What is it that makes a house a home ? A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other , who are harmonious and closer inside with one another than they are outside with those in the workplace or with classmates at school . A home is a place of companionship that it’s difficult to leave. In a home there is love , sharing and appreciation , and the members help each other .
I have seen families on the street. But if they live , sleep , talk , and eat together , they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don’t need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to live in them . The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby . The parents work. The children do wrong . They don’t talk and eat together every day . They rarely see each other . The truly homeless people are those with babysitters , caretakers , gardeners and maids. Parents are unaware , too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in . This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless . Who is to be pitied ?
Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time , the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home . Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped . The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the home . Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness , play and communication , not with a screen , but with a human being.
小题1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to _____________ .
A．tell us that where there is home there is love
B．tell us what people think home is
C．show the author’s concept of home
D．tell people how to have a happy home小题2:The underlined word those in the second paragraph refers to _____________ .
A．people who build multi-million-dollar houses
B．people who have lost their family members
C．people who don’t spend time with the family
D．homeless families living on the street in America小题3:Which statement is Not True according to the passage ?
A．A home is a place where you are willing to stay .
B．Even the poorest person can have a happy home .
C．Computers and the Internet are important for a happy family.
D．Sometimes it’s the rich that should be pitied .小题4:Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage ?
A．How to make a house a home
B．What makes a house a home
C．Who are homeless , the poor
D．What’s a home for
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
题目分析：文章通过下定义和对比的方法阐述了作者对家的看法。家是一个充满爱、关心和温暖的地方；是一个彼此爱护、互相扶持的地方；真正没有家的人不是头顶没有屋顶的人们，而是那些住在豪宅里却整天忙忙碌碌，无暇顾及彼此的人们。
小题1:C主旨大意题。从文章开头的设问What is it that makes a house a home ? 以及A home is a place of companionship；A home is a place of companionship可知本段中心是作者阐述家的概念。
小题2:C词义猜测题。从下文Parents are unaware , too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in .可知此处those指那些忙忙碌碌，没时间和家人在一起的人们。所以C选项正确。
小题3:C细节理解题。从文章末段Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. 可知要控制电脑和网络的使用才会让一栋房子成为一个家，所以C选项正确。
小题4:B主旨大意题。文章开头提出家的概念，然后通过对比展开论述，最后说如何能构建一个和睦的家庭。所以B选项正确。