五、阅读理解。
What will the house of the future look like? A team of architects(建筑师) 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 table can be folded away(折叠收起) 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 of the rooms，a small cooker，a microwave oven and a mini fridge are 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 on and enjoy the view from the block of flats. 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 so well designed that you feel that there is a lot of space. ”
()1. A team of architects in Hong Kong design “spaceflats” because .
A. this kind of house is modern and beautiful
B. the space is becoming more and more expensive
C. “spaceflats” are in the centre of Hong Kong
D. “spaceflats” are popular among young people
()2. What does the underlined word “limited” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. small
B. large
C. special
D. enough
()3. Which of the following sentences about “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”.
()4. The writer writes this article in order to .
A. ask more 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

1. B 【点拨】根据第一段“A team of architects(建筑师)in Hong Kong say that houses will be small, as the space is becoming more and more expensive.”可知,香港的一个建筑师团队设计“太空公寓”是因为地价越来越贵。故选 B。
2. A 【点拨】根据语境可知,“太空公寓”是最大限度利用有限的空间,说明空间是很小的。故选 A。
3. C 【点拨】根据第三段中“The living room is the main room of the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen and even a second bedroom.”可知,“太空公寓”的客厅可以用作厨房。故选 C。
4. B 【点拨】根据全文尤其最后一段可知,作者写这篇文章是为了展示“太空公寓”的特殊设计。故选 B。

【分析】
这是一篇介绍香港新型“太空公寓”的说明文阅读理解，解题时可以按照以下思路推进：首先先通读全文，明确文章核心是介绍小面积公寓的巧妙设计；之后针对每道小题，带着题干的关键词返回原文定位对应内容：第1题找设计“spaceflats”的原因，直接定位第一段的因果表述；第2题词义猜测题，结合前文提到的公寓仅30平、面积很小的语境推导划线词含义；第3题细节判断题，把每个选项逐一和原文内容比对，排除描述错误的选项；第4题写作目的题，梳理全文的介绍方向，排除和内容无关的干扰项，选出最贴合主旨的答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位原文第一段内容“A team of architects in Hong Kong say that houses will be small, as the space is becoming more and more expensive”，句中as表原因，说明建筑师团队设计这类小公寓的原因是土地空间价格越来越高，其余选项的“现代美观”“位于市中心”“受年轻人欢迎”原文均无提及，因此选B。
2. 第2题：划线词limited所在句的前文提到公寓总面积仅30平，只有三个小房间加一个阳台，所有物品都经过精心规划，目的是充分利用本就不大的空间，可推知limited含义是“有限的、狭小的”，对应选项small，其余选项“大的”“特殊的”“充足的”都不符合语境，因此选A。
3. 第3题：逐一比对选项：A选项“桌子可以放到沙发底下”和原文“桌子折叠后可以收进墙内的小空间”描述不符；B选项“太空公寓没有阳台”和第二段“as well as a balcony”描述不符；D选项“太空公寓有两个浴室”和原文仅提到1个浴室的内容不符；C选项“客厅可以用作厨房”和第三段“It can be used as an office, a kitchen and even a second bedroom”的表述完全一致，因此选C。
4. 第4题：全文都在介绍“太空公寓”各个空间的巧妙特殊设计，没有提及号召大家搬家、邀请参观作者住宅、教普通人设计房屋的相关内容，因此作者的写作目的是展示“太空公寓”的特殊设计，选B。
【答案】
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找，词义猜测，主旨大意
【点评】
这篇阅读选材贴近生活，难度适中，绝大多数题目都可以通过回原文定位直接找到对应依据，仅词义猜测题需要结合上下文语境做简单推导，能够有效锻炼学生快速定位文本信息、排除干扰选项的阅读能力，做题时注意不要凭自己的主观常识选择答案，所有判断都要以原文给出的信息为依据。
【难度系数】
0.8