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1、考试时间：0分钟；命题人：xxx学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_题号一二三总分得分注意事项1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人一、阅读理解（题型注释）When people today talk about a tiny house, they probably mean the trendy living space thats about the size of a shed （棚）. But you would have to be five inches tall to live in the original tiny hous

2、es. Dollhouse（小房子），which have been around for several centuries, dont offer shelter to real people, but they provide a vivid（生动的） experience of life in times and places both real and imaginary.The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., lets visitors time travel in this tiny world through Smal

3、l Stories: At Home in a Dollhouse,” an exhibit that opened Saturday. Visitors can see twelve dollhouses from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, which contain amazing tiny furnishings. But those people who put together the exhibit also wanted visitors to know the characters inside.“It

4、s 300 years of British homes told through their inhabitants （居民）,” said Alice Sage, who is in charge of the London museum.So as visitors look inside the Tate Baby House, a fancy townhouse from 1760, they can push a button to hear a young woman get a lecture from her mother on the proper way to run a

5、 home. In the Killer Cabinet house, a servant named Betsy complains about the problems of city life in the 1830s. “Weve got the cat to keep the rats away,” she says.That dollhouse was John Killers gift to his wife and five daughters. The girls were allowed to play with the house, but they probably a

6、lso learned a few lessons, Sage said.“The kitchen of the house would have been the perfect way to teach the girls about the management of a home,” she said, noting the tiny dishes and pots.Those who prefer a more modern look wont be disappointed. There are two rooms displaying a white dollhouse from

7、 1935, an apartment house from the 1960s and a brightly colored 21st-century design.The end of the exhibit shows how imaginative design sometimes works best in small spaces.The Building Museum asked twenty-four artists, designers and architects from across the United States to each create a “dream r

8、oom” from the past, present or future. Some of these unique small rooms were made using traditional furnishings, others from materials such as clay, insects, 3D-printing, and even peeps marshmallow candies!1、Which of the following were on show Saturday?AA dozen dollhouses from England.BSome old shel

9、ters for poor people.CSome imaginary tiny furnishings.DA couple of fashionable living spaces.2、What is the function of the characters inside the Museum?AWorking as organizers of the exhibit.BMaking the exhibit more attractive.CProviding good services for visitors.DHelping visitors understand dollhou

10、ses.3、What can we learn about the Killer Cabinet house?AIt was made up of 24 tiny rooms.BIts kitchen may have an educational purpose.CIts history dates back to the 17th century.DIt was owned by a woman named Betsy.4、What might be the best title of the passage?AAn exhibit of dollhouses.BThe history o

11、f dollhouses.CHow to make a dollhouse.DAmazing tiny furniture.Last summer, after 16 years in the United States, I traveled to the city in Russia where I grew up. I was the first in my family to return after all those years. My mom gave me a hand-drawn map showing the location of my grandfathers tomb

12、 at the local cemetery（公墓）, and she asked me to visit it.It was really important to her that I go there. My grandfather died when I was little, and she wanted me to remember him. He was still very much alive in her mind, and she wanted him to continue to live in my mind as well.So I promised that th

13、e first thing Id do when I arrived would be to visit the cemetery. However, I got caught up in work, and I had a lot of catching up to do with my childhood friends. It wasnt until a day before I was leaving that I found time to go to the cemetery.It was late in the afternoon, and right by the entran

14、ce was a lady who was selling flowers. By then she had only seven carnations left in her bucket. I bought them all, but when I reached for my wallet, I realized I didnt have the map with me. I had no idea what had happened to that map. And I had no idea where my grandfathers tomb was located.I could

15、 call my mom and ask her. But the problem was that I had already told her Id gone to the cemetery. What was I going to say?I found the main office. Fortunately it was open, and inside was a small office. Behind the counter was an old woman, and she said shed help me locate my grandfathers records.A couple of minutes later, she came back with a printout. It turned out there were 17 Abraham Pikarskis on the list. I chose the two whose age I believed closely matched my