共用题干 Houses of the FutureWhat will houses be like in thirty years' time?No one really knows,but architects are trying to predict. _________(46)Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years' time even more of us will be working at home.So we will

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Houses in 18th Century North America

Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional,carrying over traditional designs that went back to the Middle Ages.During the first half of the eighteenth century,however,houses began to show a new elegance.As wealth increased, more and more colonists built fine houses.
Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies,the design of buildings was left either to amateur designers or to carpenters who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England.Inventories of colonial libraries show an astonishing number of these handbooks for builders,and the houses erected during the eighteenth century show their influence.Nevertheless,most domestic architecture of the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century displays a wide divergence of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.
Increasing wealth and growing sophistication throughout the colonies resulted in houses of improved design,whether the material was wood,stone or brick.New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and towns, where the danger of fire gave an impetus to the use of more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of store,but only in Pennsylvania and adjacent area was stone widely used in dwellings.An increased use of brick in houses and outbuildings is noticeable in Virginia and Maryland,but wood remained the most popular material even in houses built by wealthy landowners.In the Carolinas,even in closely packed Charleston,wooden houses were much more common than brick.
Eighteenth-century houses showed great interior improvement over their predecessors.Windows were made larger and shutters removed.Large,clear panes replaced the small leaded glass of the seventeenth century.Doorways were larger and more decorative.Fireplaces became decorative features of rooms.Walls were made of plaster or wood,sometimes elaborately paneled.White paint began to take the place of blues,yellows,greens,and lead colors,which had been popular for walls in the earlier years.After about 1730,advertisements for wallpaper styles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspapers.

What does the author imply about the use of wallpaper before 1730?
A:Wallpaper samples appeared in the architectural manuals.
B:Wallpaper was the same color as the paints used.
C:Patterned wallpaper was not widely used.
D:Wallpaper was not in stone houses.

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Houses in 18th Century North America

Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional,carrying over traditional designs that went back to the Middle Ages.During the first half of the eighteenth century,however,houses began to show a new elegance.As wealth increased, more and more colonists built fine houses.
Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies,the design of buildings was left either to amateur designers or to carpenters who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England.Inventories of colonial libraries show an astonishing number of these handbooks for builders,and the houses erected during the eighteenth century show their influence.Nevertheless,most domestic architecture of the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century displays a wide divergence of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.
Increasing wealth and growing sophistication throughout the colonies resulted in houses of improved design,whether the material was wood,stone or brick.New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and towns, where the danger of fire gave an impetus to the use of more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of store,but only in Pennsylvania and adjacent area was stone widely used in dwellings.An increased use of brick in houses and outbuildings is noticeable in Virginia and Maryland,but wood remained the most popular material even in houses built by wealthy landowners.In the Carolinas,even in closely packed Charleston,wooden houses were much more common than brick.
Eighteenth-century houses showed great interior improvement over their predecessors.Windows were made larger and shutters removed.Large,clear panes replaced the small leaded glass of the seventeenth century.Doorways were larger and more decorative.Fireplaces became decorative features of rooms.Walls were made of plaster or wood,sometimes elaborately paneled.White paint began to take the place of blues,yellows,greens,and lead colors,which had been popular for walls in the earlier years.After about 1730,advertisements for wallpaper styles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspapers.

According to the passage,who was responsible for designing in eighteenth-century North America?
A:Professional architects.
B:Customers.
C:Interior decorators.
D:Carpenters.

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Houses in 18th Century North America

Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional,carrying over traditional designs that went back to the Middle Ages.During the first half of the eighteenth century,however,houses began to show a new elegance.As wealth increased, more and more colonists built fine houses.
Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies,the design of buildings was left either to amateur designers or to carpenters who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England.Inventories of colonial libraries show an astonishing number of these handbooks for builders,and the houses erected during the eighteenth century show their influence.Nevertheless,most domestic architecture of the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century displays a wide divergence of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.
Increasing wealth and growing sophistication throughout the colonies resulted in houses of improved design,whether the material was wood,stone or brick.New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and towns, where the danger of fire gave an impetus to the use of more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of store,but only in Pennsylvania and adjacent area was stone widely used in dwellings.An increased use of brick in houses and outbuildings is noticeable in Virginia and Maryland,but wood remained the most popular material even in houses built by wealthy landowners.In the Carolinas,even in closely packed Charleston,wooden houses were much more common than brick.
Eighteenth-century houses showed great interior improvement over their predecessors.Windows were made larger and shutters removed.Large,clear panes replaced the small leaded glass of the seventeenth century.Doorways were larger and more decorative.Fireplaces became decorative features of rooms.Walls were made of plaster or wood,sometimes elaborately paneled.White paint began to take the place of blues,yellows,greens,and lead colors,which had been popular for walls in the earlier years.After about 1730,advertisements for wallpaper styles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspapers.

What does the passage mainly discuss?
A:The improved design of eighteenth-century colonial houses.
B:A comparison of eighteenth-century houses and modern houses.
C:The decorations used in eighteenth-century houses.
D:The role of carpenters in building eighteenth-century houses.

Read the following:
1．Needed:Full time secretary position available．Applicants should have at least 2 years experience and be able to type 60 words a minute．No computer skills required．Apply in person at United Business Ltd.,17 Browning Street.
2．Are you looking for a part time job?We require 3 part time shop assistants to work during the evening．No experience required,applicants should between 18 and 26．Call 366-76564 for more information.
3．Computer trained secretaries:Do you have experience working with computers?Would you like a full time position working in an exciting new company?If your answer is yes,give us a call at 565-987-7832.
4．Teacher Needed:Tommy's Kindergarten needs 2 teacher/trainers to help with classes from 9 a.m．to 3 p.m．Applicants should have appropriate licenses．For more information visit Tommy's Kindergarten in Leicester Square No．56.
5．Part Time work available:We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time at the weekend．Responsibilities include answering the telephone and giving customer's information．For more information contact us by calling 897-980-7654.
6．University positions open:The University of Cumberland is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction．Applicants should have a degree in one of the following:Political Science,Religion,Economics or History．Please contact the University of Cumberland for more information.

Which position is best for Margaret Lillian who is 21 years old and would like a part time position to help her pay her university expenses?She can only work in the evenings．

A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4

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Houses of the Future

What will houses be like in thirty years'time?No one really knows,but architects are trying to predict.
___________ (46)
Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years'time even more of us will be working from home.So we
will have to be able to use areas of the houses for work for part of the day and for living for the rest.Families
grow and change with children arriving,growing up and leaving home.___________(47)Nothing will be as
fixed as it is now.The house will always be changing to meet changing needs.
Everyone agrees that in thirty years'time we will be living in"intelligent"houses.We will be able to talk
to our kitchen machines and discuss with them what to do.Like this:"We'll be having a party this weekend.
What food shall we cook?"____________(48)We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines,
just tasting things from time to time to check.
The house of the future will be personal一each house will be different._______________(49)You won't have
to paint them一you'll be able to tell the wall to change the color!And if you don't like the color the next
day,you'll be able to have a new one.____________(50)

_________（47）
A:The oniy thing you won't be able to do is move the house somewhere else!
B:What will our home be like then?
C:And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to cook it.
D:You will be able to change the color of the wall easily.
E:The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family.
F:The kids might take their bedrooms with them as they leave.

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A Letter from Alan
I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the land called Parson's Place by the football ground .Few people know about this new plan to increase the size of our town.For me,
Parson's Place is special because it is a beautiful natural area where local people can relax-the small wood has many unusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers'
It's very quiet because there are few houses or roads nearby.I think that losing this area will be terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.
I am also against this plan because it will cause traffic problems.How will the people from the new houses travel to work?The motorway and the railway station are on the other side of town.
Therefore,these people will have to drive through the town centre every time they go anywhere.
The roads will always be full of traffic,there will be nowhere to park and the tourists who come to see our lovely old buildings will leave .Shops and hotels will lose business.If the town really needs more homes,the empty ground beside the railway station is a more suitable place.
No doubt the builders will make a lot of money by selling these houses.But,in my opinion, the average person will quickly be made poorer by this plan.As well as this,we will lose a very special place and our town will be much less pleasant.
I am going to the local government offices on Monday morning to protest about this plan and I hope that your readers will join me there.We must make them stop this plan before it is too late.

Why has Alan written this letter?
A: To persuade the government to build new houses.
B: To protest about a new motorway near the town.
C: To encourage more people in the town to use Parson's Place.
D: To inform other people about the builders' plans.

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Almost Human?

Scientists are racing to build the world's first thinking robot.This is not science fiction:
some say they will have made it by the year 2020.Carol Packer reports.
Machines that walk,speak and feel are no longer science fiction.Kismet is the name
of an android（机器人）which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology(MIT).Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it can show
human emotions.Its eyes,ears and lips move to show when it feels happy,sad or bored.
Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androids一robots that look like human
beings一which can imitate human feelings.Cog,another android invented by the MIT,
imitates the action of a mother. However,scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental
ability of a two-year-old.
The optimists（乐观主义者）say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids
（机器人）with brains similar to those of an adult human being. These robots will be
designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public.
What kind of jobs will they do?In the future,robots like Robonaut,a humanoid invented by
NASA,will be doing dangerous jobs,like repairing space stations.They wi}{also be doing
more and more of the household work for us.In Japan,scientists are designing androids
that will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano.
Some people worry about what the future holds:will robots become monsters（怪物）?
Will people themselves become increasingly like robots?Experts predict that more and more
people will be wearing micro-computers,connected to the Internet,in the future.People
will have micro-chips in various parts of their body,which will connect them to a wide variety
of gadgets（小装置）.Perhaps we should not exaggerate（夸大）the importance of
technology,but one wonders whether,in years to come,we will still be falling in love,
and whether we will still feel pain.Who knows?

In about 15 years' time from now,robots
A:will become space designers.
B:will look like monsters.
C:will behave like animals.
D:will think like humans.

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Houses of the Future

What will houses be like in thirty years' time?No one really knows,but architects are trying to predict.
_________(46)
Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years' time even more of us will be working at home.So
we will have to be able to use areas of the house for work for part of the day and for living for the rest.
Families grow and change with children arriving,growing up and leaving home._______(47)Nothing will
be as fixed as it is now.The house will always be changing to meet changing needs.
Everyone agrees that in thirty years' time we will be living in"intelligent"houses.We will be able to
talk to our kitchen machines and discuss with them what to do.Like this:"We'll be having a party this
weekend.What food shall we cook?"________(48)We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the
machines,just tasting things from time to time to check.
The house of the future will be personal一each house will be different._________(49)You won't have to
paint them一you'll be able to tell the wall to change the color!And if you don't like the color the next day,
you will be able to have a new one._______(50)

___________（46）
A: What will our home be like then?
B:And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to cook it.
C:You will be able to change the color of the wall easily.
D:The only thing you won't be able to do is move the house somewhere else!
E: The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family.
F:The kid might take their bedrooms with them as they leave.

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Houses in 18th Century North America

Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional,carrying over traditional designs that went back to the Middle Ages.During the first half of the eighteenth century,however,houses began to show a new elegance.As wealth increased, more and more colonists built fine houses.
Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies,the design of buildings was left either to amateur designers or to carpenters who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England.Inventories of colonial libraries show an astonishing number of these handbooks for builders,and the houses erected during the eighteenth century show their influence.Nevertheless,most domestic architecture of the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century displays a wide divergence of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.
Increasing wealth and growing sophistication throughout the colonies resulted in houses of improved design,whether the material was wood,stone or brick.New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and towns, where the danger of fire gave an impetus to the use of more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of store,but only in Pennsylvania and adjacent area was stone widely used in dwellings.An increased use of brick in houses and outbuildings is noticeable in Virginia and Maryland,but wood remained the most popular material even in houses built by wealthy landowners.In the Carolinas,even in closely packed Charleston,wooden houses were much more common than brick.
Eighteenth-century houses showed great interior improvement over their predecessors.Windows were made larger and shutters removed.Large,clear panes replaced the small leaded glass of the seventeenth century.Doorways were larger and more decorative.Fireplaces became decorative features of rooms.Walls were made of plaster or wood,sometimes elaborately paneled.White paint began to take the place of blues,yellows,greens,and lead colors,which had been popular for walls in the earlier years.After about 1730,advertisements for wallpaper styles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspapers.

Where were wood houses less common?
A:Virginia.
B:Pennsylvania.
C:Boston.
D:Charleston.

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Houses in 18th Century North America

Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional,carrying over traditional designs that went back to the Middle Ages.During the first half of the eighteenth century,however,houses began to show a new elegance.As wealth increased, more and more colonists built fine houses.
Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies,the design of buildings was left either to amateur designers or to carpenters who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England.Inventories of colonial libraries show an astonishing number of these handbooks for builders,and the houses erected during the eighteenth century show their influence.Nevertheless,most domestic architecture of the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century displays a wide divergence of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.
Increasing wealth and growing sophistication throughout the colonies resulted in houses of improved design,whether the material was wood,stone or brick.New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and towns, where the danger of fire gave an impetus to the use of more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of store,but only in Pennsylvania and adjacent area was stone widely used in dwellings.An increased use of brick in houses and outbuildings is noticeable in Virginia and Maryland,but wood remained the most popular material even in houses built by wealthy landowners.In the Carolinas,even in closely packed Charleston,wooden houses were much more common than brick.
Eighteenth-century houses showed great interior improvement over their predecessors.Windows were made larger and shutters removed.Large,clear panes replaced the small leaded glass of the seventeenth century.Doorways were larger and more decorative.Fireplaces became decorative features of rooms.Walls were made of plaster or wood,sometimes elaborately paneled.White paint began to take the place of blues,yellows,greens,and lead colors,which had been popular for walls in the earlier years.After about 1730,advertisements for wallpaper styles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspapers.

The word"predecessors"(Line 1,Para. 4)refer to______.
A:colonists who arrived in North America in the seventeenth century
B:houses constructed before the eighteenth-century
C:interior improvements
D:wooden houses in Charleston

Read the following:
1．Needed:Full time secretary position available．Applicants should have at least 2 years experience and be able to type 60 words a minute．No computer skills required．Apply in person at United Business Ltd.,17 Browning Street.
2．Are you looking for a part time job?We require 3 part time shop assistants to work during the evening．No experience required,applicants should between 18 and 26．Call 366-76564 for more information.
3．Computer trained secretaries:Do you have experience working with computers?Would you like a full time position working in an exciting new company?If your answer is yes,give us a call at 565-987-7832.
4．Teacher Needed:Tommy's Kindergarten needs 2 teacher/trainers to help with classes from 9 a.m．to 3 p.m．Applicants should have appropriate licenses．For more information visit Tommy's Kindergarten in Leicester Square No．56.
5．Part Time work available:We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time at the weekend．Responsibilities include answering the telephone and giving customer's information．For more information contact us by calling 897-980-7654.
6．University positions open:The University of Cumberland is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction．Applicants should have a degree in one of the following:Political Science,Religion,Economics or History．Please contact the University of Cumberland for more information.

This passage is

A.news
B.notice
C.job advertisement
D.academic paper

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Houses of the Future

What will houses be like in thirty years'time?No one really knows,but architects are trying to predict.
___________ (46)
Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years'time even more of us will be working from home.So we
will have to be able to use areas of the houses for work for part of the day and for living for the rest.Families
grow and change with children arriving,growing up and leaving home.___________(47)Nothing will be as
fixed as it is now.The house will always be changing to meet changing needs.
Everyone agrees that in thirty years'time we will be living in"intelligent"houses.We will be able to talk
to our kitchen machines and discuss with them what to do.Like this:"We'll be having a party this weekend.
What food shall we cook?"____________(48)We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines,
just tasting things from time to time to check.
The house of the future will be personal一each house will be different._______________(49)You won't have
to paint them一you'll be able to tell the wall to change the color!And if you don't like the color the next
day,you'll be able to have a new one.____________(50)

_________（46）
A:The oniy thing you won't be able to do is move the house somewhere else!
B:What will our home be like then?
C:And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to cook it.
D:You will be able to change the color of the wall easily.
E:The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family.
F:The kids might take their bedrooms with them as they leave.

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A Letter from Alan
I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the land called Parson's Place by the football ground .Few people know about this new plan to increase the size of our town.For me,
Parson's Place is special because it is a beautiful natural area where local people can relax-the small wood has many unusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers'
It's very quiet because there are few houses or roads nearby.I think that losing this area will be terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.
I am also against this plan because it will cause traffic problems.How will the people from the new houses travel to work?The motorway and the railway station are on the other side of town.
Therefore,these people will have to drive through the town centre every time they go anywhere.
The roads will always be full of traffic,there will be nowhere to park and the tourists who come to see our lovely old buildings will leave .Shops and hotels will lose business.If the town really needs more homes,the empty ground beside the railway station is a more suitable place.
No doubt the builders will make a lot of money by selling these houses.But,in my opinion, the average person will quickly be made poorer by this plan.As well as this,we will lose a very special place and our town will be much less pleasant.
I am going to the local government offices on Monday morning to protest about this plan and I hope that your readers will join me there.We must make them stop this plan before it is too late.

Which of these posters has Alan made?
A: SAVE OUR SPORTh GROUND
B: SAY NO TO HOUSES ON PARSON'S PLACE
C: WE NEED HOMES NOT HOTELS
D: USE THE TRAIN NOT THE ROAD

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Houses of the Future

What will houses be like in thirty years'time?Nol one really knQws,but architects are trying to pre-
diet. ____________(46)
Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years'time even more of us will be working from home.
So we will have to be able to use areas of the house for work for part of the day and for living for the rest.
Families grow and change with children arriving,growing up and leaving home._________(47)Nothing
will be as fixed as it is now. The house wi ll always be changing to meet changing needs.
Everyone agrees that in thirty years'time we wiii be living in "intelligent" houses.We will be able to talk
to our kitchen machines and discuss w lth them what to do.Like this:"we'11 be having a party this weekend.
What food shall we cook?"__________ (48)We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines,
just tasting things from time to time to check.
The house of the future will be personal一each house will be different.________(49)You won't
have to paint them一you'11 be able to tell the wall to change the color!And if you don't like the color the
next day,you will be able to have a new one.__________(50)

____________(46)
A:You will be able to change the color of the wall easily.
B:The only thing you won't be able to do is moving the house somewhere else!
C:And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to cook it.
D:What will our home be like then?
F:The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family.
F:The kids might take their bedrooms with them as they leave.

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Houses of the Future

What will houses be like in thirty years'time?Nol one really knQws,but architects are trying to pre-
diet. ____________(46)
Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years'time even more of us will be working from home.
So we will have to be able to use areas of the house for work for part of the day and for living for the rest.
Families grow and change with children arriving,growing up and leaving home._________(47)Nothing
will be as fixed as it is now. The house wi ll always be changing to meet changing needs.
Everyone agrees that in thirty years'time we wiii be living in "intelligent" houses.We will be able to talk
to our kitchen machines and discuss w lth them what to do.Like this:"we'11 be having a party this weekend.
What food shall we cook?"__________ (48)We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines,
just tasting things from time to time to check.
The house of the future will be personal一each house will be different.________(49)You won't
have to paint them一you'11 be able to tell the wall to change the color!And if you don't like the color the
next day,you will be able to have a new one.__________(50)

____________(50)
A:You will be able to change the color of the wall easily.
B:The only thing you won't be able to do is moving the house somewhere else!
C:And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to cook it.
D:What will our home be like then?
F:The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family.
F:The kids might take their bedrooms with them as they leave.