Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own.
Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one's free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional (偶爾的) walk in one of the parks and a fortnight's (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest of the country they are quite prepared to spend with those who are glad to get away from London every night.
小題1:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．People who love nature prefer to live outside the city.
B．People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C．Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.
D．Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.
小題2:One can use the same money for _______ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A．getting a small flat with a garden
B．having a small flat with a garden
C．renting a small flat without a garden
D．buying a small flat without a garden
小題3:When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those who_______ have been rewarded.
A．live in the country
B．have a garden of their own
C．a(chǎn)re busy digging and planting
D．have spent time working in the garden
小題4:People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London.
A．their life was meaningless
B．their life was invaluable
C．they didn't need a happy life
D．they couldn’t sleep late in the morning
小題5:What does the writer think of the life in London?
A．He likes living in the city centre.
B．He prefers to live in the countryside.
C．It isn’t mentioned in the passage.
D．He enjoys working in the garden at weekends.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:C

小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容大意可知答案為B
小題2:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own.可知答案為C
小題3:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容the reward together with those who have shared the secret of nature.可知答案為D
小題4:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容大意可知A
小題5:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容大意可知C
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