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北京有许许多多的胡同,胡同与胡同之间是大大小小的住宅,这些住宅中有许多四合院。所谓四合院,其实就是东南西北都有房屋,房屋与房屋之间用院墙连接起来的一个院子。现在,北京城虽然出现了许多高层建筑,但是在老城区,仍然保存着相当一部分这种老式住宅——四合院。
四合院是北京传统的住宅形式。和其他地区的中国人一样,北京人也认为北方是个吉利的方向,因此,一般的四合院都是坐北朝南的。同时,这种设计还有实用方面的考虑,这就是北屋向阳,坐北朝南的四合院能够得到充足的阳光。
四合院北边朝南的一排房子是北房,也叫正房。正房前边两侧相对的是厢房,东西各有两间。与北方相对的是三间南房,老北京人叫它“倒座儿”。过去,一个家庭常常是几代人生活在一起,居住在同一间屋子里不方便,离得太远又不好联系,四合院正好满足了这种家庭结构的需要。一般说来,正房高大、舒适、明亮,是长辈们居住的地方,东西两侧厢房则由子孙居住,南房常常是书房或客厅。四合院大都由房屋院墙环绕,院内还设有影壁、垂花门、游廊等。这样,房屋与房屋之间,既相互连接,又各自分开,有合有分,非常适合人多的家庭居住。
四合院的规模有大有小。小型四合院,房屋布局简单,三面或四面建房,只有一个院子。比如鲁迅先生在北京的故居,就是小型的四合院。这种小型四合院在北京最多,大多是普通老百姓居住。也有比较讲究的大型和中型四合院,或者向后边发展,在正房后面增加几个院子;或者向两侧发展,增加几组平行的院子。大型的四合院只有那些有钱的人家才住得起。北京最大的四合院是明清时期的王府。这些王府规模大,面积广,建造讲究,有些一直保存到现在。
过去的四合院,大多是一家一户居住,如今随着社会的发展,人口的增加,一家一户的形式渐渐被打破。现在,一个四合院往往住上许多户人家。这样的住宅虽然有些拥挤、杂乱,但是非常适合人与人之间交往。有人认为,四合院能使邻居之间产生和谐气氛,使人有一种安全感和亲切感;而现在的高层建筑,则容易使人与人之间、家庭与家庭之间关系冷漠、感情疏远。为此,国外的一些建筑师也设计了模仿中国四合院的建筑,如菲律宾的“四户一院”住宅群,哥本哈根的“仿四合院”式住宅群等,都是为了满足人与人之间交往的需要。

下列哪项不符合文中关于四合院结构的叙述

A.北房一般是由长辈们居住的

B.正房东西两侧的房子是子孙住的

C.四合院非常适合人多的家庭居住

D.书房和客厅一般设在南房或北房

答案

参考答案:D

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Like a scene out of a reality show or a Disney movie, Southgate, Mich., teenager Ashley Qualls' moment has arrived.

She may not have an MBA, a high-school diploma, or even a driver’s license yet, but Asheley Qualls already has an influential website (www. Whateverlife.Com). The 17-year-old girl hass been building her online business for two years.

In December 2004, Qualls borrowed $8 from her mother to buy the Whateverlife.com. domain name (域名). She intended to use the website as a way to share her design for My Space pages woth her friends.

But in the incontrollable, fast-moving world of cyberspace, others began noticing Qualls’ site even though she never has spent a penny on advertising.

When it comes to web traffic, Whateverlife.com .currently ranks No. 825 out of 20.3 million websites, drawing 2.4 million visitors worldwide during the last 30 days. Qualls said that on average, 72% of her site's audience made a return visit.

Whateverlife.com earned a million dollars in revenue last year and is on track to do the same this year.

"I'm stubborn and I'm independent," she said from her office in the basement of her house. "I like the feeling that it's my company, and I want to have the say-so (主张)in everything."

But don’t mistake Qualls for another smart but spoiled teenager. She is growing up fast but owns talent for life and business that elude many girls of her age.

The task of running a million-dollar company isn’t without its sacrifices( 牺牲) and challenges for a teenager. Qualls dropped out of Lincoln Park High School after her sophomore year to work fulltime on Whateverlife.com, a decision that she said shocked her family, friends and teachers . She now is studying to get her degree in graphic design.

小题1:Many people noticed Qualls’ site because_____________________.

A.it was set up by a 17-year-old girl

B.Qualls shares her design with her friends

C.Qualls has been building her online business

D.the world cyberspace develops fast and uncontrollable小题2: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A.Qualls’ Website Whateverlife .com. No. 825 in 20.3 million websites.

B.About 2.4 million visitors worldwide visit her website every month.

C.Most of her audience have visited her website at least twice.

D.Qualls has the right to decide everything in her company.小题3:The underlined word “elude” in the 8th paragraph means_______________.

A.avoid

B.embarrass

C.exceed

D.encourage

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