单选题 Why were cracks in old houses not a big concern?
A、Because indoor cleanliness was not emphasized.
B、Because energy used to be inexpensive.
C、Because environmental protection was given top priority.
D、Because they were technically unavoidable.
单选题 It can be learned from the passage that the Ouchidas’ house__
A、is well worth the money spent on its construction
B、is almost faultless from the point of energy conservation
C、failed to meet energy conservation standards
D、was designed and constructed in a scientific way
单选题 Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?
A、Inventors.
B、Consumers.
C、Manufacturers.
D、Traveling salesmen.
单选题 What made the Ouchidas’ new house a horrible dream?
A、Lack of fresh air.
B、Poor quality of building materials.
C、Gas leakage in the kitchen.
D、The newly painted walls.
单选题 Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?
A、People would not buy more food than was necessary.
B、Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.
C、Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.
D、People had effective ways to preserve their food.
单选题 The statement "In my fridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthy." (Line 1, Para. 2) suggests that __
A、the author was well - fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties
B、the author was not accustomed to using fridges even in his fifties
C、there was no fridge in the author's home in the 1950s
D、the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s
单选题 This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled "__
A、Energy Conservation
B、Houses Building Crisis
C、Air Pollution Indoors
D、raps in Building Construction
单选题 The word "accentuate"(Line 4, Para.3) most probably means__
A、relieve
B、accelerate
C、worsen
D、improve