Question

Cyril Dick’s house is neither a modern house nor a house of the future. It is 40 years old. There are more houses like that in the south of France. They are called “bubble houses”, and you can see why!

Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. He collects old records and clocks. He also collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round house.

Everything in the “bubble house” is round. The centre of the house is one big very bubble. This is both the living room and dining room. There are round armchairs, a round table, and a big round rug (地毯) in front of a round fireplace. Around the living room are three small bubbles. One bubble is a kitchen with round shelves, another bubble is the garden room, and the third bubble is a music room. Upstairs there are two more bubbles---a bedroom and a bathroom.

The doors and windows are also round, of course. The windows are like eyes. There aren’t any curtains (窗帘) in the house, because Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.

Bubble houses are the idea of a Hungarian architect (建筑师)， Antti Lovag. “A lot of modern houses are bad for us, especially tall buildings of flats,” says Lovag. “Because round homes are more natural, people feel happy in them.” Cyril agrees with this. “Some people think my house is funny,” he says, “but for me, this is the perfect home.”

（1）题判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；（2）题完成句子；（3）题简略回答问题；（4）题找出并写下第三段的主题句；（5）题将文中划线句子译成汉语。

1.You can find more “bubble houses” in the south of France .（ ）

2.Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves .

3.What is the third bubble around the living room?

4._____________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________

 

Answer 1

1.T

2.round things

3.It’s a music room.

4.Everything in the “bubble house” is round.

5.因为圆形的房子更自然，（所以）人们（居住/生活）在里面感到快乐。

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍Cyril Dick是一名设计师，他的房子既不是现代的房子，也不是将来的房子，他的房子每件物品都是圆的，被称为“泡沫”房子。

1.根据短文第一段“There are more houses like that in the south of France.”的描述可知，在法国南部有很多像这样的房子。因此这个叙述是正确，故写T。

2.根据短文第二段“Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. ”的描述可知这里指的是圆的东西，故应填：round things。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段“---and the third bubble is a music room.”的描述，可知应答； It’s a music room..

4.根据短文Everything in the “bubble house” is round. 及下文描述，可知本段主要是说明泡沫房子中的所有东西都是圆的。故答：Everything in the “bubble house” is round.

5.句子翻译题。由于本句前半部分是because引导的原因主语从句，后半部分中them指代的是前文的圆形的房子。故可译作：因为圆形的房子更自然，（所以）人们（居住/生活）在里面感到快乐。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。