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一、题文

【题文】City life is cool; but is country life cooler? Apparently yes.The population of British cities has been falling for years. 【小题1】 Where are the people going?Answer: to the country.People imagine that life in the country is slow and calm, that there are no traffic jams, no pollution, and no crime. In some places, this is true, but in others it is not.Small towns and villages are becoming more and more popular; people have more space and most houses have gardens. 【小题2】 Lots of people want to live in the country and work in the city, so more and more people travel long distances each day to go to work. Of course they don’t use buses or trains; they use cars. 【小题3】 There is not enough to do; there are not enough activities and excitements.Little villages now have traffic problems in the morning, just like big cities! And they are getting worse.The problems are very complicated! If everyone moves into the country, large parts of the countryside will disappear! People leave cities and big towns to escape from urban problems. 【小题4】 On warm summer days, and cold winter days, air pollution can be a big problem in large parts of the south of England. Crime has become a serious problem in rural areas.【小题5】 Soon Britain’s population will stop rising. From about the year 2020, it will perhaps start to fall. In 100 years’ time, there will be less people in Britain than today—perhaps two million less. No doubt there will be less pollution too; oil and petrol will probably be rare by then.A．But problems are growing.B．Perhaps there is hope for the future.C．But Britain’s population is still growing.D．People like the local scenery of the country.E．But they are bringing their problems with them.F．Besides, lots of young people say that life in the country is boring.G．It is free from the noise and air pollution and traffic jams of the city.

二、解答

【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】F【小题4】E【小题5】B

三、分析

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇选句填空。文章主要说明了英国城市人口多年来一直在下降，但英国的人口仍在增长，这是因为大部分人都去了乡村生活。小城镇和乡村变得越来越受欢迎，但是这一现象也带来了一些问题。【小题1】结合上文The population of British cities has been falling for years.(英国城市人口多年来一直在下降。)以及下文Where are the people going?(人们都去哪里了?)可知，英国城市人口一直在下降，而实际上英国的人口仍在增长，那么增加的人们都去哪里了呢。故C项：But Britain’s population is still growing.(但英国的人口仍在增长。)符合上下文语境，故选C。【小题2】根据下文Lots of people want to live in the country and work in the city, so more and more people travel long distances each day to go to work.(许多人想住在乡村，在城市工作，所以越来越多的人每天长途旅行去上班)可知，是在叙述这一情况出现的问题，故A项：But problems are growing.(但问题越来越多。)符合文意，故选A。【小题3】根据下文There is not enough to do; there are not enough activities and excitements.(没有足够的事情要做；没有足够的活动和刺激)可知，是在描述有人认为乡下的生活很无聊。故F项：Besides, lots of young people say that life in the country is boring.(此外，许多年轻人说乡下的生活很无聊。)符合上下文语境，故选F。【小题4】根据下文On warm summer days, and cold winter days, air pollution can be a big problem in large parts of the south of England. Crime has become a serious problem in rural areas.(在温暖的夏季和寒冷的冬季，空气污染可能是英格兰南部大部分地区的一个大问题。犯罪已成为乡村地区的一个严重问题)可知，是在说人们离开城市来到乡村也带来的一些问题。故E项：But they are bringing their problems with them.(但他们也带来了自己的问题。)符合上下文语境，故选E。【小题5】根据下文Soon Britain’s population will stop rising. From about the year 2020, it will perhaps start to fall.(不久英国人口将停止增长。从大约2020年开始，它可能会开始下降)可知，因为未来英国的人口将停止增长，那么这一问题还是有解决的希望的。故B项：Perhaps there is hope for the future.(也许未来还有希望。)符合上下文语境，故选B。

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