British people have the worst quality of life in Europe, according to a report which highlights （强调) the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price of many goods.

In a study of ten of the largest European countries, Britain, which was considered a popular country to live in, now comes last followed by Ireland, with France and Spain topping the table.

Though British families enjoy the highest income in Europe, they still have to fight with a high cost of living, with fuel, food and alcohol all costing more than the European average.

With the high price of petrol, the UK is the second most expensive country in Europe. However, diesel (柴油) is more expensive in the UK than anywhere else in Europe.

The report by the website uSwitch analyses 10 European countries against 17 different benchmarks(基准点), from the price of gas, electricity, fuel, food and drink to the money each country spends on education, health to working conditions and the weather.

The top three countries are France, Spain and Denmark, with Sweden, Ireland and Britain coming eighth, ninth and tenth respectively.

The study comes less than a week after the United Nations moved Britain out of the top 20 list of most desirable countries to live in for the first time.

Although France and Germany were at the beginning hit hard by the global financial crisis, both have officially got out of the trouble, while Britain has yet to prove this has happened. Later this week, despite (尽管) signs of recovery in the housing market and rising sales, unemployment is still expected to have climbed to above 2.5 million for the first time since 1994.

1.Which country has the best quality of life in Europe according to the report?

 A. Ireland.        B. France.         C. Sweden.         D. Denmark

2.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. British families are suffering from the high cost of living.  

B. The report comes after the website uSwitch analysed 10 Asian countries.

C. The price of petrol is higher in Britain than anywhere else in Europe.

D. The quality of British life is reported to be terrible because of the bad working conditions.

3.The underlined word “desirable” probably means           .

A. terrible      B. attractive         C. expensive       D. different

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Britain is still struggling to get out of the global financial crisis.

B. Unemployment in Britain is expected to go down soon.

C. Recovery in the housing market leads to unemployment in Britain.

D. Britain has recovered from the crisis together with France and Germany.

 

根据句意完成下列句子（每空一词，共20分）

 

1.因为我受过比较好的教育，我得到了一份坐办公室的工作。

Since I was __________  _____________ , I got a job working in an office.

2.在他的一生中，他总是设法帮助那些比他不幸的人。

   In his life, he has always tried to help those ___________ fortunate ________himself.

3.暑热持续了一周， 弄得人人疲惫困倦不堪。

   The hot weather ___________  __________ a whole week, which made everyone tired and sleepy.

4.他下决心大学毕业以后经商。

   He has ___________  ________ his mind to go into business when he leaves college.

5.在二次世界大战期间白求恩跟德国纳粹分子和日本侵略者作斗争。

   Norman Bethune _____________  ___________ the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II.

6.那是很危险的事情，因为如果我被抓住了，可能就会被关进监狱。

 It was very dangerous __________  ________  I was caught I could be put in prison.

7.只有到那个时候，我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。

Only then _________ we decide to answer violence _________ violence.

8. 即使他们反对我们的计划，我们也不会让步的。

  Even though they don’t agree to our plan, we won’t________ ________.

9.那时候犹太人在经济和文化的发展中发挥着很重要的作用。

At that time the Jewish________  _______important role in the development of economy and culture.

10.出于同情，她向他的碗里扔了几颗硬币。

  __________  ________ sympathy, she threw several coins into his bowl.

 

The clock had just struck eleven when I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened: someone was    36    against the door of the     37    and calling out at the same time.

“What’s     38    ?” I shouted. “The door has been     39    and I can’t get out.” The answer came back. The voice, which     40    like that of a girl, came from several     41    below.

My wife had now     42    me and she went off directly in search of the night porter (守夜人). After calling to the girl that    43    was on its way, I went back into the     44   to get some tools. Then I too hurried    45    the stairs until I reached the place    46   the life was stuck.

I tried my hand at forcing to    47    the life door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside,    48    my tools were of no use for this purpose, Very    49   , however, my wife returned.    50    to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer.    51   , she had also got in touch with the fire service.

In a short time the engineer appeared, followed by two    52   . Almost immediately afterwards the firemen    53    too. With the special equipment it     54    the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of (尽管) her experience, the girl was in good     55   . “I’m hungry,” was her only remark as she stepped out of her cage.

36. A. standing        B. beating             C. sitting           D. shouting

37. A. flat            B. room             C. house           D. lift

38. A. matter        B. wrong              C. accident       D. question

39. A. opened        B. broken             C. stuck           D. stopped

40. A. sounded       B. heard               C. listened         D. looked

41. A. stairs          B. floors               C. roofs           D. flights

42. A. called        B. stopped               C. seen         D. helped

43. A. I            B. nothing                   C. lift            D. help

44. A. lift          B. door             C. flat          D. way

45. A. down         B. up             C. on           D. from

46. A. that          B. where            C. which         D. there

47. A. open         B. close             C. shut           D. turned

48. A. though       B. if                C. but           D. because

49. A. quickly      B. fast                   C. well          D. soon

50. A. Able          B. Unable           C. Glad          D. Sorry

51. A. Besides        B. Instead            C. Still           D. But

52. A. porters        B. Men           C. policemen       D. firemen

53. A. reached       B. arrived           C. got            D. left

54. A. spent         B. took              C. passed         D. stayed

55. A. spirits        B. health              C. conditions       D. manners

British people have the worst quality of life in Europe, according to a report which highlights （强调) the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price of many goods.
In a study of ten of the largest European countries, Britain, which was considered a popular country to live in, now comes last followed by Ireland, with France and Spain topping the table.
Though British families enjoy the highest income in Europe, they still have to fight with a high cost of living, with fuel, food and alcohol all costing more than the European average.
With the high price of petrol, the UK is the second most expensive country in Europe. However, diesel (柴油) is more expensive in the UK than anywhere else in Europe.
The report by the website uSwitch analyses 10 European countries against 17 different benchmarks(基准点), from the price of gas, electricity, fuel, food and drink to the money each country spends on education, health to working conditions and the weather.
The top three countries are France, Spain and Denmark, with Sweden, Ireland and Britain coming eighth, ninth and tenth respectively.
The study comes less than a week after the United Nations moved Britain out of the top 20 list of most desirable countries to live in for the first time.
Although France and Germany were at the beginning hit hard by the global financial crisis, both have officially got out of the trouble, while Britain has yet to prove this has happened. Later this week, despite (尽管) signs of recovery in the housing market and rising sales, unemployment is still expected to have climbed to above 2.5 million for the first time since 1994.
【小题1】Which country has the best quality of life in Europe according to the report?

A．Ireland.

B．France.

C．Sweden.

D．Denmark

【小题2】Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．British families are suffering from the high cost of living.

B．The report comes after the website uSwitch analysed 10 Asian countries.

C．The price of petrol is higher in Britain than anywhere else in Europe.

D．The quality of British life is reported to be terrible because of the bad working conditions.

【小题3】The underlined word “desirable” probably means          .

A．terrible

B．attractive

C．expensive

D．different

【小题4】 What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Britain is still struggling to get out of the global financial crisis.

B．Unemployment in Britain is expected to go down soon.

C．Recovery in the housing market leads to unemployment in Britain.

D．Britain has recovered from the crisis together with France and Germany.