Question

    In the countries all over the world, people are leaving the countryside in huge numbers to find jobs in the cities. They leave ______ the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn’t much ______ there. Services such as hospitals and transport are usually much better in cities than they are in the country. They hope that their lives will ______ after they move to the city.

______ in the big cities of Europe and America — London, Paris and New York, people are moving out of the city. These are usually families who have some money, and want to live a ______ life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They want a house with a garden, and clean air that isn’t ______. So they move out.

In fact not all those who move from the city to the countryside are ______. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big ______. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much to do.

As a ______, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights,” they say. “I’m so glad I’m ______ in the city!”

1.A. so B. if C. until D. because

2.A. work B. space C. progress D. food

3.A. raise B. improve C. end D. spread

4.A. And B. Instead C. But D. So

5.A. safer B. quieter C. fresher D. noisier

6.A. polluted B. influenced C. invented D. wasted

7.A. happy B. sad C. tired D. interesting

8.A. surprise B. idea C. moment D. mistake

9.A. matter B. fact C. result D. example

10.A. sure B. back C. off D. away

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了在世界各地，人们离开农村到大城市去工作，但是在欧美一个国家大城市人们来到农村，是为了躲避大城市的喧嚣。

1..句意：他们离开是因为农村比城市穷得多，而且那里经常没有多少工作。A. so因此；B. if如果；C. until直到；D. because因为。根据下文the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn’t much ___2___ there.可知这里是表示原因。根据题意，故选D。

2.句意：他们离开是因为农村比城市穷得多，而且那里经常没有多少工作。A. work工作；B. space空间；C. progress进步；D. food食物。根据下文Services such as hospitals and transport are usually much better in cities than they are in the country. They hope that their lives will ___3___ after they move to the city.可知这里是说没有许多工作。根据句意，故选A。

3.句意：在他们搬到城市之后他们希望他们的生活会改善。A. raise筹钱；B. improve提高；C. end结束；D. spread扩散。根据上文They hope that their lives可知下文是说会改善。根据句意，故选B。

4.句意：但是在欧洲和美国的大城市——伦敦、巴黎和纽约，人们正在离开这个城市。A. And和，又；B. Instead代替；C. But但是；D. So因此。故选C

5.A. safer更安全的；B. quieter更安静的；C. fresher更新鲜的；D. noisier更吵闹的。根据上文及London, Paris and New York, people are moving out of the city. These are usually families who have some money, and want to live a ___5___ life.可知这里是转折关系用but。根据句意，故选B。

6.句意：他们想要一个有花园的房子和没有污染的干净空气。A. polluted污染；B. influenced影响；C. invented发明；D. wasted浪费。根据上文They want a house with a garden, and clean air可知这里是说没有污染的空气。根据句意，故选A。

7.句意：事实上，不是所有从城市搬到农村的人都快乐。A. happy高兴的；B. sad悲伤的；C. tired累人的；D. interesting有趣的。根据下文After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big ___8___. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much to do.可知上文是说高兴的。根据句意，故选A。

8.句意：两三年后，许多这样做的人都觉得这是个大错误。A. surprise吃惊；B. idea主意；C. moment片刻;瞬间；D. mistake错误。根据下文They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much to do.可知上文是说一个大的错误。根据句意，故选D。

9.句意：结果，很多搬到农村的人都搬回了城市。A. matter事情；B. fact事实上； C. result结果；D. example例如。根据下文quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city.可知这里是说结果。根据句意，故选C。

10.句意：我很高兴回到城市！A. sure确定的；B. back后面的；返回C. off远离；D. away离开。根据上文quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights,” they say.可知，这里是说返回到城里。

故选B