【正文】 Smith on Fridays. B 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 (著名的 ) for many reasons. One is its large size, and another is its amazing electronic systems (電子系統(tǒng) ). 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 (自動地 ). When the visitor goes into a room, the temperature (溫度 ) will change to make the visitor fortable. 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. 1996 C. 2021 D. 2021 ( )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 五 、 任務型閱讀（一空一詞） (每小題 1 分，計 5 分 ) Life in England Homes and families Many English people would like to live in houses, not flats. Because most houses have gardens. They like growing vegetables and flowers when they have a free day. Daily life (日常生活 ) Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning and finish it at about five in the afternoon. They don’t go home for lunch. They just have quick meals at noon. They usually have big meals at the weekend. Many English people like outdoor sports and travelling. They think they are good for their health. School life Children go to school at about . and go back home at about . Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old. Shops Most shops open at about . and close at about . Usually, they don’t close for lunch. Life in England Homes and families Many English people hope to live in a house with a (1) ________. They can grow vegetables and flowers if they are not (2) ________. Daily life Most office workers work about (3) ________ hours a day. They don’t go home for lunch. School life A school day in England is about seven hours. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school at the (4) ________ of four or five. Shops Most shops are open at about . and are (5) ________ at about . Usually, they don’t close for lunch. 六 、根據(jù)中文提示拼寫單詞。 better ( ) 12. —Let39。 good C. twenty。 five ( ) 8. It’s good for your eyes to ________ the green trees for a minute or two. A. look out of B. look out at C. look out from D. look for at ( ) 9. —How do you say 300,153,009? —________. A. Three hundred million, one hundred and fiftythree thousand and nine B. Three hundred millions, one hundred and fiftythree thousand and nine C. Three hundred millions, one hundred and fiftythree thousands and nine D. Three hundred million, one hundred fiftythree thousand nine ( ) 10. The hall is big enough_______ five hundred students in it. A. to hold B. holding C. to holds D. to holding ( ) 11. It’s my ___ birthday the day after tomorrow. I want to celebrate it. But I’m not feeling ____ these days. A. twentieth。 fifth C. five。m not sure. A. Hundreds B. Hundreds of C. one hundred hundred of ( ) 7. There are ________ books on the desk and the ________ book is an English book.