Question

People live in different kinds of houses in the world. Usually, each house has its own living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. Different houses have different names. What are they? Now let’s take a look.A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many families living in the same flat building. People in a flat building share the same stairs and lifts to go up and down.

A townhouse has two floors. In a townhouse, the kitchen, the living room and the dining room are usually on the ground floor, and the bedrooms are usually on the first floor.

A farmhouse is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large yard in front of it. There are also some “houses” for cows, pigs and hens near the farmhouse. The field is not far from the farmhouse, so farmers always go to the field on foot.

A dormitory is a large bedroom in a school, and every 4 to 8 students share one dormitory. They share the same bathroom, but each student has his or her own bed. Students can learn how to get along well with each other in a dormitory.

1.How does a person get into his or her flat on the second floor?

A. He or she climbs a ladder to get into it.

B. He or she uses stairs or lifts to get into it.

C. He or she gets into it on foot.

D. He or she uses a plane to get into it.

2.What do people call a two-floor house?

A. A flat.    B. A townhouse.    C. A farmhouse.    D. A dormitory.

3.Farmers living in farmhouses usually go to the field    .

A. by bike    B. by bus    C. by car    D. on foot

4.Paul and Stephen live in a dormitory, so it’s good for them to learn    there.

A. how to make money    B. how to speak English

C. how to get along with each other    D. how to sing a song

5.The writer tells us    kinds of houses.

A. four    B. five    C. six    D. seven

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】本文主要介绍了四种类型的房子：公寓，别墅，农舍和宿舍。分别介绍了它们的特点以及优点。

1.B

推理判断题。根据第一段的People in a flat building share the same stairs and lifts to go up and down.可知住在公寓里的人要上二楼，应走楼梯或者坐电梯进入，故选B。

2.B

推理判断题。根据第二段的A townhouse has two floors.可知联排别墅有两层，故经常被称为两层楼，故选B。

3.D

细节理解题。根据第三段的The field is not far from the farmhouse, so farmers always go to the field on foot.可知农舍里田地不远，农民步行去田地，故选D。

4.C

细节理解题。根据最后一段的Students can learn how to get along well with each other in a dormitory.可知保罗和史蒂芬住在宿舍里可以学会如何和其他人相处。故选C。

5.A

推理判断题。根据文中提到的房子的类型有：a flat公寓, a townhouse别墅, a farmhouse农舍, a dormitory宿舍，故一共四种，故选A。

点睛：认真阅读题干，根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句和段落，进行语句的理解，推理判断，归纳总结，选出正确的答案。例如小题1，根据第一段的People in a flat building share the same stairs and lifts to go up and down.可知住在公寓里的人要上二楼，应走楼梯或者坐电梯进入，故选B。