Question

What is it that makes a house a home ? A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other , who are harmonious and closer inside with one another than they are outside with those in the workplace or with classmates at school . A home is a place of companionship that it’s difficult to leave. In a home there is love , sharing and appreciation , and the members help each other .

     I have seen families on the street. But if they live , sleep , talk , and eat together , they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don’t need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to live in them . The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby . The parents work. The children do wrong . They don’t talk and eat together every day . They rarely see each other . The truly homeless people are those with babysitters , caretakers , gardeners and maids. Parents are unaware , too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in . This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless . Who is to be pitied ?

     Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time , the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home . Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped . The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the home . Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness , play and communication , not with a screen , but with a human being.

1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to _____________ .

A. tell us that where there is home there is love

B. tell us what people think home is

C. show the author’s concept of home

D. tell people how to have a happy home

2.The underlined word those  in the second paragraph refers to _____________ .

A. people who build multi-million-dollar houses

B. people who have lost their family members

C. people who don’t spend time with the family

D. homeless families living on the street in America

3.Which statement is Not True according to the passage ?

A. A home is a place where you are willing to stay .

B. Even the poorest person can have a happy home .

C. Computers and the Internet are important for a happy family.

D. Sometimes it’s the rich that should be pitied .

4.Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage ?

A. How to make a house a home        B. What makes a house a home

C. Who are homeless , the poor         D. What’s a home for

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过下定义和对比的方法阐述了作者对家的看法。家是一个充满爱、关心和温暖的地方；是一个彼此爱护、互相扶持的地方；真正没有家的人不是头顶没有屋顶的人们，而是那些住在豪宅里却整天忙忙碌碌，无暇顾及彼此的人们。

1.C主旨大意题。从文章开头的设问What is it that makes a house a home ? 以及A home is a place of companionship；A home is a place of companionship可知本段中心是作者阐述家的概念。

2.C词义猜测题。从下文Parents are unaware , too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in .可知此处those指那些忙忙碌碌，没时间和家人在一起的人们。所以C选项正确。

3.C细节理解题。从文章末段Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. 可知要控制电脑和网络的使用才会让一栋房子成为一个家，所以C选项正确。

4.B主旨大意题。文章开头提出家的概念，然后通过对比展开论述，最后说如何能构建一个和睦的家庭。所以B选项正确。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。