1．Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it，and to go in 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 really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives．Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or 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 hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden．Then，when the flowers and vegetables come up，one has got the reward together with those who have 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，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 （偶爾的） walk in one of the parks and a fortnight's （two weeks） visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want：the rest of the country they are quite prepared to spend with those who are glad to get away from London every night．
36．Which of the following statements is NOT true？B
A．People who love nature prefer to live outside the city．
B．People who work in London prefer to live in the country．
C．Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London．
D．Many nature lovers，though working in London，prefer to live outside the city．
37．One can use the same money forC to buy a little house with a garden in the country．
A．getting a small flat with a garden
B．having a small flat with a garden
C．renting a small flat without a garden
D．buying a small flat without a garden
38．When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up，those whoD have been rewarded．
A．live in the country
B．have a garden of their own
C．a(chǎn)re busy digging and planting
D．have spent time working in the garden
39．People who think happiness lies in the town would feel thatA if they had to live outside London．
A．their life was meaningless
B．their life was invaluable
C．they didn't need a happy life
D．they couldn't sleep late in the morning
40．What does the writer think of the life in London？C
A．He likes living in the city centre．
B．He prefers to live in the countryside．
C．It isn't mentioned in the passage．
D．He enjoys working in the garden at weekends．
分析 本文介紹在倫敦工作的人對是在市里居住還是在鄉(xiāng)下居住所持的不同看法和態(tài)度．講述很多在倫敦工作的人喜歡住在郊區(qū)，盡管這樣意味著他們要早出晚歸，但是有幾點優(yōu)勢：倫敦郊區(qū)的房子比較便宜；住在郊區(qū)使他們遠離喧囂和繁忙的工作生活．然而另外一些人卻對郊區(qū)生活不感興趣，他們認為生活的樂趣是存在于小鎮(zhèn)上的電影院和漂亮的商店和繁忙的街道．這些人偶爾去公園散散步后去海邊度兩周假．
解答 36-40 B C D A C
36．B； 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it，很多在倫敦工作的人更喜歡住在郊區(qū)和Some people，however，take no interest in country things然而，一些人對鄉(xiāng)下的事物不感興趣，可知People who work in London prefer to live in the country．工作在倫敦的人喜歡鄉(xiāng)下．這個觀點太絕對，錯誤，故選B．
37．C； 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)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．甚至在倫敦租下一個沒有花園的平房要花去好多錢，用同樣的錢，能夠在鄉(xiāng)下買一個有自家花園的小房子．可知，選C．
38．D；細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)If one likes gardens，one can spend one's free time digging，planting，watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden．Then，when the flowers and vegetables come up，one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of nature．可知，當花和蔬菜在花園里發(fā)芽，那些花時間在公園里面工作的人已經(jīng)得到了回報，所以選D．
39．A；細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London．這些人將會感到他們的生活沒有意義如果他們不得不住在倫敦郊區(qū)．可知選A．
40．C； 作者觀點理解題，根據(jù)上下文的理解，本文介紹在倫敦工作的人對是在市里居住還是在鄉(xiāng)下居住所持的不同看法和態(tài)度．作者在文中并沒有明確表達自己的看法，所以選C．
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