Passage 9

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it,and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train,car or bus,even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.

很多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意味着他们不得不早出晚归。

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper.Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent.With the same money,one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.

住在伦敦郊外的一个好处就是房子便宜。在伦敦即使是没有花园的小公寓也需要一笔不菲的租金，用同样的钱，你可以在郊区买一个带花园的小房子了。

Then,in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives.Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses,one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings,one can enjoy the fresh,clean air of the country.If one likes gardens,one can spend one’s free time digging,planting,watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden.Then,when the flowers and vegetables come up,one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature.

然后，他在乡村就可以远离喧嚣和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的时间乘火车或公交车，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受乡村清新干净的空气。要是他喜欢花园，在花园里干一些想挖土、种植、浇水等许多园艺的活，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候，他就与其他分享大自然秘密的人们一样得到奖赏。

Some people,however,take no interest in country things:for them,happiness lies in the town,with its cinemas and theatres,beautiful shops and busy streets,dance-halls and restaurants.Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London.An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s(two weeks)visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want:the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.

然而有些人对乡村并不感兴趣。对他们来说，幸福就在市区里，那里有电影院、剧院、漂亮的商店、繁忙的街道、舞厅和饭店。如果不得不住在伦敦郊外的话，这些人就觉得生活没意义了。（对于那些热爱都市生活的人来说）他们所需要的乡村生活，就是偶尔去公园散步，每个夏天去海边过上两个星期，其他跟乡村有关的东西，让那些每天晚上都急于离开伦敦的人们（住在郊外的人们）去享受吧。

6.Which of the following statements is NOT true?下列哪个陈述是不对的？

A.People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.

B.All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.

所有在伦敦工作的人都喜欢住在伦敦市郊

C.Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.

D.Many nature lovers,though working in London,prefer to live outside the city.

7.With the same money needed for _______,one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.

用同样的钱_______,他可以在乡村买到一套有花园的小房子。

A.getting a small flat with a garden B.having a small flat with a garden

C.renting a small flat without a garden租一套没有花园的小公寓

D.buying a small flat without a garden

8.When the garden is in blossom,the one _______ has been rewarded.

当花园里开满鲜花的时候，那个_______的人就得到了奖赏。

A.living in the country B.having spent time working in the garden花时间在花园里工作

C.having a garden of his own D.having been digging,planting and watering

9.People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London.

那些认为幸福就在城市里人会感到_______如果他们不得不住在郊外。

A.their life was meaningless他们的生活毫无意义B.their life was invaluable

C.they didn’t deserve a happy life D.they were not worthy of their happy life

10.The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to _______.

在第3段中，划线的词组get away from指_______。

A.deal with B.do away with

C.escape from逃脱某个地方D.prevent from