2023年4月統(tǒng)考大學英語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)法國大革命于1789年爆發(fā)。當時法國正處在一片混亂中，政府腐敗，人民生活凄慘。路易十六世企圖控制議會并增長賦稅，但最后失敗了。他命令軍隊進入凡爾賽。人民都認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，攻占了關押政治犯的巴士底獄。從那天以后，7月14日就被定為法國的國慶日。1792年，路易十六企圖逃離法國，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。幾個月后，他的妻子，瑪麗也被處以死刑。法國大革命令歐洲其它國家的國王感到膽怯。奧地利和普魯士的軍隊進入了法國。法國人民組織起了共和軍來保衛(wèi)祖國，革命陷入了一個艱苦階段。成千上萬的人犧牲了。最后，權力落入了拿破侖﹒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.國家經(jīng)濟快速發(fā)展。C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.8.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?那些政治犯被關押在哪里？A.InVersailles. B.InAustria. C.InPrussia. D.InBastille.巴士底獄9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean?劃了下劃線的“abolished”這個詞是什么意思？A.Putoff. B.Established. C.United. D.Ended.廢除。10.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?以下哪個不是法國大革命產生的效果？A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.C.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.國王試圖控制議會。Passage2Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任務）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.一個外國人對于美國的第一印象很有也許是每個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國家生活節(jié)奏的一個部分。Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.工作時間被認為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場合，其別人會等在你旁邊等你吃完，這樣大家都可以得到服務，并趕在規(guī)定的時間內回去工作。每個人都會盡快給下一個人騰出地方。假如你不這樣，侍者會催促你的。Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.你會發(fā)現(xiàn)司機也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊急忙走過。你會錯過一些微笑，簡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惜時間，并且他們認為一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費時間。Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.對時間的觀念還會影響到我們對耐心的理解。在美國價值體系中，耐心并不是首要考慮的。我們中的很多人被稱為“脾氣火爆”。假如我們覺得時間在毫無意義的溜走，既沒有娛樂價值，工作價值，也不在休息，那就會開始不斷地徘徊。那些來自時間觀念不同的國家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們在商業(yè)和平常生活中最困難的就是對時間節(jié)奏的適應。ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)許多剛到美國來的人都會想念他們在商業(yè)會談中一些開場禮節(jié)。舉個例子，他們會想念歡迎你到來而泡的一杯茶或咖啡這樣的社交禮儀，這在他們國家是常規(guī)禮儀。他們會想念在咖啡屋悠閑的會談。而通常，美國人不會與來訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進行一些冗長的小會談。對于同事，我們總是看他過去的表現(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入正題。11. Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?__________以下哪項陳述是錯誤的？A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.美國人對他們的同事不禮貌。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__________.美國人評價他們的同事是根據(jù)__________。A.throughsocialcourtesy B.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelations D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance他們過去的表現(xiàn)。14. Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.本文重要講了___________。A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime美國人是如何愛惜時間的。 B.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike15. Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.從本文我們可以看出作者寫作的口吻是___________。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)的機場排隊等候。她正要離開自己的祖國去美國和她的姐姐團聚。她的英語講得很好。雖然她要出國了覺得不久樂，但此時要離開她的家人和朋友也很傷心。正在她想這些的時候，她忽然聽到機場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。她后面的男人很不耐煩了。他也是等著托運營李的?！癢hat’swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.“這女孩怎么了？”他說道，“她為什么不快點？”他走到前面，把包放在臺上，希望能先登記。他急著想要得到一個好的座位。Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?”Maria很氣憤，但她很有禮貌。她用最優(yōu)美的英語說，“你為什么如此不耐煩？飛機上的每個人都有座位。假如你真的很急，為什么不能幫我搬一下行李？”ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.(224words)這男人聽到Maria會講英語覺得很驚訝。他不久拿起自己的行李退了回去。每個人都很不贊成得看著他。6.Maria’sstoryhappened________.Maria的故事發(fā)生在什么時候？A.whenshewasleavingAmerica B.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSA D.whenshearrivedattheairport她到達機場后。7.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto_______attheairport.你認為故事中提到的機場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對那個男人說。她這么說是要告訴他不要不快樂。A.surprised B.sad C.unhappy D.sorry9.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt_______.“每個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_________.作者在故事的開頭就提到Maria的年齡是為了表達什么？A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly 她很小，但行為很得體。 B.shewouldnothavelefthomealoneC.everyonearoundherwaswrong D.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpherPassage4BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.英國和法國被英吉利海峽阻隔，游泳穿越該海峽只要不到20分鐘的時間。但這兩個國家的文化有時相差十萬八千里。LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年紀念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.上星期四，英國和法國慶祝了《和諧協(xié)議》簽訂100周年的紀念活動。該協(xié)議標志著兩個國家在經(jīng)歷了幾個世紀的戰(zhàn)爭和愛恨交織的關系后的新篇章。Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（擁抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.但他們的關系在上個世紀也經(jīng)歷了幾番起落。僅去年，對伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭問題進行了劇烈的爭論-英國首相布萊爾支持而法國總統(tǒng)希拉克反對。國際會議中，這種別扭在布萊爾和希拉克的身體語言中表現(xiàn)得很明顯。當法國領導人屢屢與德國總理格哈特·施羅德?lián)肀r，布萊爾只得到了握手。然而，有些政治專家說正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭促進了兩國的關系。Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（調查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.這種歷來的分離也許是好的，由于這兩個國家對世界的見解完全不同。但是這并沒有阻隔1200萬的英國人每年到法國度假。而法國僅有300萬的人民去英國度假。調查顯示大多數(shù)法國人對德國人比對英國人親切。并且在英國進行的調查顯示僅有1/3的英國人信任法國人。也許這種壞的感覺是由于英國人不喜歡法國跟德國的密切關系，或者由于法國對英國和美國的密切關系感到不悅。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“不擬定的和諧關系”100周年，至少證明他們會互相開玩笑了。其中一條就是：英國與法國的關系的最佳見證是什么？是英吉利海峽。11. Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis____________.幾世紀以來，英國與法國的關系是一種的愛恨交織的關系。A.friendly B.impolite C.brotherly D.amixtureofloveandhate12. ThewarinIraqdoes____________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭對英國和法國的關系起到既好又壞的作用。A.good B.harm C.neithergoodnorharm D.bothgoodandharm13. TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto____________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto____________.英國對德國不是那么和諧，法國對美國也不是那么和諧。A.Germany;America B.America;GermanyC.Germany;Germany D.America;America14. ____________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin____________.英國人更喜歡到法國度假。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.法國和英國是一衣帶水的鄰邦，這會幫助兩國平衡他們之間的關系。D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.活劇。 Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they’reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960’s,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.其實，肥皂劇不僅僅是大學生最愛慕的節(jié)目，也是年輕人最愛慕的。放學后，中學生都擠在電視機前觀看節(jié)目。有一個年輕的職業(yè)婦女坦誠說起曾經(jīng)拒絕了一份薪水不錯的工作而不愿放棄觀看最愛慕的系列劇。20世紀60年代年輕人很少看肥皂劇。那時的情況與現(xiàn)在很不相同。那是很嚴厲的時期，人們所談的都是關于很重要的社會大事。 Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople’slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.現(xiàn)在，嚴厲已被娛樂取代。年輕人想尋找快樂。假如他們想看表現(xiàn)生活煩惱的肥皂劇就會顯得很奇怪。但肥皂劇是令人快樂的。年輕人可以模仿肥皂劇里的人物，這些人物像大學生觀眾同樣，在尋找快樂的愛情，也許還沒找到。肥皂劇給年輕人一個貼近人們的機會但對于他們的問題卻不必承擔責任。11.Whatissoapopera?什么是肥皂?。緼.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，哪一項不是肥皂劇忽然火起來的因素？A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.由于年輕人得承擔問題的責任。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年代人的嚴厲轉向了現(xiàn)在的快樂。D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.15.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?作者想向我們表達什么信息？A.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.B.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.人們對戲劇作品的愛慕隨著時間而改變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。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好處就是房子便宜。在倫敦即使是沒有花園的小公寓也需要一筆不菲的租金，用同樣的錢，你可以在郊區(qū)買一個帶花園的小房子了。 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，那么當鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就與其他分享大自然秘密的人們同樣得到獎賞。 Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight. 然而有些人對鄉(xiāng)村并不感愛好。對他們來說，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，這些人就覺得生活沒意義了。（對于那些熱愛都市生活的人來說）他們所需要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是偶爾去公園散步，每個夏天去海邊過上兩個星期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關的東西，讓那些天天晚上都急于離開倫敦的人們（住在郊外的人們）去享受吧。6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?下列哪個陳述是不對的？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_______,他可以在鄉(xiāng)村買到一套有花園的小房子。A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden B.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden 租一套沒有花園的小公寓 D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden 8.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theone_______hasbeenrewarded.當花園里開滿鮮花的時候，那個_______的人就得到了獎賞。A.livinginthecountry B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden花時間在花園里工作C.havingagardenofhisown D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering9.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon. 那些認為幸福就在城市里人會感到_______假如他們不得不住在郊外。A.theirlifewasmeaningless 他們的生活毫無意義 B.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylife D.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife10.Theunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto_______.在第3段中，劃線的詞組getawayfrom指_______。A.dealwith B.doawaywithC.escapefrom 逃脫某個地方 D.preventfromPassage10 Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation’sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus–anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunher