二、阅读理解
A(2025 淮安开发区期中)
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. What is the structure of this passage? (P1=Paragraph 1...)

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了第四代住
宅的特点。第四代住宅与传统房屋不同,它有私
人花园、社区共享区域,并且使用了新材料,让人
们的生活更舒适、更安全,也更接近自然。
1. C 提示: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,人们可以在大的私人花
园里种花和蔬菜。
2. B 提示: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
四代住宅里时可以更亲近自然。
3. D 提示: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。
4. B 提示:词义猜测题。special意为"特别的";
strong意为"强壮的;坚固的";modern意为"现代
的";mobile意为"移动的"。根据画线词所在句
"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,第四代住宅能够更好地保护人
们免受自然灾害的伤害。结合选项可推断,画线
词stable与strong意思相近。
5. A 提示:篇章结构题。通读全文可知,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"。