What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.
The tree house
Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to the home’s temperature.
The Lizard house
Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
Meals at home
This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
Learning from the past
Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney.
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。
1. What is the best title (标题) of the passage?
A. Green house of the future.
B. The greener, the better.
C. How to build green houses.
D. Changes of the houses.
2. We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home .
A. with the root of a leaf.
B. with the energy from sunlight.
C. with the soil under the ground
D. with gardens on its walls.
3. What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?
A. It will take in light.
B. It will produce energy.
C. It will turn dark.
D. It will turn white.
4.The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future .
A. will be more delicious.
B. need more cooks.
C. cost as much as possible.
D. will be greener.
5.A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to cause .
A. pollution. B. accident.
C. noise. D. techniques.
Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.
Tea has a history of over 4 , 000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily.
Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.
The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like "cha'i" in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like "A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea." In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned. too.
1.How many drinks are mentioned in this passage?
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five. D. Six.
2. Tea is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan because__________.
A. they are all big provinces
B. they are all close to the sea
C. there are quite a lot of mountains there
D. the climate is mild and the soil is rich there
3. The underlined sentence “ A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea. " in the last paragraph means_________.
A. 一个朋友就是一杯茶 B. 君子之交淡如水
C. 看到朋友就会想起茶 D. 绅士才能够喝茶
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Tea, cocoa and silk are important Chinese exports.
B. Tea has more than 1, 000 years of history.
C. Japan is the home of tea.
D. In ancient China, people used tea as a kind of medicine.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. China's Tea Culture B. A Saying of Tea
C. Drinks in the World D. Tea and Coffee
Mary loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage (笼子). She cared them with love and the birds both grew . They thanked her a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Mary left the door of the open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would . As it flew close, she grasped (紧抓) it. She was very excited to catch it. she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回) in the cage. Mary could its great need for freedom (自由). It wanted to fly into the clear and blue . At once, Mary took the bird the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
1.A. some B. several C. two
2.A. small B. strong C. thin
3.A. with B. for C. about
4.A. house B. room C. cage
5.A. come back B. die out C. fly away
6.A. Suddenly B. Usually C. Easily
7.A. living B. interesting C. dead
8.A. take B. feel C. say
9.A. river B. trees C. sky
10.A. out of B. out from C. away of
Flowers _________ along the road last year.
A. planted
B. are planted
C. were planted
This second-hand computer is much ________ than that new one.
A. cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest
— Finish your homework, ______ you can’t watch TV, Jack.
— All right, Mum.
A. or B. but C. and
