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读写3
每小题:
2分)
Directions:
ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.
DuringthelongvacationIwasacceptedasatraineebusconductor.Ifoundthejobfiercelydemandingevenonashortroutewithatotalofabouttwodozenpassengers.Ipulledthewrongtickets,forgotthechangeandwroteupmylog(行程记录)attheendofeachtripinawaythatdrewhollowlaughterfromtheinspectors.Theinspectorswerelikelytocheckatanytime.Aconductorwithtwentyyears'servicecouldbedismissedifaninspectorcaughthimacceptingmoneywithoutpullingaticket.
Itwashotthatsummer:
100°Fahrenheit(华氏)everyday.Insidethebusitwas30°hotterstill.Itwassojammedinsidethatmyfeetweren'ttouchingthefloor.Icouldn'tblink(眨眼睛)thesweatoutofmyeyes.Therewasnohopeofcollectinganyfares.
InthesecircumstancesIwasscarcelytoblame.Ididn'tevenknowwherewewere,butIguessedwewereatthetopjustbeforeMarketStreet.Ipressedthebell,thedoorsclosed,andthebussurgedforward.Therewereshoutsandyellsfromdowntheback,butIthoughttheyweretheangrycriesofpassengerswhohadnotgoton.ToolateIrealizedthattheywerecomingfromwithinthebus.Theautomaticdoorsatthebackofthebushadclosedaroundanoldlady'sneckasshewasgettingon.Herheadwasinsidethebus.Therestofher,carryingashoppingbagwasoutside.Iknewnoneofthisatthetime.
WhenIatlastsignaledthedrivertostop,hecrashedtoahaltandopenedtheautomaticdoors.Thewomandroppedtotheroad.Unfortunately,thecarbehindturnedouttobefullofinspectors.Sinceitwouldhavemadeheadlinesifauniversitystudenthadalmosthalf-killedawomanofanadvancedage,Iwasgiventheopportunitytoleavequietly.
1.
Whatdowelearnabouttheinspectorsinthefirstparagraph?
A.Theyfoundthewriteramusing.
B.Theyneverworeuniforms.
C.Theywerefearedbyemployees.
D.Theydistrustedolderemployees.
2.
Whywasthewriterunabletodohisjobproperly?
A.Hewasn'ttallenough.
B.Thebusesweretoofast.
C.Peopleavoidedpaying.
D.Hecouldn'tmove.
3.
Theoldladyintheincidentdescribed________.
A.wasinjured
B.fainted
C.wasdragged
D.hitherhead
4.
Whentheincidentwitholdladyhappened,________.
A.thewriterhadalreadydecidedtogiveupthejob
B.thewriter'semployerswantedtoavoidpublicity
C.thewriterwasofferedthechancetocontinue
D.theconsequenceswereasthewriterexpected
5.
Whatisthewriter'sattitudenowtothejob?
A.Hefeelsresponsiblefortheincidentthatendedit.
B.Hethinksthathewasunfairlytreatedbytheinspectors.
C.Heisashamedthathewasincapableofdoingitproperly.
D.Hebelievesthatitwasanimpossiblejobtodowell.
Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.
Urban(城市的)lifehasalwaysinvolvedabalancingofopportunitiesandrewardsagainstdangersandstress;itsmovingforceis,inthebroadestsense,money.Opportunitiestomakemoneymakecompetitionstressful;itisoftenatitsmostintenseinthelargestcities,whereopportunitiesaregreatest.Crimehasalwaysflourishedintherelativeanonymity(人所不知)ofurbanlife,buttoday'seaseofmovementmakesitscontrolmoredifficultthanever;thereismuchevidencethatitsextenthasadirectrelationshiptothesizeofcommunities.Citydwellers(居民)maybecometrappedintheirhomesbythefearofcrimearoundthem.
Asdefenseagainstthesedevelopments,citydwellerstendtousevariousstrategiestotryandreducethepressuresuponthemselves:
contactswithotherpeoplearegenerallymadebriefandimpersonal;doorsarekeptlocked;telephonenumbersmaybeex-directory(未列入电话号码簿的);journeysoutsidethehomeareusuallyhurried,ratherthanasourceofpleasure.
Innerareasofcitiestendtobeabandonedbythemoresuccessfulandlefttothosewhohavedonebadlyinthecompetitivestruggleorwhobelongtominoritygroups;thesepeoplearethengeographicallytrappedbecausesomucheconomicactivityhasmigratedtothesuburbsandbeyond.
Present-dayarchitectureandplanninghaveenormouslyworsenedthehumanproblemsofurbanlife.Old-establishedneighborhoodshavebeenruthlessly(无情地)sweptaway,bybothpublicandprivateorganizations,usuallytobereplacedbyhuge,ugly,impersonalstructures.Peoplehavebeenforcedtoleavetheirfamiliarhomes,usuallytobere-housedintowerblockswhichareinconvenient,andfailtoprovideanysettingforhumaninteractionorsupport.Thedestructionofestablishedsocialstructuresistheworsepossibleapproachtothedifficultiesoflivinginatownorcity.Instead,everyeffortshouldbemadetoconserve(保护)theh
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