Question

Bill Gates has a nice house on a hill by Lake Washington. Inside the house there are seven bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, six kitchens and six fireplaces. It even has a theatre, a library, an exercise room and a swimming pool. You can say the house is very big. However, it doesn’t look so big, because a large part of it is in the hills.

The house is famous for many reasons. One is its large size, and another is its amazing electronic systems (电子系统). Before a visitor goes into the house, he/she gets a chip (芯片) at the gate. The chip sends information about the visitor to the electronic systems in the house. When the visitor goes into the house, lights are on automatically (自动地). When the visitor goes into a room, the temperature (温度) will change to make the visitor comfortable. When the visitor goes from one room to another, he/she can hear music.

Bill Gates began to build his house in 1990. It took him about 7 years to build it.

1.Bill Gates’ house doesn’t look very big because ________.

A. the house is in a forest B. the house is very modern

C. the house is very small D. a large part of the house is in the hills

2.Bill Gates’ house is very famous. The writer gives ________ reasons.

A. one B. two C. four D. five

3.The visitor will get ________ at the gate of Bill Gates’ house.

A. a map of the house B. a model house C. a system D. a chip

4.Bill Gates finished building his house in ________.

A. 1990 B. 1997 C. 1996 D. 1998

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Bill Gates’ dream home B. Bill Gates’ house

C. Bill Gates and his house D. Bill Gates’ family

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了比尔盖茨的房子。他的房子很有名，主要有两个原因：巨大的面积，神奇的电子系统。电子系统可以获取来访者的信息，并且自动的开灯，进行温度调节，播放音乐等。房子的建设一共花费了7年时间。

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