三、阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，计 30 分)
第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
An apartment to rent(出租)，Dream Home Neighbourhood，16 Xingfu Road
We have a comfortable three - bedroom apartment to rent.
The apartment is in very good condition!
• a large living room • three bedrooms
• a big kitchen • two bathrooms
Do you like quiet life? The apartment is for you!
Beautiful views of the fields and woods out of the balcony.
Only ten minutes’ drive to the city centre.
Pets and children are welcome!
Only ￥600 a month(in advance，please).
Interested? Please telephone Mr Zhang. Tel. ：019405486574
()1. How much should you pay if you want to rent the apartment for three months?
A. ￥600. B. ￥1，200. C. ￥1，800. D. ￥2，400.
()2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The apartment is far from the city centre.
B. People with pets cannot rent the apartment.
C. Only children and animals can rent the apartment.
D. You can enjoy the beauty of nature by living in the apartment.
()3. Where can you probably see the poster?
A. In a science museum. B. In a community centre.
C. In a sports club. D. In a shopping mall.

B
Most people dream of living in a big beautiful house. But for Tim Shea，he just wanted to find a place he could call home.
The 70 - year - old man had spent several years living on the street until he became the first resident(居民) of the Community First Village.
The village is a 51 - acre site. It is far away from the centre of Texas and there are many 3D - printed tiny houses there. The small houses were built by the company ICON. They put 18 million dollars into the village and built six different kinds of houses to make homeless people live in their own houses.
Inside Shea’s 3D house，there is a bedroom，a bathroom，a kitchen and a living room. Shea had never imagined that he could live in such a nice house.
Life wasn’t easy for Shea before he moved to the Community First Village. “I lived on the street for most of my life. This made me stay away from people，” Shea said. “Over time，I didn’t feel safe，and if I had the chance，I would hide. I never wanted to communicate with others.”
To his joy，things changed after Shea moved into his new house. Since then，he has been meeting new people and making friends. “Now，I have many activities to do with others every day，” Shea said. “With only about 300 in rent(租金)，I get a new start of life. It’s really wonderful.”
()4. In which country does the story happen?
A. China. B. The UK. C. The USA. D. Japan.
()5. How much money did the company ICON put into the village?
A. $ 18，000. B. $ 180，000.
C. $ 1，800，000. D. $ 18，000，000.
()6. The company ICON built the houses for .
A. the disabled B. the blind C. the homeless D. the deaf
()7. What was Shea’s opinion of his new house?
A. It was satisfying. B. It was a little small.
C. It was disappointing. D. It was far away from the centre of town.