Cyril Dick’s house is neither a modern house nor a house of the future. It is 40 years old. There are more houses like that in the south of France. They are called “bubble houses”, and you can see why!
Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. He collects old records and clocks. He also collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round house.
Everything in the “bubble house” is round. The centre of the house is one very big bubble. This is both the living room and dining room. There are round armchairs, a round table, and a big round rug(地毯) in front of a round fireplace. Around the living room are three small bubbles. One bubble is a kitchen with round shelves, another bubble is the garden room, and the third bubble is a music room. Upstairs there are two more bubbles—a bedroom and a bathroom.
The doors and windows are also round, of course. The window are like eyes. There aren’t any curtains(窗簾) in the house, because Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.
Bubble houses are the idea of a Hungarian architect(建筑師), Antti Lovag. “A lot of modern houses are bad for us, especially tall buildings of flats,” says Lovag. “Because round homes are more natural, people feel happy in them.” Cyril agrees with this. “Some people think my house is funny,” he says, “but for me, this is the perfect home.”
小題1:You can find more “bubble houses” in the south of France. 
小題2:Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves _____________________________________.
小題3:What is the third bubble around the living room?
____________________________________________________________________.
小題4:_____________________________________________________________________
小題5:_____________________________________________________________________

小題1:T
小題2:round things
小題3:It is / It’s a music room./ A music room.
小題4:Everything in the “bubble house” is round.
小題5:因為圓形的家/房子更自然，（所以）人們（居住/生活）在里面感到快樂/幸福。

小題1:根據(jù)第一段There are more houses like that in the south of France. 描述，可知本句描述正確。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. 描述，可知填round things，圓的東西。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段and the third bubble is a music room. 描述，可知答；It is / It’s a music room./ A music room.
小題4:根據(jù)Everything in the “bubble house” is round. 及下文描述，可知本段主要是說明泡沫房子中的所有東西都是圓的。故答：Everything in the “bubble house” is round.
小題5:注意本句前文是because引導(dǎo)的原因主語從句。下文them指代的是前文的圓形的房子。
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