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1、英语冲刺复习英语精练（12）AHowwouldyouliketocomehomeafteralongday,openthedoor,andwalkintoanelephant?That’swhatyouwoulddoifyoulivedinElephantHouseinMargete,NewJersey.Theelephant-shapedhousewasbuiltin1881byJamesLafferty.In1962,HerbertGreenbuiltachicken-shapedhouse.SarahWinchestertriedtobuildaghost-proofhouse

2、inSanJoseCalifornia.Workersbuiltfakechimneys,doorsthatopenontoblankwallsandstairsthatleadnowhere.Manyroomsweretorndownandthenrebuiltinanewwaytoconfusetheghosts.Ittook38yearstocompletethehouse!Somehousesarebuiltofstrangematerials.AhouseinPigeonCove,Massachusetts,isbuiltofmorethan100,000newspaper

3、s.InCanada,GeorgePatbuiltahouseentirelyoutofbottles.Somehomesstandforgreatwealthandpower.ThePalaceofAlhambrainSpainisoneofthemostbeautifulhomesintheworld.Themanwhobuiltitlovedwater.Astreamrunsthroughall9acres(英亩)ofthepalace.Ineachroomthereisasmallpoolofsparklingwater.WealthyAmericansdesigndream

4、houses,too.In1895,CorneliusVanderbiltbuiltandmovedintoahousenamedtheBreakers.Hecalledithissummercottage.Itcost$10milliontobuildandhaswallsdecoratedwithgold.This“summercottage”couldhold60guestscomfortably.Dreamhousesdon’thavetobeexpensive.AmannamedBaldaserabuiltahousewith90roomsforaboutonly$200b

5、ydiggingundertheearth.Baldaseraworkedalone.Hespentabout40yearscompletinghisundergroundhouse.41.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.oldhousesB.buildingmaterialsC.buildinghistoryD.unusualhouses42.ThebuilderofthePalaceofAlhambraisprobablyproudof.A.theshiningpoolsintheroomsB.hisspecialpersonalityC.hismoth

6、ercountrySpainD.thelargeareaofhishouse43.TheBreakerswasbuilt.A.in1884bySarahWinchesterB.in1992byGeorgePatC.in1895byCorneliusVanderbiltD.in1962byHerbertGreen44.Baldaserabuilthishome.A.withoutanytoolsB.withoutspendingmuchmoneyC.withhisfamilyD.withmuchhelpfromothersB6用心爱心专心Alongweekendisagreatoppo

7、rtunitytodosomethingalittledifferent.Manypeopleusealongweekendforagetaway,ashorttriptoleavethestressoftheireverydaylivesbehindandexplore,learn,orrelax.HotelRomanceManyhotelsandresortsfeaturesomethingspecialtostartthegetaway,suchas