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  I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city.I have managed to convince myself that if it weren’t for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country.But how realistic is the dream?

  Cities can be frightening places.The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal.The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up.All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of fiats.

  Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don’t even say hello to each other.

  Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated(隔离)existence because a sense of community generally ties the inhabitants of small villages together.But country life has disadvantages too.It is true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities.There’s little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie.Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town.The city-people who leave for the country are often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness.

  What, then, of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring“morning”to the locals as they pass by?I’m eager for the idea, but you see there’s my cat, Toby.I’m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass.I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm?No, he would rather have the electric fire any evening.

(1)

We learn from Paragraph I that the writer ________.

[  ]

A.

used to live in the country

B.

used to work in the city

C.

works in the city

D.

lives in the country

(2)

In the writer’s opinion, the following may cause city people to be unhappy EXCEPT ________.

[  ]

A.

a strong sense of fear

B.

a lack of communication

C.

housing conditions

D.

a sense of isolation

(3)

The text implies that it is not easy to buy ________ in the country.

[  ]

A.

agricultural produce

B.

fresh fruits

C.

fresh vegetables

D.

designed clothes

(4)

The passage manly talks about ________

[  ]

A.

the advantages of living in cities

B.

the difference between living in cities and villages

C.

most people prefer to live in cities

D.

the advantages of living in villages

答案:1.C;2.C;3.D;4.B;
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stay

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A.

gift

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A.

equal and simple

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each other

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