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新素材 第四代住宅 (2025·淮安期中)These days, a new type of house, called Fourth-generation Houses, becomes a hit (受欢迎的事物). 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(灾难).
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!
()1. What can people do in the big private garden according to the passage?
A. They can take a walk there.
B. They can have a family dinner there.
C. They can plant flowers and vegetables there.
D. They can chat with each other there.
()2. What can we learn from this passage?
A. Fourth-generation Houses are similar to traditional houses.
B. People can get closer to nature when living in Fourth-generation Houses.
C. Fourth-generation Houses are very expensive.
D. Everyone hopes to live in Fourth-generation Houses.
()3. What helps the room keep warm?
A. The artificial lakes and trees.
B. The special structure.
C. The shared areas.
D. The special glass.
()4. What is the meaning of the underlined word "stable" in Paragraph 3?
A. Special.
B. Strong.
C. Modern.
D. Mobile.
()5. 新考法 篇章结构 What is the structure of this passage? (① = Paragraph 1, ② = Paragraph 2,...)

A. ①②③④
B. ①②③④
C. ①②③④
D. ①②③④

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了第四代房屋的特点。第四代房屋与传统房屋不同，它有私人花园、共享区域，并且使用了新材料，让人们的生活更舒适，也更接近自然。
1. C 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Each house has a big private garden where people can plant beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables, just like living in the countryside.”可知，人们可以在大私人花园里种花和蔬菜。故选C。
2. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段“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!”可知，当人们住在第四代住宅时可以更亲近自然。故选B。
3. D 细节理解题。根据第三段中“For example, special glass is used to let in more sunlight to keep the room warm.”可知，特殊的玻璃可以让更多阳光进入房间，从而保持房间温暖。故选D。
4. B 词义猜测题。根据第三段中“And because of these high-tech materials, the building structure is also more stable and can better protect people from natural disasters.”可知，由于高科技材料的使用，建筑结构具备了某种特性，从而能够更好地保护人们免受自然灾害的影响，而通常稳定的建筑结构能够更好地保护人们，由此推测，stable的意思应是“稳固的，坚固的”，与strong“坚固的”相近。故选B。
5. A 篇章结构题。文章第一段引出“第四代住宅”这一话题；第二段和第三段分别介绍了第四代住宅的一些特点；第四段总结，说第四代住宅让生活更舒适且让人更亲近自然。所以文章的结构是总分总，A选项图片符合。故选A。