四、阅读短文,回答问题
@Wendy
I'd like to live in a small town. I've lived 40 years in a suburb (郊区) of the big city, and I've worked in the centre of the city for 20 years. It's noisy (吵闹的). You can't really make friends with workmates, because they live on the other side of the city. I spend an hour going to work by underground, and it takes me 2 hours to get to their place. So it's hard to drop in (顺便拜访) for a coffee and a chat.
The city is a lonely (孤独的) place. It's also a cold place. Everyone is self-centred. The city is full of people who don't care about you.
@Jeff
I like the city better. I find small towns are less interesting. I like the neighbourhoods (街区) where there are people coming and going and there are always some neighbours (邻居) walking their dogs.
@Printfit
I'd like to live in a city. Because there are better jobs in the city, which means better ability to pay. A city is also like a melting pot (熔炉). There are people who have different characters, different work and sleep time and nobody cares what time you go back to your own home. People are more open-minded (开明的) to the differences.
@Roxanne
I like to live in a small town. I grew up in a small town and I love the sense of neighbourhoods and feeling close to the people around me. I also love the slower pace (节奏) of life and the ability to go outside and enjoy nature.
每题答案不超过 10 个单词
1. How far is Wendy's workplace from her home?
2. Why can't Wendy make friends with her workmates?
3. Do Printfit's neighbours care when he gets home?
4. How many of the four people like to live in the city?
5. Where do you live? What do you think of living there?
解析:
【分析】
这是人物观点类阅读理解题,解题时先明确每道题的提问方向,带着问题回到对应人物的发言段落定位原文内容:第1题找Wendy通勤距离的相关描述,第2题找Wendy无法和同事交友的原因,第3题结合Printfit段落关于回家时间的表述做判断,第4题统计偏好住在城市的人数,第5题结合自身实际合理作答,全程注意题干要求答案不超过10个单词即可。
【解析】
1. 定位Wendy的发言段落,找到原文"I spend an hour going to work by underground",提炼出对应通勤距离的表述,符合字数要求即可。
2. 定位Wendy的发言段落,原文说明同事住在城市另一侧,前往同事家需要2小时,核心原因是同事住得很远,整理为符合字数的表述。
3. 定位Printfit的发言段落,原文明确提到"nobody cares what time you go back to your own home",可直接得出否定回答。
4. 统计四人的居住偏好:Wendy、Roxanne偏好小镇,Jeff、Printfit偏好城市,总共有2人。
5. 本题为开放性试题,结合自身真实居住地点,说出对应的合理感受即可,控制单词数在10个以内。
【答案】
1. An hour by underground.
2. Because her workmates live far away from her.
3. No, they don't.
4. Two.
5. I live in a village and I think it's quiet./I live in the city and it's easy to shop.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位,信息筛选判断,情景开放表达
【点评】
本题难度较低,绝大多数答案都可以直接从原文中定位提取,仅最后一题需要结合自身实际灵活作答,作答时注意严格遵守题干要求,控制每道题的答案单词数不超过10个即可。
【难度系数】
0.8