Question

In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn’t much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.

 ①   But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of (厌倦) the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don’t want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there. ②   

So they move out of the cities. Some don’t go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. Other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.

 ③     After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren’t always very friendly.④   

So quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights.” they say.

1.Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?

A．The countryside is much poorer than the city.

B．People in the countryside have nothing to eat.

C．People in the countryside don’t have much work to do.

D．Services in cities are better than those in the countryside.

2.Some rich families in Europe move to the countryside because______.

A．they hope to find good jobs

B．they are tired of living in the city

C．they can make more money

D．they like to feed sheep and cows

3.Where should the sentence “Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy.” be put?

A．①               B．②               C．③               D．④

4.This passage mainly talks about ______.

A．a happy life in the countryside

B．living in the city

C．moving out or moving back

D．living in the countryside

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讨论了到底是移居到城市生活好还是搬到乡下生活好的问题，作者详细的列举了生活在这些地方的一些好处及不足，但是最终也没有给出明确的结果。

1.根据短文第一段描述，可知人们移居到城市工作的原因不是因为吃不上饭，故选B。

2.根据第二段These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of (厌倦) the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses.描述，可知选B。

3.联系第四段下文After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake.描述，可知本句描述的是并不是所有的从城市移居到乡下的人都过的幸福，故选C。

4.这篇短文主要讨论了到底是移居到城市生活好还是搬到乡下生活好的问题，故选C。

考点：关于生活地点的说明文阅读