John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-meter-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
“I love the space, and being private,” Elizabeth says. “You feel separated from the world. If I am in the kitchen, which is 25 meters above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don’t have to answer it because visitors can’t see I am in!”
There are 142 steps to the top so if I go up and down five or six times a day, it’s very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy more than two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Except for that, it’s a brilliant place to live.
“When we first saw the place, I asked my father’s advice about buying it, because we couldn’t decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.”
“Living here can be difficult—yesterday I climbed a four-meter ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to the sea on a clear day, and that’s a wonderful experience. I am really glad we moved. ”
小題1:What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A．describe how to turn an old tower into a house
B．recommend(推薦) a particular builder
C．describe what it is like to live in a tower
D．explain how to win prizes for building work
小題2:Which of the following best describes Elizabeth’s feelings about the tower?
A．She wanted it as soon as she saw it.
B．She likes most things about it.
C．She has been worried since they paid for it.
D．She finds it unsuitable to live in.
小題3:What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building?
A．Her visitors find it hard to see if she is at home.
B．She feels separated from others.
C．She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.
D．It is impossible to clean any of the windows.
小題4:How will John and Elizabeth advertise their tower if they sell it?
A．
B．
C．
D．

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
本文講述的是John Fisher一家住城堡的感覺。
小題1:推理題。從第二段到最后一段，都講述了John Fisher一家住城堡的感受。故選C。
小題2:概括題�？v觀本文可知，除了第三段講到拿東西去頂層是很可怕的事情，其余都是他們所喜歡的。故選B.
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。第三段的內(nèi)容告訴我們拿東西到頂層時(shí)可怕的事情，故選C.
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。A項(xiàng)Needs some improvement.不符合文章的內(nèi)容；C項(xiàng)all with sea views有誤；D項(xiàng)close to supermarket與原文不符。故選B.
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