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 rest from the noise and hurry of the town. 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 the reward of one who has 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 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 they are quite prepared to leave to 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 like country things prefer to live outside the city.
B.People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C.Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London.
D.Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London.
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 gardenB.having a small flat with a garden
C.renting a small flat without a gardenD.buying a small flat without a garden
小題3:When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 
A.who live in the country
B.who have spent time working in the garden
C.who have a garden of their own
D.who have been digging, planting and watering
小題4:People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London. 
A.their life was meaninglessB.their life was invaluable
C.they didn’t deserve a happy lifeD.they were not worthy of their happy life
小題5: The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A.the rest timeB.the rest people
C.the rest of the countryD.the rest of the parks and of the sea

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C

本文介紹在倫敦工作的人對(duì)是在市里居住還是在鄉(xiāng)下居住所持的不同看法和態(tài)度。
小題1:推斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容:雖然有很多喜歡鄉(xiāng)村生活,但文章最后講也有些人喜歡城市生活,從而可推知此題答案為B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段第二、三句可推知此題答案為C。
小題3:推斷題。根據(jù)文章第3段最后兩句可知:要是他喜歡花園,在花園里挖土、種植、澆水等等,那么當(dāng)鮮花和蔬菜生長(zhǎng)起來的時(shí)候,他就得到了與大自然分享秘密的獎(jiǎng)賞,所以選B。
小題4:推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第2句Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London可推知此題答案為A。
小題5:推斷題。根據(jù)其上文:這些人偶爾去公園散散步后去海邊度兩周假;本句接著說:其余的就留給那些每天晚上喜歡離開倫敦的人,那么,“其余的”顯然指“其余的鄉(xiāng)村”。從而可推知題答案為C。
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