人） to warn of risks. Cox Partners Estate Agents, Napier, disapproves of open inspections. “They are an invitation to thieves who will return later... It is amazing: a person needs more identification to rent a video than to stroll through a family home!” It’s a sentiment echoed by one Tauranga firm: “Lovell Real Estate opposes Open Home Marketing. Open inspections are dangerous... Never open your home for public inspection.” It’s believed that some real estate agents have ulterior motives to hold open homes. According to Tasmania-based Peter Lees Real Estate “the purpose of open inspections is not to sell the home; it is to create the impression of activity and ‘condition’ sellers to lower their prices.” So you’d have to wonder why anyone would voluntarily hold an open home. The answer’s simple: real estate agents encourage the practice because they’re easy to run, operate within a brief, well-defined period of time---and give the impression that the agent is actively engaged with selling the house concerned. But the primary reason open homes are favored by many real estate agents is because they’re an excellen