五、阅读理解。〔人与社会——科学与技术〕
What will the home of the future look like? A team of architects in Hong Kong say that houses will be small, as the space is becoming more and more expensive.
They have designed “spaceflats” that are just 30 square metres in size. These flats only have three small rooms: a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony, but everything is carefully planned to make good use of the
limited space.
The living room is the main room of the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen, and even a second bedroom. There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed. The dining table can be changed into a computer desk. And, if not needed, both the sofa - bed and the dining table can be folded away (折叠) and put into a small space in the wall. There is a flat - screen TV, which can also work as a computer monitor. In one corner of the room, a small cooker, a microwave oven and a mini - fridge are hidden out of sight.
The other rooms are small but practical. The bathroom has a toilet and a shower. The double bed in the bedroom can also be a sofa. The balcony has enough room for two people to sit and enjoy the view from the block of the flat. All the rooms have high ceilings to give as much storage space as possible, while the flat has large windows to let in enough sunlight.
“Spaceflats” are now being tested in a building in Hong Kong. “It's wonderful,” says one resident (居民). “The flat is designed so well that you feel that there is a lot of space.”
1. What does the underlined word “limited” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Small.
B. Large.
C. Special.
D. Enough.
2. Which of the following sentences about the “spaceflat” is true?
A. The table can be put under the sofa.
B. There isn't a balcony in the “spaceflat”.
C. The living room can be used as a kitchen.
D. There are two bathrooms in a “spaceflat”.
3. The writer writes this passage in order to
B
.
A. ask some people to move houses
B. show the special design of “spaceflats”
C. invite people to visit the writer's house
D. teach people how to design their houses