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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