Question

When building houses, people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive , people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.

Now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock. During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.

People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas, instead of keeping livestock on the first floor builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy saving.

House building becomes a great challenge to building designers and energy engineer. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy saving houses.

1.What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?

A．The climate of their areas.                 B．The energy for their houses.

C．The fashions for their houses.              D．The building materials for their houses.

2.People in some areas gain a source of heat by _________.

A．keeping their livestock downstairs

B．protecting their livestock from the cold

C．sharing their houses only with their cows

D．living on the second floor with their livestock

3.The underlined words “natural law ” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.

A．heat raises the temperature in the houses

B．heat goes in the upward direction

C．heat goes up if temperature is raised

D．heat increases the temperature of rocks

4.From the passage, we can conclude that _______ .

A．people will no longer consider building materials in the future

B．energy saving buildings will become more popular in the future

C．almost all people will move into the houses heated by large rocks

D．energy engineers will devote themselves only to modern technology

5.What is the meaning of the underlined word “l(fā)ivestock” ? _______ .

A．animals raised especially for economical benefits   B．furniture

C．plants kept in the house                  D．general appearance of the whole family

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了人們在建設房屋的時候考慮的節(jié)能的話題，人們運用現(xiàn)代的新技術有了多種節(jié)能的方法。

1.B 細節(jié)題。根據第一段4,5,6行people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.說明人們開始考慮房屋的能量的問題，故B正確。

2.A 細節(jié)題。根據第二段3,4,5行During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well說明人們把牲畜養(yǎng)在一樓，在冬天的時候可以給樓上的人提供能量，故A正確。

3.B 根據本段前三行People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas, instead of keeping livestock on the first floor builders fill it with large rocks.說明這里的natural law就是指上一句the fact that heat rises這個自然規(guī)律，故B正確。

4.B 推理題。根據文章最后三行They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy saving houses.說明這種情況在未來會很普遍，越來越受歡迎，故B正確。

5.A 推理題。根據接下來的三行During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well.說明livestock就是指人們喂養(yǎng)的牲畜，故A正確。

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