He can’t find a room __________.

       A. to live               B. to live in           C. to be living        D. for living

What makes a house a home?
Not size, of course.I’ve been in some of the grandest houses in America, and it’s readily apparent no one lives there.Earlier this year, I had dinner in a mud hut in Ethiopia, where we sat on chairs next to the hostess’ bed -- a home that had more warmth than any house I’ve been in since.
Now John Edwards is exploring what makes a house a home in his just-released Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives.There Edwards writes, " This is a book about homes, the values they rest on, the dreams they are filled with, and the people they have shaped.The houses and circumstances are different, but much of what you find inside will be familiar."     
Whether you’re sitting in an airport right now, waiting to fly to your childhood home for Thanksgiving, or in your own home waiting for the relatives to arrive, you know what he’s talking about.
We’ve lived in our townhouse for 21 years.The loose windows that make noise in the wind.The fireplace so shallow it holds only one log.The kitchen window that offers a view of the world passing by.It’s where friends sit on the kitchen counter drinking wine while dinner is being fixed.I lived there for only 18, but it will always be my true home.Even the lamp in the west living room window, which I could see far down the road when driving home late at night, still shines.
While all this talk about childhood memories can be warm and comforting, home is whom you’re with, not where you are.As Edwards writes, "Home is family.Home is safety.Home is faith."
Happy homecoming.

1. 1.

   What would be the best title for the text?

   1. A.
      Home Means Everything
   2. B.
      What’s Inside Makes Us Feel at Home
   3. C.
      Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives
   4. D.
      The Importance of the Home
2. 2.

   The purpose of the second paragraph is to _    _

   1. A.
      mean the author likes living in grandest houses
   2. B.
      prove the author got along well with the hostess
   3. C.
      mean the feeling of home isn’t related to the size
   4. D.
      show the author’s different feelings about houses
3. 3.

   About the book Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives, we know that       

   1. A.
      it was the description of Edwards’ houses
   2. B.
      it is mainly about houses
   3. C.
      it helps us understand the concept of home
   4. D.
      it was written by the author of the text
4. 4.

   What did the author mainly mean when he mentioned the loose windows and the shallow fireplace ?

   1. A.
      His house was too old to live in.
   2. B.
      He missed the feelings of home.
   3. C.
      He hated living there.
   4. D.
      He missed his old friends too much.
5. 5.

   It can be inferred according to the text that _     _

   1. A.
      the author’s family were very rich
   2. B.
      every happy home is the same
   3. C.
      the author has been living a hard life
   4. D.
      the author and Edwards hold similar ideas

He can’t find a room __________．

A．to live　 B．to live in C．to be living　 D．for living

    One day, Mrs. Suzukis said to her husband, “It is not good for Masao’s health to live in the city all the time.”They found a small house in the country. They took him there for a vacation.

    They left home at eight and got there at eleven in the morning. When they reached the house, his mother said, “How clean the air is!” She said to Masao, “We are going to stay here for a week.

    Masao ran into the house. A few minutes later, he ran back to his mother and said, “I can’t find a desk.” His mother answered, “We came here to spend our vacation in the country. You must play outdoors and not read books here. Enjoy your vacation!” Masao cried, “Oh, how terrible!”

1. Masao likes________.

A．to read

B．to play baseball

C．to live in the country

D．to play outdoors

2. Masao’s parents took him to the country because they wanted him________.

A．to read in the country

B．to spend the vacation in the city

C．to study

D．to play outdoors

3. How long did it take them to get to the country?

A．Two hours

B．Three hours

C．Four hours

D．Five hours

4. Why did Masao say, “Oh, how terrible!”?

A．Because he could not play outdoors.

B．Because he had to read.

C．Because he was told not to read there.

D．Because he wanted to play outdoors.

    The Suzukis is live in a big city. They have a son named Masao. His hobby is reading. When he comes home from school, he always goes to his room and just reads books. He never plays outdoors.

    One day, Mrs. Suzukis said to her husband, “It is not good for Masao’s health to live in the city all the time.”They found a small house in the country. They took him there for a vacation.

    They left home at eight and got there at eleven in the morning. When they reached the house, his mother said, “How clean the air is!” She said to Masao, “We are going to stay here for a week.

    Masao ran into the house. A few minutes later, he ran back to his mother and said, “I can’t find a desk.” His mother answered, “We came here to spend our vacation in the country. You must play outdoors and not read books here. Enjoy your vacation!” Masao cried, “Oh, how terrible!”

1. Masao likes________.

A．to read

B．to play baseball

C．to live in the country

D．to play outdoors

2. Masao’s parents took him to the country because they wanted him________.

A．to read in the country

B．to spend the vacation in the city

C．to study

D．to play outdoors

3. How long did it take them to get to the country?

A．Two hours

B．Three hours

C．Four hours

D．Five hours

4. Why did Masao say, “Oh, how terrible!”?

A．Because he could not play outdoors.

B．Because he had to read.

C．Because he was told not to read there.

D．Because he wanted to play outdoors.

　　Paul and I live in the same building．His room is on the sixth floor but mine is on the fifth．He is very careless and sometimes he gets into trouble．

　　Last Friday afternoon the young man and his friends went to spend the weekend on a wild island．They could swim， fish， play the guitar（吉他） and sleep in the quiet place at night．They enjoyed themselves there．On the third morning they decided to get back to the land．But their boat hit a rock and soon went down．With the villagers' help， they swam to the bank．Luckily none of them was hurt．They took a taxi and half an hour later they arrived at our town，but it was two in the night．The young man was hungry and thirsty．He wished to get home as soon as possible．Since something was wrong with the lift，he had to go up the stairs（楼梯）．He stopped by my door and brought out a key．Of course he could not open the door．Half an hour passed but failed．He became angry and shouted，“I'll cut you down with a knife．”

The noise woke me up and I opened the door．I understood at once what was happening and said，“You're trying to open a wrong door，Paul！”

　　“Sorry，I can't agree with you．Charlie！” said the young man．“It's my room．You've entered it by mistake！”

1．Paul and his friends enjoyed themselves on the island because________．

A．it was very quiet there

B．there were many fish there

C．they could forget all the trouble

D．they could do what they wanted

2．Paul couldn't open the door because________．

A．it wasn't his room

B．he couldn't find the right key

C．he didn't find the keyhole

D．he was too hungry to do it

3．Which of the following is wrong？

A．Paul thought he did right．

B．Paul didn't think he did right．

C．Paul stopped by a door on the fifth floor．

D．Paul thought he had reached the sixth floor．

4．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Never take a wrong key．

B．Be careful when going out．

C．More haste，less speed．

D．Be friendly to your neighbours．

You are from a middle-class family, and live in a normal-size home without any showy possessions, but you are surrounded by surprising consumption (消费). This contrast is beginning to bother your 6-year-old son. You are worried that he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move.

Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they’re not as careful as you are with money, but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night.

Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own. In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size horse, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room. Even the most caring parent doesn’t walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he’s still playing that video game.

Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence (天真), but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction that comes from being in a family.

A neighborhood should also provide you with a sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn’t, you might decide to move. Don’t judge your neighborhood too harshly (严厉地), though. There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them — like those super-big houses. The wealth of their owners — and the way they throw money around — may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don’t have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs.

Children want — should be provided with — explanations when their patents don’t give them what they want .

1.What is the problem with the worried parent in the text?

A． Her house isn’t as big as her rich neighbors’.

B． Her son is left alone without anyone in charge.

C． She cannot provide her son with a special playroom.

D． She worries about the effect of her neighbors on her son.

2.In paragraphs 2 and 3, the author seems to agree that parents should      .

A． spend more time with their children.

B． give their children more freedom.

C． work hard to lead a richer life.

D． set an example for their children to follow

3.By saying “throw money around” (paragraph 5), the author means that rich people      .

A．spend money carelessly              B．save money for their children

C．help the poor people willingly         D．leave money all round the house

4.What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text?

A． Children are unfortunate to have poor parents.

B． Children should enjoy their comfortable life.

C．Children need proper guidance from their parents.

D．Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood.

You are from a middle- class family, and live in a normal-size home without any showy possessions, but you are surrounded by surprising consumption（消费）．This contrast is beginning to bother your 6-year-old son．You are worried that he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move．

Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they’re not as careful as you are with money, but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night．

Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own．In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size house, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room．Even the most caring parent doesn’t walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he’s still playing that video game．

Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence（天真）,but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn’t , you might decide to move．Don’t judge your neighborhood too harshly（严厉地），though．There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them—like those super-big houses．The wealth of their owners—and the way they throw money around—may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don’t have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs．

Children want—should be provided with—explanations when their parents don’t give them what they want．

1．What is the problem with the worried parent in the text?

A．Her house isn’t as big as her rich neighbors’

B．Her son is left alone without anyone in charge．

C．She cannot provide her son with a special playroom．

D．She worries about the effect of her neighbors on her son．

2．In Paragraphs 2and 3, the author seems to agree that parents should____．

A．spend more time with their children

B．give their children more freedom

C．work hard to lead a richer life

D．set an example for their children to follow

3． By saying “throw money around”（Paragraph 4）,the author means that rich people___．

A．spend money carelessly  

B．save money for their children

C．help the poor people willingly

D．leave money all round the house

4．What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text?

A．Children are unfortunate to have poor parents．

B．Children should enjoy their comfortable life．

C．Children need proper guidance from their parents．

D．Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood．