Question

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go into their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up      in the morning and reach     late in the evening.

One advantage of living outside London is       houses are      . Even a small flat in London  35  a garden      quite a lot of money to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of     own.

Then, in the country one can really get      from the noise and hurry of busy working life. Even though one has to     earlier and spends more time in trains or buses, one can sleep      at night and during weekends and     summer evenings, one can enjoy the     , clean air of the country. If one     gardens, one can spend one’s      time digging, planting, watering and doing a hundred jobs which          in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables     , one has the reward of a person       has the secrets of      .

Some people, however, take         in country things: for them,       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 outside London.

1.A. at 8 o’clockB. early      C. earlier     D. earliest

2.A. home          B. family     C. flat       D. house

3.A. because       B. that       C. the       D. all

4.A. cleaner        B. nicer      C. bigger    D. cheaper

5.A. with           B. without   C. near    D. opposite

6.A. spends         B. costs      C. took    D. asks

7.A. it’s         B. it        C. one’s   D. their

8.A. out          B. far       C. away       D. absent

9.A. return home    B. get up    C. go to bed D. go to sleep

10.A. little        B. less       C. longer   D. better

11.A. on          B. for      C. at         D. by

12.A. cold        B. warm      C. fresh       D. pleasant

13.A. pleases      B. likes        C. wants  D. interests

14.A. day         B. rest         C. spare     D. whole

15.A. need        B. needed     C. are needing  D. are needed

16.A. come on     B. come to     C. come up     D. come over

17.A. who        B. whom      C. whose        D. which

18.A. mankind     B. society     C. science     D. nature

19.A. no interest  B. an interest C. much interest D. great interest

20.A. health       B. happiness     C. wealth      D. future

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：很多在伦敦工作的人更喜欢工作、学习在城里，而居住在乡下，因为乡下的房价比城里低很多。他们每天早起乘火车或汽车、公交上班、上学，下班回到家已经很晚了。虽然花在路上的时间比较多，但是相比城市里的嘈杂，乡下非常宁静，空气也更新鲜。

1.live outside it, and to go into their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus许多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在郊区，乘火车、汽车或公交车上班、上学，这样的话，他们就要比住在城里的时候起得更早才能不迟到，故选C。

2.reach late in the evening晚上乘车赶回郊区的家，那时可能已经很晚了，表示“回家”常用home，故选A。

3.One advantage of living outside London is houses are .住在郊区的好处之一是，那里的房价更便宜。is后是表语从句，不缺成分，故选B。

4.Even a small flat in London a garden quite a lot of money to rent.”可知，伦敦市中心的房价很高，郊区的较低，故选D。

5.Even a small flat in London a garden即使不带花园的一个小公寓，就值很多钱，这里强调市区房价高的离谱。Without没有，故选B。

6. quite a lot of money to rent需要很高的租金，主语是物，不能用spend，take指花费时间，故选B。

7.get a little house in the country with a garden of own用同样多的钱，一个人可以在郊区租得一个小房子，还带有私人花园，of one’s own某人自己的，故选C。

8.in the country one can really get from the noise and hurry of busy working life在郊区或者乡下，一个人可以真正地远离噪音和快节奏的生活，get out from...远离，故选A。

9.Even though one has to earlier即使要早起赶早班车，故选B。

10.one can sleep at night没有了噪音，一个人能睡得更好，故选D。

11. summer evenings在夏日夜晚，指具体的一天或一天的上下午、晚上，用介词on，例如：on a cold night，故选A。

12.one can enjoy the , clean air of the country你能享受乡村新鲜、干净的空气，故选C。

13.one can spend one’s time digging, planting, watering and doing a hundred jobs”可知，你可以在花园里做很多园艺工作，如果你喜欢园艺的话，故选B。

14.spend one’s time digging, planting, watering挖土、种植、浇水这些工作只有在空闲时候才能做，故选C。

15.jobs which in the garden，花园里需要做的工作，which指代jobs，jobs与need是动宾关系，应该用被动，jobs are needed in the garden指园艺工作，故选D。

16.when the flowers and vegetables ,当花儿绽放，蔬菜生长，故选C。

17.one has the reward of a person has the secrets of先行词是person，定语从句缺少主语，故选A。

18.the secrets of nature大自然的秘密，故选D。

19. 考查名词辨析。A没有兴趣；B一个兴趣；C很多兴趣；D很大兴趣。Some people, however, take in country things然而，一些人对乡村生活不感兴趣，根据however可知，这里是转折的含义，故选A。

20.for them, lies in the town对于这样的人来说，他们的幸福在城里，他们离不开购物、逛街、看电影等城市生活，故选B。

考点：生活类短文阅读