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After giving up his job as a designer for Ralph Lauren in 2011, Foster Huntington started to have a nomadic (流浪的) lifestyle, wandering around the country in a car. To make ends meet, he worked as a photographer and blogger and even published a book called Home Is Where You Park It about his lifestyle. But all good things have to come to an end. In 2014, the young man was ready to settle down in a more permanent home.
For most people that would be an apartment or singlefamily home. But that was not for the freespirited Huntington. Instead, he decided to build a tree house, not a common one, but a paradise (乐园) that provides him with breathtaking views, some woodfired hot tubs and even a skate park!
Called Cinder Cone Treehouse, it sits on Huntington's hometown in Skamania, Washington and consists of two separate structures that are connected by a bridge. Built safely between big trees that sit at the top of a hill, the wooden house offers him amazing views of the surrounding wilderness. The lower structure called the studio, serves as Huntington's office, kitchen, and guest house, while the octagon cabin that lies across, functions as his bedroom.
Measuring 220 square feet each, the rooms are not like a palace in our imagination. But they provide all the comfort of home and work well for Huntington, who has a preference for living in small spaces.
While the tree house is certainly cool, what is even more amazing are the woodburning hot tubs lying around the area and the skate park that was carved (侵蚀) out from a nearby hill.
Of course, a little paradise like this is not easy or cheap. Cinder Cone Treehouse took Huntington and his construction team a year to build, and cost 170,000 dollars — and that didn't include the price of the land!
But the photographer and blogger who says his surroundings inspire him to be more creative is not concerned. He is living his dream. Huntington hopes he can encourage others to do the same and has even published a book that outlines his experience and serves as a guide for those who wish to build their own dream tree house.
语篇解读：Huntington经过几年的四处漂泊，最终选择在家乡搭建树屋并过上了理想的生活。
1．What do we know about Foster Huntington before he built the tree house?
A．He expected to rise to fame through writing books.
B．He showed great interest in photography.
C．He became tired of working inside the office.
D．He chose to live as free a life as he preferred.
解析：选D 推理判断题。从第一段的内容可知，Foster Huntington曾经是设计师，但2011年他辞职了，选择了四海为家的生活方式，他做过摄影师，也写过博客等。由此可知，Huntington过着自己想要的生活。
2．Which of the following words can best describe Huntington's tree house?
A．Expensive, comfortable and cool.
B．Crowded, expensive and functional.
C．Unique, wooden and cheap.
D．Special, quiet and expensive.
解析：选A 细节理解题。从第四段中的“But they provide all the comfort of home and work well for Huntington”，第五段中的“While the tree house is certainly cool”和第六段的内容可知选A项。
3．What should be the best title of this passage?
A．How to Lead a Free Lifestyle in the Tree
B．Freespirited Huntington
C．The Amazing Tree House
D．The Characters of an Unusual Tree House
解析：选C 标题归纳题。本文主要讲的是Huntington经过几年的四处漂泊，最终选择在家乡搭建树屋并介绍了树屋的特点。故选C项。
