Weird Homes We All Wish We Live in
Your home is one of the biggest purchases you’re going to make in your entire life, but that doesn’t mean you can’t live somewhere you enjoy. If you’re looking for the weird, the wonderful, or just odd, then these houses are the top of the list.
Upside Down
Like the previous upside down home, this is the type of concrete house that is more interesting to really see from the outside than it is to actually live there. The door is near the top. If you want to live here, you are going to have to deal with the crowds exploring daily.
Satellite Home
Having an entire side of your house made of glass is just asking for a rock to be thrown by the local children. However, it also offers the best view surrounding the scenic home. The inside appeared to be separated into multiple tiers, with each tier broken down into various rooms.
UFO House
This home is located within Taiwan at present. For those who have wondered what it would be like to be kidnapped by aliens and forced to live within their ship for a few years, this house should offer some similar experience.
New Age Tree Fort
If you grew up a flower child, then chances are you either adapted that lifestyle into your own or would prefer to forget it. If it’s the former, then the tree fort-style home would be perfect to live within. It’s centered perfectly in the middle of a forested area, supported by metal beams, and built from strong wood.
1.Why can Satellite Home offer the best view around itself?
A. Because its outside is very interesting.
B. Because one side of this house is made of glass.
C. Because viewers can stand on its door near the top of the house.
D. Because it is centered in the middle of a forest.
2.The underlined word “kidnapped” probably refers to “___________”.
A. taken away B. let down
C. helped out D. brought up
3.What building materials are used for these weird homes according to this passage?
① Concrete ② Rock ③ Metal ④ Wood
A. ①②③. B. ①③④. C. ②③④. D. ①②④.
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A. Apollo.
B. The Week.
C. New Internationalist.
D. The Guardian Weekly.
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information from the world’s most popular newspapers?
A. Apollo & New Internationalist.
B. The Guardian Weekly & The Week.
C. The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist.
D. Apollo & The Week.
3.The purpose of writing these four texts is to______.
A. tell the readers the latest news
B. introduce the four magazines to new readers
C. show the importance of the four magazines
D. get more readers to subscribe（订阅）
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1.We can infer that the passage was written in .
A. 2010 B. 2012 C. 2013 D. 2014
2.The author first discovered the effects of music .
A. from his parents B. by chance
C. at work D. when he was a child
3.The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to .
A. tell us that life is dull
B. prove that music affects mood
C. tell us how to seek happiness
D. tell us bad mood can affect work
4.In order to get the greatest effect of music, you are advised to .
A. listen to some of Bob Marley’s
B. only choose relaxing music
C. test all kinds of music
D. listen to classic rock
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People around the world used their computers to buy goods，communicate with others，listen to music，see pictures and learn about different places and ideas．In 2006，more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet．
1. Blog is a short way of saying Web log．Through these personal websites，people can share their experiences，ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet．
People of all ages have their own blogs．For young people，they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression．
2. These sites include “MySpace”，used mainly by teenagers and young adults．MySpace is an online community that lets people share messages and pictures with an increasing number of friends． 3.
YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year．This website lets anyone create，share and watch short videos．People can watch almost anything on YouTube：news，sports and entertainment events． 4. These include videos of people singing or dancing，or animals doing funny things．Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service．They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billon dollars．
Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year．One Internet social site is called Second Life． 5. They get married，build homes，operate businesses，buy and sell goods，work，play and attend school．
A. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity．
B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves．
C. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life．
D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web.
E. There are music videos，and videos made by people in their own homes．
F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price．
G. It is the most popular social networking site on the web．
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The manager ________ for London for a business conference this afternoon. Can you get him to the airport?
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There was a story many years ago of a school teacher --- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the de
ath of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Chr
istmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水).
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to col
lege. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D. (医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tear
s in her eyes
, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
1.What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of
school?
A. She told the class something untrue about herself.
B. She asked the children to play with Teddy.
C. She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.
D. She made Teddy feel ashamed.
2.What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?
A. He often told lies.
B. He needed motherly care.
C. He was good at math.
D. He enjoyed playing with others.
3.In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?
A. She taught fewer school subjects.
B. She became stricter with her students.
C. She cared more about educating students.
D. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.
4.Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?
A. She had kept in touch with him.
B. She had sent him Christmas presents.
C. She had given him encouragement.
D. She had taught him how to judge people.
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