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英语阅读专项

1.Icameacrossanoldcountryguidetheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillageinmypartofthecountry,anditwasimpressivetoseethegreatvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone'sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside. 

NowadaysasuperficialtravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtotheinhabitantsorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalse impression.Admittedlytherehasbeenacontractionofvillagecommerce,butitsvigourisstillremarkable. 

Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueueingup（anonymously）atasupermarket.Andtheproprietorknowswellthatpersonalservicehasasubstantialcashvalue.Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldagepensionerwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing,themoreaffluentcustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytoknitatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfacedfigure,instantlyobtainsitfromthem. 

Thevillagegainsfromthissortofenterprise,ofcourse.ButIalsofinditsatisfactorybecauseavillageshopoffersoneofthefewwaysinwhichamodestindividualistcanstillgetalongintheworldwithoutattachinghimselftothebigbattalionsofindustryorcommerce.MostofthevillageshopkeepersIknow,atanyrate,aredecidedlyindividualistintheirways.Forexample,ourshoemakerisaformidablefigure:

athickset,irritablemanwhomchildrentreatwithmarkedrespect,knowingthatanilljudgedwordcanprovokeanangryeruptionatanytime.Hestareswithsmoulderingcontemptatthepairsofcheap,massproducedshoestakentohimforrepair:

hasitcometothis,heseemstobesaying,thathe,acraftsman,shouldhavetowastehisskillsuponsuchtrash?

Butweallknowhewillinfactdoexcellentworkuponthem.Andhemakesbeautifulshoesforthosewhocanaffordsuchluxury. 

1.Thewriterconsideredtheoldcountryguideinterestingbecausehefoundinit____. 

A）thenamesofsomanyoftheshopsinthevillagearound 

B）themanypeoplesellingto,anddoingjobsfor,residentsinlocalvillagesatthetimeitappeared 

C）thevarietyofshopsandservicesavailableinVictoriandaysinBritain 

D）informationaboutallthejobstherewereinhisownandsurroundingvillagesatthetimeitappeared. 

2.Thelocalgrocer'sshopisexpandingeventhough____. 

A）womenspendalotoftheirtimetherejustgossiping 

B）townshopsarelargerandrathercheaper 

C）peopleliketoshopwheretheyarelesswellknown 

D）peoplegetpersonalserviceinhisshop 

3.Thewriterimpliesthatonedisadvantageoftownshopsisthat____. 

A）theirpricesarehigher 

B）peoplecannottelephonethem 

C）theirstaffmaytakelesstroubletosatisfycustomers 

D）onehastoqueueupinthem 

4.Thewriterappreciatesthevillageshopbecause____. 

A）hewelcomescompetitionwithorganizedbusiness 

B）helikestheideathatahumblepersoncanbesuccessful 

C）thisisacaseofindividualsuccessinaworldofincreasing 

D）hewelcomesanexampleofprivateenterprisesurvivinginanageofgiantcompanies 

5.Whatisthevillageshoemaker'sreactiontomassproducedshoes?

A）Heconsiderstheyarenotworththeeffortofmendingproperly. 

B）Heisangrywiththecustomersforbringinginsuchrubbish. 

C）Hedespisestheirquality. 

D）Hefeelsexasperatedbecausepeoplewastetheirmoneyoninferiorshoes.

答案与解析：

1.B 作者认为这本陈旧的乡下导游手册有意思是因为他发现……考察学生对上下文的理解能力。

作者认为这本陈旧的乡下导游手册有意思是因为他发现：

这本书出现的那个时期，有许多商人向当地村民卖东西，给村里人做工及向来访者兜售古玩。

因此，B）正确回答了本题要回答的问题。

此答案可在短文的第二段中找到：

NowadaysasuperficialtravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtotheinhabitantsorsellingantiquestovisitors.（当今，在英格兰乡下即使一个肤浅的旅游者也会得出结论：

如今生意仍很兴隆的乡村商人们要么向村民们兜售冷冻食品，要么向来访者兜售古玩。

作者进一步得出结论：

Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Admittedlytherehasbeenacontractionofvillagecommerce,butitsvigourisstillremarkable.（然而，这只是一种假象，有一种普遍看法，虽然这种乡村商业已收减，但其活力仍然显而易见。

从文中可以看出，如今的乡村贸易，虽然规模减小了，但仍很兴旺。

可想而知，在这本导游手册出现的那个时期，商业该是多么兴旺！

A）村子周围许多商店的名字。

文章中并没提到许多商店的名字，而且作者对此也不感兴趣。

C）在英国维多利亚时期的各种商店和服务。

作者所感兴趣的是现在的当地商店的各种服务，而不是维多利亚时期的。

D）这本书出现时期，有关他本村和周围村子里劳务信息。

以上三项选择都不能正确回答本题主旨，故均不能入选。

2.B 当地的杂货店尽管有……，但实际上在扩大。

考学生的对关键词语的理解能力，只要有一定的词汇量，就不难从字行里找到答案。

B）项选择可在文章的第三段开头找到：

Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,f