Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s. It stands by the River Byer, in twenty-five hectares (公頃) of the best farmland in the southwest.

　　The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods (野外) parties. Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room.

　　The house has eight bedrooms; three bathrooms (浴室), two living-rooms and a dining-mom with a real Adam fire-place. Its library has a good view over the park and the river. All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors.

　　At the back of the house there is a room for four cars. The third Foulsham once kept horses there. In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s. If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to：Harvey. Platt, Longford & Sons 6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside.

1．Foulsham House is ________.

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A．a(chǎn)n old farm house

B．a(chǎn) 25-hectare house by the River Byre

C．a(chǎn) large house for people to come to listen to its story

D．a(chǎn) house with a history of nearly two hundred years

2．We learned from the reading that ________.

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A．Smithson built the house for wild wood parties

B．many important people had been to the Foulsham House

C．George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties here

D．the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea

3．The sentence “Its library bas a good view over the park and the river” means “________.”

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A．The park and the river can be seen clearly from the library

B．The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wall

C．The library was built in the park by the river

D．Books about the part and the river can be read in the library

4．Which of the following is true?

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A．The 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house.

B．The house has a room for cars at the back of the house.

C．The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go.

D．There is some parking behind the house.

5. We can infer(推斷) that Harvey ________.

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A．wants the house to meet the needs of modern life

B．wants people to know the history of the house

C．wants to sell the house

D．wants some money to make the house meet today's needs

　　Mike Smith is a six-year-old boy. His father bas a shop in the centre of a small town. He 1 some food in his shop. He's friendly to the buyers and the food in his shop is 2 . So people like to buy something there. And he's very 3 all the time.　　It was Mr Smith's forty-first birthday yesterday. His wife decided to 4 some fish for her husband. As he couldn't leave his shop and she had to 5 in the kitchen, she thought her son could help her. So she told Mike to go to 6 some fish. Before the boy went out, she said, “Your dad likes fish alive, you know. Don't 7 the dead fish home.”

　　“But how can I tell the living fish from the dead ones?”

　　“That's easy,my son, “said the woman. “Put the fish into the water and watch carefully. The living fish can 8 , but the dead ones can't. “

　　“OK. Mummy,” the boy said and left. He went outside the town and saw 9 farmers catching fish in a pool （池塘）. He put a fish into the pool, and the fish soon went down under the water. He was 10 and shouted, “Please sell the fish to me, sir!”

　　Have you ever thought about the shape of the universe? Scientists have been puzzled with that question for years.

　　Now they have come up with a new theory that says the universe may be shaped tike a soccer ball. The theory also says that the universe is finite (有限的), meaning it has boundaries.（邊界）

　　Scientists say that old beliefs about the shape of the universe may be wrong. Before, people thought that the universe was flat or shaped like a circle or a saddle.（馬鞍）

　　Now scientists say that it could be a dodecahedron(十二面體). A dodecahedron has twelve sides. Each of those sides bas five sides of its own like the black and white patches on a soccer ball.

　　Next time you play soccer, remember that you could be kicking a little model of the universe!

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