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Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go into their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up ____1___ in the morning and reach ___2___ later in the evening.

One benefit of living outside London is ___3___ houses are ___4___. Even a small flat in London ___5___ a garden costs quite a lot ___6___. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ___7___own.

Then, in the country one can be ___8___ from the noise and hurry of the town. Although one has to ___9___ earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep ___10___ at night, and, during weekends and ___11___ summer evenings, one can enjoy the ___12___, clean air of the country. If one ___13___ gardens, one can spend one’s ___14___ time digging, planting, watering and doing a hundred and one other jobs which ___15___ in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables ___16___, one has the reward of a person ___17___ has the secrets of ___18___.

Some people, however, take___19___ in country things; for them, ___20___ lies in the town, with its cinema and theatres, because of shops and busy streets, dance—halls and restaurants. Such people would ___21___ that their life was not worth ___22___ if they had to live ___23___ outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit ___24___ the sea every summer is all the country ___25___.

(C)1. A. at 8 o’clock B. early C. earlier D. earliest

(A)2. A. home B. family C. flat D. house

(B)3. A. because B. that C. the D. all

(D)4. A .cleaner B. nicer C. bigger D. cheaper

(B)5. A. with B. without C. near D. opposite

(D)6. A. money B. to lend C. to borrow D. to rent

(C)7. A. it’s B. its C. one’s D. their

(A)8. A. free B. far C. out D. absent

(B)9. A. return home B. get up C. go to bed D. go to sleep

(D)10. A. little B. less C. longer D. better

(A)11. A. on B. for C. at D. by

(C)12. A. cold B. warm C. fresh D. pleasant

(B)13. A. pleases B. likes C. wants D. interests

(C)14. A. day B. rest C. spare D. whole

(D)15. A. need B. needed C. are needing D. are needed

(C)16. A. come on B. come to C. come up D. come over

(A)17. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which

(D)18. A. mankind B. society C. science D. nature

(A)19. A. not interest B. an interest C. much interest D. great interest

(B)20. A. health B. happiness C. wealth D. future

(B)21. A. know B. feel C. understand D. hope

(C)22. A. to live B. to spend C. living ` D. spending

(B)23. A. it B. life C. this D. that

(B)24. A. for B. to C. of D. at

(D)25. A. hope B. wish C. ask D. want

【语篇解析】本文对比了人们对于生活在伦敦市区及城外的利弊。

1.【解析】C。由首句提示可知，因很多在伦敦工作的人愿意住在郊外，所以，为了赶车上班，不得不比其他人起得早些，故用 earlier,下文的later也暗示了这一点。

2.【解析】A。reach home是“回到家”之意，感情色彩较浓，与go into their office 等相对。而family, flat, house均无此意。

3.【解析】B。舍because而取that是因为此句并无真正的因果关系，而只说明一项事实：“……好处是……”。

4.【解析】D。由下文的举例可知郊外的房价比城里便宜得多。

5.【解析】B。flat指“一套房间”，当然无花园。而house指“一所住宅”，可以有花园。所以此处选B项。

6.【解析】D。如果选A，语法不通。选B和C项，则意义不当。要花很多钱，当然是“租”房了。

7.【解析】C。由句子中的one可推出one’s。

8.【解析】A。be free from指“没有……的”，是固定搭配。

9.【解析】B。由连词and连接的两个动作依次发生和下文的spend more time in trains or buses可判定此处是“早起”，而不可能是A、C或D项。

10.【解析】D。因有乡村的清雅恬静，人的心情好，于是就有了晚上“睡得好”和下文的种花种菜之类的活动。

11.【解析】A。固定用法，很容易得出答案。

12.【解析】C。形容夏夜的空气宜用“新鲜（fresh）”。虽然pleasant有“令人愉快”之意，但用来形容air，则不如fresh恰当。

13.【解析】B。like指“爱好”。want指“想要得到”，表示目的。interest指“使……高兴”，因为宾语garden是一个无生命的东西，A、C、D项用在这里显然不通。

14.【解析】C。one’s spare time 某人的空闲时间。

15.【解析】D。这里的need用作及物动词。

16.【解析】C。come up指“萌芽”或 “长出”，是上文plant（种）为一行为的结果。

17.【解析】A。定语从句，关系代词作主语。

18.【解析】D。因为有上文田园风光的描绘，此处分享“大自然”的奥秘应该是不困难的。

19.【解析】A。根据上文的however,可知此处为否定。

20.【解析】B。由however一词可以推出下文是与上文相反的一种情况。

21.【解析】B。feel 在此处指“认为，感到”。

22.【解析】C。be worth doing表示“值得干某事”，这是固定用法。

23.【解析】Ｂ。live life 指“过日子，生活”。

24.【解析】Ｂ。a visit to some place指“到某处参观”。

25.【解析】Ｄ。根据文章意思可得出答案，指“需要”。

B

Washoe is a young chimpanzee (猩猩). She is no ___1______chimpanzee, though, scientists are doing a research ____2____her. They want to see how civilized (驯化) she can ____3____. Already she does many things a human being can do.

For example, she has been learning how to exchange ___4____with people. The scientists are teaching her ___5______language. When she wants to be picked ____6____, Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger ___7____she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

Washoe has also been ____8____to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a ____9____with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to ____10____. After she considered the ____11___, she got a tall box to stand ____12____. The food still too high to be reached. Washoe found a _13______pole. Then she climbed on to the ____14____, grasped the pole, and ____15____down the food with the pole.

Washoe ___16____like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished (家俱齐全的) house. After a hard ____17____in the laboratory, she goes home. ____18____she plays with her toys. She ____19____enjoys watching television before going to bed.

Scientists hope to ____20____more about people by studying our closest relative (亲属) –chimpanzee.

(B)1.A. foolish B. ordinary C. special D. simple

(D)2.A. for B. by C. to D. on

(D)3.A. experience B. change C. develop D. become

(C)4.A. actions B. views C. messages D. feeling

(A)5.A. sign B. human C. spoken D. foreign

(D)6.A. out B. at C. on D. up

(A)7.A. when B. until C. since D. while

(B)8.A. raised B. trained C. ordered D. led

(C)9.A. cave B. zoo C. room D. museum

(D)10.A. pupil B. see C. eat D. reach

(A)11.A. problem B. position C. food D. ceiling

(B)12.A. by B. on C. up D. with

(C)13.A. straight B. strong C. long D. big

(B)14.A. wall B. box C. ceiling D. pole

(A)15.A. knocked B. picked C. took D. shook

(A)16.A. lives B. acts C. thinks D. plays

(C)17.A. task B. lesson C. day D. time

(B)18.A. Here B. There C. So D. Then

(C)19.A. quite B. already C. even D. still

(D)20.A. observe B. discover C. gain D. learn

【语篇解析】本文是描述科学家们对小猩猩Washoe所进行研究与实验，以及它所体现出来的聪明和智慧。

1.【解析】B。根据全文，可知文章对小小猩猩Washoe的评价是“不同寻常的”。

2.【解析】D。“对…进行研究”是do (make) a research on.

3.【解析】D。civilized作表语，前面要加联系动词。

4.【解析】C。考查常识，Washoe作为被研究的一种动物，和人交换的只能是一些较简单的“信息”而不可能有较高的思维能力的“感情”、“观点”和“行为”等。

5.【解析】A。根据常识，Washoe作为一种动物只能掌握 “手势语”。

6.【解析】D。只有“pick up“才是拾起、拿起的意思。

7.【解析】A。until和since明显不合文意,while所引导的时间状语从句中的谓语动词要用延续性动词。

8.【解析】B。从上文“doing a research on her” “has been learning”等可得知。

9.【解析】C。从下文的“ceiling”可得知。

10.【解析】D。此处食物在高处应是reach (够)而不是pull (拉)等。

11.【解析】A。食物吊在天花板上太高，够不着怎么办？这是一个要解决的问题。

12.【解析】B。在箱子上，“在…上用”on。

13.【解析】C。这里够高处的东西应用“长杆”。

14.【解析】B。从上文的“a tall box to stand on”可得知。

15.【解析】A。因太高手够不着，所以应该knocked down (敲掉)。

16.【解析】A。根据上下文，Washoe lives like human, too。

17.【解析】C。Washoe像人一样生活，所以应该是“在完成一天艰苦工作任务”之后，晚上回家。

18.【解析】B。“there”表示上文的“in her home”。

19.【解析】C。考查上下文的逻辑关系。这是递进关系。

20.【解析】D。“learn…about”意为“了解…有关的情况”。