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阅读理解 　　London－A morning’s train ride away, across the Channel, English kids about Liverpool’s soccer team in a Paris pub． 　　Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London． 　　In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival cities, London and Paris, in “A Tale of Two Cities．”These days, it might be A Tale of One City． 　　Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor’s broken French and respond in polite English． 　　As jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel．With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours．The European Union freed them from immigration and customs． 　　Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive．But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down． 　　“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a banker． 　　Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees．“I am French, but I’ll stay in London．”She said． 　　There is, of course, the other view, Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago．“I think people laugh more Paris,” she said． 　　In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are beyond the old descriptions．As the European Union gradually loosened controls, Londoners flocked into Paris to shop, eat and buy property． 　　“Both cities have changed beyond recognition．”Said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner． 　　Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably． 　　“I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s, and it is still a wonderful place,” Collins said． 　　“but if I had to choose, it would be London．Things are so much more ordered, and life is better．” 　　But certainly not cheaper． 　　In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris． 　　Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice． 　　Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don’t have to choose． 　　“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a center, but life is so structured,” she said．“In London, you can be who you want．No one cares．” (1) The best title for this passage is ________． [　　] A． Londoner and Parisians． B． A modern Tale of Two Cities． C． The Similarity of Two cities． D． Fancy London and Fashionable Paris． (2) We can infer from the text ________． [　　] A． Paris and London has become perfect partners． B． London feels more full of life． C． life in Paris is structured． D． Paris and London have become fierce competitors． (3) The underlined word “flocked” probably means ________． [　　] A． came in large numbers． B． flew a long way． C． rushed hurriedly． D． drove long distance． (4) Living in Paris, you may find ________． [　　] A． life is better． B． things are cheaper． C． more attractive people D． a job easily． (5) From the passage we can know ________． [　　] A． the two cities have developed very fast． B． London is better than in Paris． C． Paris is a favorite place for all journalism students． D． people in both London and Paris now lead a regular life．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．A;4．B;5．A;
解析：

(1)	用“A modern Tale of Two Cities”作标题，既反映出文章内容，也比较形象。
(2)	两个城市之间的人互相往来，可以自由选择自己的生活方式，也有利于这两个地方的发展，所以说他们是很好的合作伙伴。
(3)	因为欧盟逐渐减少了控制，所以伦敦人成批的涌入巴黎去购物。
(4)	文章倒数第七行表明：伦敦的东西并没有巴黎的便宜。
(5)	文章中提到两个城市的变化都很大，几乎都难以看出原貌。