2013惠州高考四模英语试题及答案(3)

　　As she dismounted her bike and leaned it against the gate post， she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty， reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.

　　So sad she didn’t go any further and turned， and heart broken as she remounted her bike. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.

　　She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the ‘golden house’。 Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose！

　　26. Why did the girl long for the house on the hill？

　　A. Because there was a small garden. B. Because it’s magic.

　　C. Because it’s ordinary. D. Because its windows looked golden.

　　27. Which statement is True according to Paragraph 2 and 3？

　　A. The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.

　　B. The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived.

　　C What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.

　　D. Actually ， the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.

　　28. What amazed the girl was that_____

　　A. Her home was another golden house

　　B. There was no golden house indeed

　　C. She could see the golden house only when she looked up

　　D. The golden house disappeared when the sun shone on it

　　29. What can be inferred from the passage？

　　A. The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter.

　　B. The girl was determined to go to the golden house at the beginning.

　　C. The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home.

　　D. The girl didn’t love or care for her parents 。

　　30.The passage is intended to tell us that_____.

　　A. girls often have amazing imagination B. not all dreams will come true

　　C. what we dream of may be just around us D. nothing is impossible to a willing heart

　　B

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