二、阅读理解
These days, a new type of house, called Fourth-Generation Houses, becomes a hit. It brings great changes to our living environment.
Fourth-Generation Houses are different from traditional houses. They have some special features. Each house has a big private garden where people can plant beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables, just like living in the countryside. Also, there are large shared areas in the community, such as artificial(人造的) lakes and a great number of trees, and these will make people feel like they are in a park.
Moreover, these houses use new building materials. For example, special glass is used to let in more sunlight to keep the room warm. And because of these high-tech materials, the building structure is also more
stable and can better protect people from natural disasters.
In a word, Fourth-Generation Houses make our lives more comfortable and bring us closer to nature. Many people are looking forward to living in such a wonderful house in the future!
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) 1. What can people do in the big private garden according to the passage?
A. They can take a walk.
B. They can have a family dinner.
C. They can chat with each other.
D. They can plant flowers and vegetables.
(
) 2. What helps the room keep warm?
A. The artificial lakes and trees.
B. The special structure.
C. The special glass.
D. The shared areas.
(
) 3. What is the meaning of the underlined word "stable" in paragraph 3?
A. Special.
B. Strong.
C. Modern.
D. Mobile.
(
) 4. What can we learn from this passage?
A. Fourth-Generation Houses are very expensive.
B. Everyone hopes to live in Fourth-Generation Houses.
C. Fourth-Generation Houses are similar to traditional houses.
D. People can get closer to nature when living in Fourth-Generation Houses.
