Question

When people today talk about a tiny house, they probably mean the trendy living space that‘s about the size of a shed (棚). But you would have to be five inches tall to live in the original tiny houses. Dollhouse(小房子)，which have been around for several centuries, don’t offer shelter to real people, but they provide a vivid（生动的） experience of life in times and places both real and imaginary.

The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., lets visitors time travel in this tiny world through ―Small Stories: At Home in a Dollhouse,” an exhibit that opened Saturday. Visitors can see twelve dollhouses from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, which contain amazing tiny furnishings. But those people who put together the exhibit also wanted visitors to know the characters inside.

“It’s 300 years of British homes told through their inhabitants (居民),” said Alice Sage, who is in charge of the London museum.

So as visitors look inside the Tate Baby House, a fancy townhouse from 1760, they can push a button to hear a young woman get a lecture from her mother on the proper way to run a home. In the Killer Cabinet house, a servant named Betsy complains about the problems of city life in the 1830s. “We’ve got the cat to keep the rats away,” she says.

That dollhouse was John Killer‘s gift to his wife and five daughters. The girls were allowed to play with the house, but they probably also learned a few lessons, Sage said.

“The kitchen of the house would have been the perfect way to teach the girls about the management of a home,” she said, noting the tiny dishes and pots.

Those who prefer a more modern look won't be disappointed. There are two rooms displaying a white dollhouse from 1935, an apartment house from the 1960s and a brightly colored 21st-century design.

The end of the exhibit shows how imaginative design sometimes works best in small spaces.

The Building Museum asked twenty-four artists, designers and architects from across the United States to each create a “dream room” from the past, present or future. Some of these unique small rooms were made using traditional furnishings, others from materials such as clay, insects, 3D-printing, and even peeps marshmallow candies!

1.Which of the following were on show Saturday?

A. A dozen dollhouses from England.

B. Some old shelters for poor people.

C. Some imaginary tiny furnishings.

D. A couple of fashionable living spaces.

2.What is the function of the characters inside the Museum?

A. Working as organizers of the exhibit.

B. Making the exhibit more attractive.

C. Providing good services for visitors.

D. Helping visitors understand dollhouses.

3.What can we learn about the Killer Cabinet house?

A. It was made up of 24 tiny rooms.

B. Its kitchen may have an educational purpose.

C. Its history dates back to the 17th century.

D. It was owned by a woman named Betsy.

4.What might be the best title of the passage?

A. An exhibit of dollhouses.

B. The history of dollhouses.

C. How to make a dollhouse.

D. Amazing tiny furniture.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了博物馆开放有几百年历史的dollhouse，允许部分游客参观。dollhouse里面有不同的房间和家具，各具功能与特色。dollhouse说明再小的物体也能有精美的设计。

1.细节理解题。由“Visitors can see twelve dollhouses from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England,which contain amazing tiny furnishings（家具）.”可知，游客可以看到许多带着微小家具的小房子。故B正确。

2.细节理解题。由“But those people who put together the exhibit also wanted visitors to know the characters inside.”可知，目的是为了让人们更好的了解dollhouse。

3.细节理解题。由"The kitchen of the house would have been the perfect way to teach the girls about the management of a home,"可知，这座小房子的厨房可以用来教导女孩子如何管理整个家，有着教育意义。故D正确。

4.推理判断题。由全文大意可知，主要介绍了一场让人们参观dollhouse的展览，可以让人们了解dollhouse的鲜明特色，体会它的历史内涵。BCD均有涉及，但不是主要内容。故A正确。

【名师点睛】文章细节的理解可以细化为：语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另类表达。属于中档难度题，分数比例较大。答案选项也许跟原文表述并不完全一样，但具体意思一样，需要做题者自身理解转换。

D【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的（1）语言转述型。将原文转化为与答案内涵一致的表达。

【答案定位】由原文由"The kitchen of the house would have been the perfect way to teach the girls about the management of a home,"可知，房子的厨房可以教导女孩子们如何管理整个家，虽然没有跟答案相同的表达--educational，但具体内涵一致。故选D。