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【題目】 You may have heard of the famous saying, “East or west, home is the best.” What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Even if (盡管) people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof(屋頂）and four walls. It’s cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

We asked some people about their homes. How often do people move house in your country? “In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”

— Cherry, Boston, USA

What are features (特點) of homes in your country?

“In Britain, even in town, there’s always a garden. We have separate(各自的) bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies. The weather isn’t warm enough!

— Pat. Exeter, England

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案，并在答題卡上將選定答案的字母標(biāo)號涂黑。

【1】The word “home” sometimes has no exact translation because ______.

A.people can’t find this word in the dictionary

B.no one knows what it is

C.it has different meanings in different countries

D.people can’t understand each other very well

【2】According to the passage, you can do everything except(除了) ______at home.

A.making friendsB.cooking and eating

C.playing and talkingD.sleeping and relaxing

【3】Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

A.Because they want to breathe(呼吸) fresh air outside.

B.Because there’s a fire in the living room.

C.Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.

D.Because the sun there shines a lot.

【4】From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on ______.

A.whether they are rich or notB.the climate (氣候) they have

C.how old they areD.whether they live in the city or the countryside

【5】Which one of the sentences below is TRUE?

A.People in Britain seldom have balconies because it’s so hot outside.

B.Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.

C.Homes look the same in different countries.

D.Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

這篇短文主要是關(guān)于房屋的，對不同國家的不同人而言，家有不同的含義，同時，因為環(huán)境氣候的不同，不同區(qū)域的房屋具備不同的特點。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“Even if (盡管）people usually know what the word means，it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is different from country to country, and from person to person.” 即使人們通常知道這個詞的意思，它有時也沒有確切的翻譯。這并不奇怪，因為每個國家，每個人對家的看法都不一樣。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解。making friends交朋友； cooking and eating做飯和吃飯；playing and talking玩和交談；sleeping and relaxing睡覺個放松。

根據(jù)文中“It’s cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.” 烹飪，吃，說，玩，睡覺都是在里面進行的。在家里你通常會感到安全和放松。這里沒有提到交朋友。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“In the south，where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.” 在南方，陽光明媚，更重要的是別讓熱量進來，那里有小窗戶和涼爽的石頭地板。可知，因為日照時間長，所以人們一般都盡可能把熱量排到屋外。故選D。

【4】段落大意。根據(jù)文中“Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south，where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.”南方因為日照時間長，溫度高，人們會比較涼快的地板磚，而在北方，比較冷，人們會在屋內(nèi)生火，由此可知房子什么樣取決于環(huán)境氣候。故選B。

【5】推理判斷。根據(jù)文中“In Britain，even in town，there’s always a garden. We have separate(各自的) bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies. The weather isn’t warm enough!“ 在英國，即使在城里，也總有一個花園。我們有獨立的臥室和客廳。但我們不常有陽臺。天氣不夠暖和！可知選項A“People in Britain seldom have balconies because it’s so hot outside.”說法錯誤；根據(jù)文中“Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside.” 不同國家的房子看起來不一樣。它們里面也有不同的東西。可知選項C“Homes look the same in different countries.”說法錯誤；根據(jù)文中“For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it.” 例如，在寒冷的北歐，客廳或廚房有一個火爐，所有的椅子都面對著它。選項D“Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.”說法錯誤。根據(jù)文中“In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”— Cherry, Boston, USA”可知，有些美國人一生中搬過幾次家�？芍�選項B“Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.”說法正確的。故選B。