三、阅读理解
I am a girl, living in a small village in Yancheng. You can't see the village on the map because it is too small. My parents used to be（过去是）farmers but now they work in a big city. They built a new house in the village last year. I think our new house is clean and smart. It is near a river. There are flowers and grass around the house. They also built a farm in front of our house.
My father can raise horses and sheep, and my mother can milk the cows. I can read books under the tree and my brother can pick apples. How wonderful!
Our new house has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father, one for me and one for my brother. There is a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. There is also a garden behind the house, and it is very big. There are some plants in the garden, too. My family are very happy in the new house. Do you like my new house?
()1. Where is Catherine's new house?
A. Next to a school.
B. Near a river.
C. In front of a supermarket.
D. Behind a hospital.
()2. What does the underlined word "raise" mean in English?
A. look after
B. clean
C. feed
D. watch
()3. What can Catherine's mother do on the farm according to the text?
A. Ride a horse.
B. Feed chickens.
C. Go fishing.
D. Milk the cows.
()4. How many rooms are there in Catherine's new house?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
()5. What does Catherine think of the garden behind her new house?
A. Big.
B. Clean.
C. Dirty.
D. Interesting.

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段内容“I think our new house is clean and smart. It is near a river.”可知Catherine的新房子在河边，对应选项B。
2. 词义猜测题。划线词raise的搭配对象是horses and sheep（马和羊），结合语境可知此处表达“饲养”的含义，选项中feed意为“喂养、饲养”，符合该词义，对应选项C。
3. 细节理解题。根据第二段内容“my father can raise horses and sheep, and my mother can milk the cows.”可知Catherine的妈妈在农场会挤牛奶，对应选项D。
4. 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，新房子共有3间卧室、1间客厅、1间厨房、1间浴室，总计6个房间，对应选项D。
5. 细节理解题。根据第三段内容“There is also a garden behind the house, and it is very big.”可知Catherine认为房子后面的花园很大，对应选项A。