2023年4月統(tǒng)考大學(xué)英語(yǔ)B閱讀理解資料必考一篇(全中文翻譯)

第二部分閱讀理解(2)（2023年09月網(wǎng)考）全翻譯版2023年版新大綱9套模擬題18篇閱讀理解（必考一篇），出現(xiàn)在考試中閱讀部分的第二篇，小抄或硬背，必須掌握，原題出現(xiàn)，答案位置不變，15分不可以丟失。Passage1TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)法國(guó)大革命于1789年爆發(fā)。當(dāng)時(shí)法國(guó)正處在一片混亂中，政府腐敗，人民生活凄慘。路易十六世企圖控制議會(huì)并增長(zhǎng)賦稅，但最后失敗了。他命令軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入凡爾賽。人民都認(rèn)為他企圖用武力彈壓革命。1789年7月14日，人民群眾爆發(fā)了，攻占了關(guān)押政治犯的巴士底獄。從那天以后，7月14日就被定為法國(guó)的國(guó)慶日。1792年，路易十六企圖逃離法國(guó)，并從奧地利和普魯士獲得支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被廢除，路易十六被處以死刑。幾個(gè)月后，他的妻子，瑪麗也被處以死刑。法國(guó)大革命令歐洲其它國(guó)家的國(guó)王感到膽怯。奧地利和普魯士的軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入了法國(guó)。法國(guó)人民組織起了共和軍來(lái)保衛(wèi)祖國(guó)，革命陷入了一個(gè)艱苦階段。成千上萬(wàn)的人犧牲了。最后，權(quán)力落入了拿破侖﹒波拿巴手中。6.What’sthispassageabout?這篇文章重要講了什么？A.France. B.KingLouis. C.TheFrenchRevolution.法國(guó)大革命 D.Europe.7.Whichdidnothappenin1789?以下哪件事不是發(fā)生在1789年？A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout. B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)快速發(fā)展。C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.8.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?那些政治犯被關(guān)押在哪里？A.InVersailles. B.InAustria. C.InPrussia. D.InBastille.巴士底獄9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean?劃了下劃線的“abolished”這個(gè)詞是什么意思？A.Putoff. B.Established. C.United. D.Ended.廢除。10.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?以下哪個(gè)不是法國(guó)大革命產(chǎn)生的效果？A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.C.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.國(guó)王試圖控制議會(huì)。Passage2Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任務(wù)）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.一個(gè)外國(guó)人對(duì)于美國(guó)的第一印象很有也許是每個(gè)人都在壓力下急忙忙忙。城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得急忙忙忙不知疲倦的，為了盡快做完一件事情，他們會(huì)在店里拼命引起店員的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡別人。白天匆忙就餐也是這個(gè)國(guó)家生活節(jié)奏的一個(gè)部分。Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.工作時(shí)間被認(rèn)為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場(chǎng)合，其別人會(huì)等在你旁邊等你吃完，這樣大家都可以得到服務(wù)，并趕在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)回去工作。每個(gè)人都會(huì)盡快給下一個(gè)人騰出地方。假如你不這樣，侍者會(huì)催促你的。Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊急忙走過(guò)。你會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)一些微笑，簡(jiǎn)短的交談和一些與陌生人的小禮節(jié)。不要在意，這是由于他們非常愛(ài)惜時(shí)間，并且他們認(rèn)為一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.對(duì)時(shí)間的觀念還會(huì)影響到我們對(duì)耐心的理解。在美國(guó)價(jià)值體系中，耐心并不是首要考慮的。我們中的很多人被稱為“脾氣火爆”。假如我們覺(jué)得時(shí)間在毫無(wú)意義的溜走，既沒(méi)有娛樂(lè)價(jià)值，工作價(jià)值，也不在休息，那就會(huì)開(kāi)始不斷地徘徊。那些來(lái)自時(shí)間觀念不同的國(guó)家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們?cè)谏虡I(yè)和平常生活中最困難的就是對(duì)時(shí)間節(jié)奏的適應(yīng)。ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)許多剛到美國(guó)來(lái)的人都會(huì)想念他們?cè)谏虡I(yè)會(huì)談中一些開(kāi)場(chǎng)禮節(jié)。舉個(gè)例子，他們會(huì)想念歡迎你到來(lái)而泡的一杯茶或咖啡這樣的社交禮儀，這在他們國(guó)家是常規(guī)禮儀。他們會(huì)想念在咖啡屋悠閑的會(huì)談。而通常，美國(guó)人不會(huì)與來(lái)訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進(jìn)行一些冗長(zhǎng)的小會(huì)談。對(duì)于同事，我們總是看他過(guò)去的表現(xiàn)而不是與他的社交禮儀。由于我們一般都是更注重專業(yè)性的，而不是社交性的，因此我們總是不久進(jìn)入正題。11. Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?__________以下哪項(xiàng)陳述是錯(cuò)誤的？A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.美國(guó)人對(duì)他們的同事不禮貌。12. Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__________.第四段中的“ahighpriority”是什么意思？A.alessimportantthing B.afirstconcern要首要考慮的。C.agoodbusiness D.anattractivegift13. Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.美國(guó)人評(píng)價(jià)他們的同事是根據(jù)__________。A.throughsocialcourtesy B.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelations D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance他們過(guò)去的表現(xiàn)。14. Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.本文重要講了___________。A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime美國(guó)人是如何愛(ài)惜時(shí)間的。 B.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike15. Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.從本文我們可以看出作者寫(xiě)作的口吻是___________。A.critical B.ironical C.appreciative欣賞的。 D.objectivePassage3Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales（稱）.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.Maria，十六歲，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的機(jī)場(chǎng)排隊(duì)等候。她正要離開(kāi)自己的祖國(guó)去美國(guó)和她的姐姐團(tuán)聚。她的英語(yǔ)講得很好。雖然她要出國(guó)了覺(jué)得不久樂(lè)，但此時(shí)要離開(kāi)她的家人和朋友也很傷心。正在她想這些的時(shí)候，她忽然聽(tīng)到機(jī)場(chǎng)的工作人員正在叫她把行李放到稱上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她主線抬不起來(lái)。她后面的男人很不耐煩了。他也是等著托運(yùn)營(yíng)李的。“What’swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.“這女孩怎么了？”他說(shuō)道，“她為什么不快點(diǎn)？”他走到前面，把包放在臺(tái)上，希望能先登記。他急著想要得到一個(gè)好的座位。Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?”Maria很氣憤，但她很有禮貌。她用最優(yōu)美的英語(yǔ)說(shuō)，“你為什么如此不耐煩？飛機(jī)上的每個(gè)人都有座位。假如你真的很急，為什么不能幫我搬一下行李？”ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.(224words)這男人聽(tīng)到Maria會(huì)講英語(yǔ)覺(jué)得很驚訝。他不久拿起自己的行李退了回去。每個(gè)人都很不贊成得看著他。6.Maria’sstoryhappened________.Maria的故事發(fā)生在什么時(shí)候？A.whenshewasleavingAmerica B.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSA D.whenshearrivedattheairport她到達(dá)機(jī)場(chǎng)后。7.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto_______attheairport.你認(rèn)為故事中提到的機(jī)場(chǎng)工作人員的工作是什么？A.helpcarrypeople’sluggage B.askpeopletopickuptheluggageC.checkpeople’sluggage檢查旅客的行李 D.takecareofpeople’sluggage8.“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe_______.“為什么你如此不耐煩？”Maria對(duì)那個(gè)男人說(shuō)。她這么說(shuō)是要告訴他不要不快樂(lè)。A.surprised B.sad C.unhappy D.sorry9.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt_______.“每個(gè)人都很不贊成地看著他”這句話的意思是周邊的人為這男人的行為感到很遺憾。A.worriedaboutMaria B.worriedaboutthemanC.sorryforMaria’smanners D.sorryfortheman’smanners10.TheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat_________.作者在故事的開(kāi)頭就提到Maria的年齡是為了表達(dá)什么？A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly 她很小，但行為很得體。 B.shewouldnothavelefthomealoneC.everyonearoundherwaswrong D.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpherPassage4BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.英國(guó)和法國(guó)被英吉利海峽阻隔，游泳穿越該海峽只要不到20分鐘的時(shí)間。但這兩個(gè)國(guó)家的文化有時(shí)相差十萬(wàn)八千里。LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年紀(jì)念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.上星期四，英國(guó)和法國(guó)慶祝了《和諧協(xié)議》簽訂100周年的紀(jì)念活動(dòng)。該協(xié)議標(biāo)志著兩個(gè)國(guó)家在經(jīng)歷了幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)和愛(ài)恨交織的關(guān)系后的新篇章。Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（擁抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.但他們的關(guān)系在上個(gè)世紀(jì)也經(jīng)歷了幾番起落。僅去年，對(duì)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)問(wèn)題進(jìn)行了劇烈的爭(zhēng)論-英國(guó)首相布萊爾支持而法國(guó)總統(tǒng)希拉克反對(duì)。國(guó)際會(huì)議中，這種別扭在布萊爾和希拉克的身體語(yǔ)言中表現(xiàn)得很明顯。當(dāng)法國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人屢屢與德國(guó)總理格哈特·施羅德?lián)肀r(shí)，布萊爾只得到了握手。然而，有些政治專家說(shuō)正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)促進(jìn)了兩國(guó)的關(guān)系。Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（調(diào)查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.這種歷來(lái)的分離也許是好的，由于這兩個(gè)國(guó)家對(duì)世界的見(jiàn)解完全不同。但是這并沒(méi)有阻隔1200萬(wàn)的英國(guó)人每年到法國(guó)度假。而法國(guó)僅有300萬(wàn)的人民去英國(guó)度假。調(diào)查顯示大多數(shù)法國(guó)人對(duì)德國(guó)人比對(duì)英國(guó)人親切。并且在英國(guó)進(jìn)行的調(diào)查顯示僅有1/3的英國(guó)人信任法國(guó)人。也許這種壞的感覺(jué)是由于英國(guó)人不喜歡法國(guó)跟德國(guó)的密切關(guān)系，或者由于法國(guó)對(duì)英國(guó)和美國(guó)的密切關(guān)系感到不悅。Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.(320words)不管答案是什么，雙方能在一起慶祝這種“不擬定的和諧關(guān)系”100周年，至少證明他們會(huì)互相開(kāi)玩笑了。其中一條就是：英國(guó)與法國(guó)的關(guān)系的最佳見(jiàn)證是什么？是英吉利海峽。11. Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis____________.幾世紀(jì)以來(lái)，英國(guó)與法國(guó)的關(guān)系是一種的愛(ài)恨交織的關(guān)系。A.friendly B.impolite C.brotherly D.amixtureofloveandhate12. ThewarinIraqdoes____________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)對(duì)英國(guó)和法國(guó)的關(guān)系起到既好又壞的作用。A.good B.harm C.neithergoodnorharm D.bothgoodandharm13. TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto____________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto____________.英國(guó)對(duì)德國(guó)不是那么和諧，法國(guó)對(duì)美國(guó)也不是那么和諧。A.Germany;America B.America;GermanyC.Germany;Germany D.America;America14. ____________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin____________.英國(guó)人更喜歡到法國(guó)度假。A.Americanpeople…Britain B.Britishpeople…GermanyC.Frenchpeople…Britain D.Britishpeople…France15. Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?文章的最后一句的意思是什么？A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.法國(guó)和英國(guó)是一衣帶水的鄰邦，這會(huì)幫助兩國(guó)平衡他們之間的關(guān)系。D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.活劇。 Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they’reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960’s,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.其實(shí)，肥皂劇不僅僅是大學(xué)生最愛(ài)慕的節(jié)目，也是年輕人最愛(ài)慕的。放學(xué)后，中學(xué)生都擠在電視機(jī)前觀看節(jié)目。有一個(gè)年輕的職業(yè)婦女坦誠(chéng)說(shuō)起曾經(jīng)拒絕了一份薪水不錯(cuò)的工作而不愿放棄觀看最愛(ài)慕的系列劇。20世紀(jì)60年代年輕人很少看肥皂劇。那時(shí)的情況與現(xiàn)在很不相同。那是很嚴(yán)厲的時(shí)期，人們所談的都是關(guān)于很重要的社會(huì)大事。 Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople’slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.現(xiàn)在，嚴(yán)厲已被娛樂(lè)取代。年輕人想尋找快樂(lè)。假如他們想看表現(xiàn)生活煩惱的肥皂劇就會(huì)顯得很奇怪。但肥皂劇是令人快樂(lè)的。年輕人可以模仿肥皂劇里的人物，這些人物像大學(xué)生觀眾同樣，在尋找快樂(lè)的愛(ài)情，也許還沒(méi)找到。肥皂劇給年輕人一個(gè)貼近人們的機(jī)會(huì)但對(duì)于他們的問(wèn)題卻不必承擔(dān)責(zé)任。11.Whatissoapopera?什么是肥皂??？A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories. B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV. 白天的電視系列劇。D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.12.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?這篇文章的最佳題目是什么？A.Collegestudentviewers. B.FavoriteTVserials.C.Soapoperafans. 肥皂劇迷 D.College-ageviewers.13.WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome“in”amongAmericanyoungpeople?根據(jù)這篇文章，哪一項(xiàng)不是肥皂劇忽然火起來(lái)的因素？A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.由于年輕人得承擔(dān)問(wèn)題的責(zé)任。14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?這篇文章讓我們知道了什么？A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikesoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.年輕人已經(jīng)使自己從60年代人的嚴(yán)厲轉(zhuǎn)向了現(xiàn)在的快樂(lè)。D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.15.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?作者想向我們表達(dá)什么信息？A.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.B.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.人們對(duì)戲劇作品的愛(ài)慕隨著時(shí)間而改變C.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.D.Thepeople’sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.Passage9 ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.很多在倫敦工作的人喜歡住在倫敦郊外，然后天天乘火車、汽車和公交車去上班或上學(xué)。這也就意味著他們不得不早出晚歸。 OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown. 住在倫敦郊外的一個(gè)好處就是房子便宜。在倫敦即使是沒(méi)有花園的小公寓也需要一筆不菲的租金，用同樣的錢(qián)，你可以在郊區(qū)買(mǎi)一個(gè)帶花園的小房子了。 Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature. 然后，他在鄉(xiāng)村就可以遠(yuǎn)離喧囂和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的時(shí)間乘火車或公交車，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受鄉(xiāng)村清新干凈的空氣。要是他喜歡花園，在花園里干一些想挖土、種植、澆水等許多園藝的活，那么當(dāng)鮮花和蔬菜生長(zhǎng)起來(lái)的時(shí)候，他就與其他分享大自然秘密的人們同樣得到獎(jiǎng)賞。 Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight. 然而有些人對(duì)鄉(xiāng)村并不感愛(ài)好。對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)，幸福就在市區(qū)里，那里有電影院、劇院、美麗的商店、繁忙的街道、舞廳和飯店。假如不得不住在倫敦郊外的話，這些人就覺(jué)得生活沒(méi)意義了。（對(duì)于那些熱愛(ài)都市生活的人來(lái)說(shuō)）他們所需要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是偶爾去公園散步，每個(gè)夏天去海邊過(guò)上兩個(gè)星期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關(guān)的東西，讓那些天天晚上都急于離開(kāi)倫敦的人們（住在郊外的人們）去享受吧。6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?下列哪個(gè)陳述是不對(duì)的？A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.所有在倫敦工作的人都喜歡住在倫敦市郊C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.7.Withthesamemoneyneededfor_______,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.用同樣的錢(qián)_______,他可以在鄉(xiāng)村買(mǎi)到一套有花園的小房子。A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden B.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden 租一套沒(méi)有花園的小公寓 D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden 8.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theone_______hasbeenrewarded.當(dāng)花園里開(kāi)滿鮮花的時(shí)候，那個(gè)_______的人就得到了獎(jiǎng)賞。A.livinginthecountry B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden花時(shí)間在花園里工作C.havingagardenofhisown D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering9.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon. 那些認(rèn)為幸福就在城市里人會(huì)感到_______假如他們不得不住在郊外。A.theirlifewasmeaningless 他們的生活毫無(wú)意義 B.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylife D.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife10.Theunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto_______.在第3段中，劃線的詞組getawayfrom指_______。A.dealwith B.doawaywithC.escapefrom 逃脫某個(gè)地方 D.preventfromPassage10 Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation’sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus–anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunher