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英语九年级(9B) Unit1 自测练习4姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、阅读单选Someone has put forward a dream home which is so advanced(先进的）that its kitchen can suggest what to make with certain things. Also, a Microsoft home doesnt just warn you when youre out of milkit can send you a fresh gallon.But are these innovation(创新）just magic, or are they really coming soon to a neighborhood near you? To find out, US News asked some experts to get their opinions about the home of the near future. Heres a look at the innovations.A great number of buildings filled with units look the same. The coming years, however, will give way to a personalized approach(个性化手段）to home construction (住宅建设). The houses will be an instrument of self-expresion. “The successful builders will be the ones that figure out how to change their production model enough to make the buyers feel like they are really getting something that is designed for them, not just a model,” says Kermit Baker, the chief economist(首席经济学家）at the American Institute of Architects.Future home will probablyshrink. “We will be building smaller but smarter houses, says Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow(高级研究员) at the Urban Land Institute.“Instead of having a room for just one use, consumers will demand homes that make better use of space,” says Susanka, whose best-selling book, The Not So Big House, has a great influence in home design. Seldom-used quarters, such as dining and living rooms, will be replaced with space that can serve both functions. “The goal of his right-size, home is to fit its owners like a specially cut suit rather than a jacket you buy in a store,” says Susanka.1 . Why does the writer mention a dream home and a Microsoft home?ATo tell us something about future houses.BTo tell us that technology develops fast.CTo tell us what kind of house to buy.DTo lead to the topic of the passage.2 . According to the third paragraph, future houses will _.Abe mass-produced (大量生产）Bhave a lot of things in commonCexpress the owners9 personalities (个性)Dbe designed by the owners themselves3 . The underlined word “shrink” in the last paragraph means _.Abecome cleanerBbecome smallerCbecome brighterDbecome more comfortable4 . Smarter houses in the last paragraph refer to houses that _.Acan warn you when youre out of milkBhave very advanced furnitureCcan make better use of spaceDhave a room for every use5 . What is this passage mainly about?ASome experts, opinions about future houses.BThe writers ideas about future houses.CWhat life in the future will be like.DThe development of houses.第 2 页 共 2 页
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