11.　 The new houses will be built on­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ _________.

A. waterside areas　　　 B. a stone foundation　　

C. lakes and rivers 　　　D. a steel frame

10.　 What is the main advantage of the new idea?

A.　　 It will help relieve(缓解)the housing shortage.

B.　　 It will utilize disused areas of water.

C.　　 It will provide jobs.

D.　　 It will help the suburbs.

9.　 So many people have moved into towns because ______.

A.　　　 they enjoy the facilities

B.　　　 they expect to live a better life

C.　　 they expect to get better jobs

D.　　 there is a shortage of jobs in villages

8.When she wrote “What drove me to live on...I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that ________. A. she had little experience of social life B. she could hardly understand the society C. she would do something for her own life D. she needed to travel more around the world 　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　( C )

Over many years, there has been an increase in the population of towns in many countries, as millions of people have moved from the villages in search of better jobs and facilities (设施),in the hope of getting a higher standard of living. This development has led to huge expansions of towns both upwards into the sky and outwards into the surrounding countryside. In spite of all the efforts of governments and private businesses, many areas still suffer from a serious shortage of housing.

Now, a new idea has been put forward which will utilize (利用 vt.) areas which have no other obvious commercial potential (商业潜能). These are the ponds, small lakes, disused docks, and other areas of water, many of which can be found near, or even in the suburbs (郊区) of big towns.

A new style of construction has been designed which will provide a house for less than half the cost of the normal building. The main saving is, of course, the land, because the new houses will float on water. There will be no need for foundations; instead the house will be built on a frame (框架)made of steel which is expected to cost about ￡5,000. Above this the builders will make a house with two, three, or four bedrooms and all the usual modern conveniences, as well as a roof garden. Each house will be joined to the main services supplying water, gas, and electricity and they will have a vacuum sewage disposal (真空污水处理)system. All the service links will have enough flexibility (灵活性) to allow for small differences in the water level caused by wet and dry periods of weather.

The first houses to be built are expected to cost between ￡20,000 and ￡30,000 according to size and it is already clear that there is a very good potential market for the new system. As the cost is comparatively low, young people and common citizens would like to buy.

7. What actually made her go towards her goal?

A.　　　 Envy and encouragement.　　

B.　　　 Willpower and determination.

C.　　 Decisions and understanding.　

D.　　 Love and respect for her parents.

6. The main idea of the passage is ________. A. how Liz managed to enter Harvard University B. what a hard time Liz had in her childhood C. why Liz loved her parents so much D. how Liz struggled to change her life

4. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.

B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

　　　　　　　　 ( B )

When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship(奖学金)and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April. 　 Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted(吸毒)parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it. 　　 Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets.“What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,”she wrote in her book Breaking Night. 　　 She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.” 　　 Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”. 5．In which order did the following things happen to Liz? 　 a. Her mother died of AIDS. 　 b. She worked at a petrol station. 　 c. She got admitted into Harvard.

d. The movie about her life was put on. e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep. A. b, a, e, c, d　B. a, b, c, e, d　 C. e, d, b, a, c　 D. b, e, a, d, c

3. Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

2. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

1.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C. My Father

D. My Childhood