英语阅读专项.docx

1、英语阅读专项1. I came across an old country guide the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country, and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on ones own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside. Nowadays a superficial traveler in

2、 rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabitants or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a falseimpression. Admittedly there has been a contraction of village commerce, but its vigour is sti

3、ll remarkable. Our local grocers shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queueing up (anonymously) at a supermarket. And the propri

4、etor knows well that personal service has a substantial cash value.His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old age pensioner

5、who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing, the more affluent customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. They have only to knit at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red faced figur

6、e, instantly obtains it from them. The village gains from this sort of enterprise, of course. But I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big battalions of industry

7、 or commerce.Most of the villageshopkeepers I know, at any rate, are decidedly individualist in their ways. For example, our shoemaker is a formidable figure: a thick set, irritable man whom children treat with marked respect, knowing that an ill judged word can provoke an angry eruption at any time

8、. He stares with smouldering contempt at the pairs of cheap, mass produced shoes taken to him for repair: has it come to this, he seems to be saying, that he, a craftsman, should have to waste his skills upon such trash? But we all know he will in fact do excellent work upon them. And he makes beaut

9、iful shoes for those who can afford such luxury.1.The writer considered the old country guide interesting because he found in it _ . A) the names of so many of the shops in the village around B) the many people selling to, and doing jobs for, residents in local villages at the time it appeared C) th

10、e variety of shops and services available in Victorian days in BritainD) information about all the jobs there were in his own and surrounding villages at the time it appeared.2.The local grocers shop is expanding even though _ . A) women spend a lot of their time there just gossiping B) town shops a

11、re larger and rather cheaper C) people like to shop where they are less well known D) people get personal service in his shop 3.The writer implies that one disadvantage of town shops is that _. A) their prices are higher B) people cannot telephone them C) their staff may take less trouble to satisfy

12、 customers D) one has to queue up in them 4.The writer appreciates the village shop because _.A) he welcomes competition with organized business B) he likes the idea that a humble person can be successful C) this is a case of individual success in a world of increasing D) he welcomes an example of p

13、rivate enterprise surviving in an age of giant companies 5.What is the village shoemakers reaction to mass produced shoes? A) He considers they are not worth the effort of mending properly. B) He is angry with the customers for bringing in such rubbish. C) He despises their quality. D) He feels exas

14、perated because people waste their money on inferior shoes.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：Nowadays a superficial traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesm

15、en still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabitants or selling antiques to visitors. (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, this would really be a false impression. Admittedly there has been a contraction of village commerce, but

16、 its vigour is still remarkable. (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：Our local grocers shop, f