Question

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go 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 and 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 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, and 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 two-week-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.

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.

2.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.

3.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 don’t deserve a happy life.

D. they were not worthy of their happy life

4.The underlined word “rest” in the last paragraph refer to “_____________”.

A. the rest questions

B. the rest people

C. the rest of the country

D. the rest of the parks and of the sea

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了很多人白天在伦敦城里工作，晚上回到伦敦城外居住。解释了人们这样做的原因，同时还介绍了另外一部分人更加喜欢城市生活。

1.B 细节理解题。根据第一句Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it说明很多在伦敦城里工作的人更喜欢住在伦敦城外。所以B项说法是错误的。

2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段后两句If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering, and doing the 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.可知当花园里的花和蔬菜开花发芽的时候，那些花了很多时间在花园里劳作的人的辛苦努力就有了回报。故B正确。

3.A 推理判断题。根据第四段第二句Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London.可知这些人感觉到生活在伦敦外围是不值得的。也就是时候他们认为伦敦城外生活没有意义的。本题B项的干扰很强，因为考生会错误认为invaluable意为“无价值的”，实际上该词意为“非常宝贵的”。故A正确。

4.

【名师点睛】

本文第一段“Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go 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.”就是一个句子，句中含有定语从句“who work in London”，主句的谓语动词prefer的宾语是并列结构“prefer to live outside it”和“to go to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus”；同时句中还有even though引导的状语从句“even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.”。

长难句一直都是阅读理解的难度所在。通常长难句可以分为以下两类：

1、带有较多成分的简单句。如：

Having chosen family television programs and women’s magazines，the toothpaste marketer，for instance，must select the exact television programs and stations as well as the specific women’s magazines to be used.

例如，决定选择家庭电视节目和妇女杂志后，牙膏经销商还必须挑选出要用的确切的电视节目和电视台，以及那些具体的妇女杂志。

在这个有30多个词的简单句中，动词-ing形式短语用作时间状语，不定式to be used修饰的不仅是women’s magazine，而且还修饰television programs and stations. exact television同时修饰programs和stations两个词，这在翻译中可以看出来。插入语for instance把主语和谓语分隔开了。

2、含有多个简单句的并列句。

如： In the 1970s he was a surgeon at Yale，had a wonderful wife and five beautiful children，but he was terribly unhappy.

在20世纪70年代，他在耶鲁当外科医生，有位出色的太太和5个漂亮的孩子，但他那时过得却很不开心。

在第二个并列句中，即在had前面省略了and he.

Discrimination(歧视) isn’t their only concern；almost everyone testing positive for the Huntington’s gene(基因) develops symptoms(症状) during middle age， and doctors can do nothing to help.

担心受到歧视并不是他们唯一的忧虑，几乎所有遗传性亨廷顿病基因检测呈阳性的人在中年时症状都会显现出来，而医生对此却无能为力。

三个分句均为简单句，分别用分号和and连接。

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