What makes a house a home?
Not size, of course．I’ve been in some of the grandest houses in America, and it’s readily apparent no one lives there．Earlier this year, I had dinner in a mud hut in Ethiopia, where we sat on chairs next to the hostess’ bed -- a home that had more warmth than any house I’ve been in since．
Now John Edwards is exploring what makes a house a home in his just-released Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives．There Edwards writes, " This is a book about homes, the values they rest on, the dreams they are filled with, and the people they have shaped．The houses and circumstances are different, but much of what you find inside will be familiar．"     
Whether you’re sitting in an airport right now, waiting to fly to your childhood home for Thanksgiving, or in your own home waiting for the relatives to arrive, you know what he’s talking about．
We’ve lived in our townhouse for 21 years．The loose windows that make noise in the wind．The fireplace so shallow it holds only one log．The kitchen window that offers a view of the world passing by．It’s where friends sit on the kitchen counter drinking wine while dinner is being fixed．I lived there for only 18, but it will always be my true home．Even the lamp in the west living room window, which I could see far down the road when driving home late at night, still shines．
While all this talk about childhood memories can be warm and comforting, home is whom you’re with, not where you are．As Edwards writes, "Home is family．Home is safety．Home is faith．"
Happy homecoming．
小題1:What would be the best title for the text?
A．Home Means EverythingB．What’s Inside Makes Us Feel at Home
C．Home: The Blueprints of Our LivesD．The Importance of the Home
小題2:The purpose of the second paragraph is to __
A．mean the author likes living in grandest houses
B．prove the author got along well with the hostess
C．mean the feeling of home isn’t related to the size
D．show the author’s different feelings about houses
小題3:About the book Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives, we know that __
A．it was the description of Edwards’ houses
B．it is mainly about houses
C．it helps us understand the concept of home
D．it was written by the author of the text
小題4:What did the author mainly mean when he mentioned the loose windows and the shallow fireplace ?
A．His house was too old to live in．B．He missed the feelings of home．
C．He hated living there．D．He missed his old friends too much．
小題5:It can be inferred according to the text that __
A．the author’s family were very richB．every happy home is the same
C．the author has been living a hard life D．the author and Edwards hold similar ideas

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:D
本文論述了如何才能使我們的房子成為家這個命題。
小題1:B 主旨大意題。文章主要圍繞房子和家這個話題展開，即什么使我們的房子成為家。
小題1:C推理判斷題。文章第一段作者提出了心中家的概念作為論點。
小題1:C理判斷題。根據(jù)下一句的Parents are unaware，too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in.可以判斷這一類人是很少和家庭成員呆在一起的。
小題1:B細節(jié)理解題。由最后一段Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home.可知合理使用電腦對家庭也是很重要的。與C選項不符。
小題1:D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句的Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness，play and communication，第一段段末的In a home there is love，sharing and appreciation 及全文第二句的A home is a place of companionship with people in it可知A、B、C正確；文章并沒有提及selflessness。
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A．However careful we are, we still make mistakes in life.
B．Things we do and say can affect computer programs in our system.
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B．one’s mistakes won’t influence others any more
C．one is actually saying “I’m sorry”
D．one won’t make the same mistake again
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C．The SAVE button.D．The FORGIVENESS button.
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A．it is unnecessary to control teens’ using the electric devices
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C．there is no need for parents to make use of the electric devices
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A．teens are affected by CNN news reports very much
B．teens watch news report on CNN around the clock
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小題1:Some women’s colleges decided to accept men students because_______.
A．teaching women is more difficult than teaching men
B．many young women chose to study at colleges with both men and women
C．study with men is more challenged.
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A．more and more women’s colleges are being established now
B．more and more women like to study in colleges with both men and women
C．there are more women’s colleges than colleges with both men and women in the USA
D．it is better for American women to study in women’s colleges
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B．study in Trinity College
C．learn from the president of Smith College
D．study in women’s colleges
小題4:Most of women’s colleges were established_______.
A．to give women the education they could not receive anywhere else.
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