John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old-metre-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’m in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don’t have to answer it because visitors can’t see I’m 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. Apart from 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 metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a clear day, and that’s a wonderful experience. I’m really glad we moved.”
1.What is the writer trying to do in the text?
2.From this text, a reader can find out（ ） .
3.Which of the following best describes Elizabeth’s feelings about the tower?
4.What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building?
5.How will John and Elizabeth advertise their tower if they sell it?
问题1选项
A.Describe how to turn an old tower into a house.
B.Recommend a particular builder.
C.Describe what it is like to live in a tower.
D.Explain how to win prizes for building work.
问题2选项
A.why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house
B.why Elizabeth exercises every day
C.why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower
D.why John and Elizabeth left their flat
问题3选项
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.
问题4选项
A.Her visitors find it difficult to see if she is at home.
B.She feels separated from other people.
C.She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.
D.It is impossible to clean any of the windows.
问题5选项
A.
B.
C.
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第1题:C
第2题:D
第3题:B
第4题:C
第5题:B
第1题:
推理判断题。文章第一段介绍了John Fisher和他的妻子Elizabeth买了一座城堡，并且花了五年时间将它改造成为一栋六层楼的房子；接着介绍了他们在这栋房子里的生活体验，比如可以不用理会门铃是否会响，买东西不能买太重，因为台阶太多等等。由此可知文章主要在讲述生活在城堡塔的经历，选项C符合题意。
第2题:
推理判断题。文章第一段第一句话提到“建筑工人John Fisher 和妻子Elizabeth想生活的空间变大一点，所以他们离开了之前的小公寓到了这座又古老又高的城堡”（John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old-metre-high castle tower），由此可知选项D符合题意。
第3题:
细节事实题。文章第二段第一句话提到“我爱这个空间，有私人空间”（I love the space, and being private）；第四段最后一句提到“但是我们真的很爱它”（but we really loved it），由此可知，Elizabeth喜欢这座城堡的大部分东西。选项B符合题意。
第4题:
细节事实题。文章第三段第二句话提到“但是拿重物上顶楼太恐怖了，所以我一次去超市购物不会超过两袋东西”（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），选项C符合题意。
第5题:
推理判断题。文章第一段提到“他们花了五年的时间把这座城堡改建成了一座精美的六层楼房子，这栋房子的设计获了三次奖”（They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes），由此可知选项A中的“需要改进”（needs some improvement）不符合，排除；选项C中的“海景”（with sea views）不符合，排除；选项D中的“改造成六个小公寓”（turned into six small flats）不符合，排除。因此选项B符合题意。
