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4．In today's consumer world，we've never had so much，yet it seems we've never been so unsatisfied．The cost of housing has been rising for decades，and the cost to the planet has been huge，too．But there is a way to live a simpler，greener，and more affordable life：buy a TinyDwelling home!
TinyDwelling homes are very small，yet comfortable houses at affordable prices．Each TinyDwelling home includes a living room，kitchen，bathroom，upstairs sleeping area，and convenient storage space．TinyDwelling homes are cheap to run and ecologically-friendly，too．All you need is a small heater to keep your house warm in cold weather，and solar panels （太陽能電池板） to provide light and electricity．
TinyDwelling is part of the small-living movement that began in the late 1990s．Back then，a growing number of people began to live in very small homes．They wanted to reduce their possessions，living space，and energy costs，so as to lead more ecologically-friendly lives．But the small-living movement really took off after the economic crisis of 2008，when many people realized that they couldn't afford to keep large homes．
Lizzy Morriaon，a small-living lover，started TinyDwelling homes in 2008 to meet the needs of these people．Since then，Lizzy has been designing and building homes nonstop，and TinyDwelling homes have become so popular that thousands of people have bought one．And Lizzy hasn't only designing and building houses．She has also been teaching people how to build them．Simply buy the plans and materials so that you can build your own home，and save even more money!
4．What do we know about the small-living movement？B
A．It aimed to handle the economic crisis．
B．It did not become quite popular until 2008．
C．It was well received by house designers．
D．It was started by people without houses．
5．What is the main attraction of TinyDwelling homes？C
A．They have upstairs sleeping area．
B．They provide storage space．
C．They are affordable．
D．They are equipped with solar panels．
6．Besides designing TinyDwelling homes，Lizzy alsoA．
A．helped people to build them              
B．urged people to buy them
C．taught people to save money              
D．offered courses to train designers．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了房屋成本一直上漲，人們現(xiàn)在開始崇尚TinyDwelling的房子，便宜，簡潔．

解答 4．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段Lizzy Morriaon，a small-living lover，started TinyDwelling homes in 2008 to meet the needs of these people．Since then，Lizzy has been designing and building homes nonstop可知小生命運動是直到2008，它才變得很受歡迎；故選B．
5．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段They wanted to reduce their possessions，living space，and energy costs，so as to lead more ecologically-friendly lives可知tinydwelling家園最吸引人的地方是他們負擔得起；故選C．
6．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段And Lizzy hasn't only designing and building houses．She has also been teaching people how to build them可知Lizzy不僅沒有設(shè)計和建造房子．她還教人如何建立他們；故選A．

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