It is easy to find your way about in New York. It is laid out so regularly. Instead of streets winding and twisting (迂回) as they do in London, they are all regular and well planned. The streets running north and south are called “avenues” and are numbered, e.g. 1^st Avenue, 2^nd Avenue, etc. The streets going east and west are called “streets” and are also numbered, e.g. 51^st Street, 63^rd Street. It is all much more logical (合理的) than London’s street names. But I couldn’t help thinking how much more interesting than these dull cold numbers are London’s illogical but colorful names of streets, e.g. “Bishopgate” (which is not a gate and hasn’t a Bishop in it); “Haymarket” or “Corn market” (where you won’t see any hey or corn) or “Poultry” (without a living chicken anywhere in sight) or “Thread needle Street” (where you won’t find little girls learning to sew).

1.In the second sentence of the passage, “laid out” means ______.

A．built             B．be put            C．designed          D．cut down

2.The streets running from north to south are called _______.

A．avenues in London                      B．streets in America

C．avenues in New York                     D．streets in London

3.According to the writer’s opinion, ______.

A．avenues and streets are the same

B．streets in America are better than avenues in England

C．streets in New York are better than those in London

D．the writer didn’t agree with the London streets planners

4.The names of streets both in London and New York ______.

A．are quite good                         B．are interesting

C．are not practical                        D．differ greatly in form

5.The writer tells his readers that he prefers (更喜欢) _____.

A．London streets                         B．New York streets

C．both                                 D．neither

 

It is easy to find your way about in New York. It is laid out so regularly. Instead of streets winding and twisting (迂回) as they do in London, they are all regular and well planned. The streets running north and south are called “avenues” and are numbered, e.g. 1^st Avenue, 2^nd Avenue, etc. The streets going east and west are called “streets” and are also numbered, e.g. 51^st Street, 63^rd Street. It is all much more logical (合理的) than London’s street names. But I couldn’t help thinking how much more interesting than these dull cold numbers are London’s illogical but colorful names of streets, e.g. “Bishopgate” (which is not a gate and hasn’t a Bishop in it); “Haymarket” or “Corn market” (where you won’t see any hey or corn) or “Poultry” (without a living chicken anywhere in sight) or “Thread needle Street” (where you won’t find little girls learning to sew).

31. In the second sentence of the passage, “laid out” means ______.

A. built                  B. be put               C. designed            D. cut down

32. The streets running from north to south are called _______.

A. avenues in London                                    B. streets in America

C. avenues in New York                                D. streets in London

33. According to the writer’s opinion, ______.

A   avenues and streets are the same

B   streets in America are better than avenues in England

C   streets in New York are better than those in London

D   the writer didn’t agree with the London streets planners

34. The names of streets both in London and New York ______.

A. are quite good                                B. are interesting

C. are not practical                             D. differ greatly in form

35. The writer tells his readers that he prefers (更喜欢) _____.

A. London streets                               B. New York streets

C. both                                                     D. neither

                               

完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

The Americans are desperate, and with good reason, they have successfully kept the U.S. economy in__21__ after the financial crisis, but the problem is far from over. Despite a moderate recovery, the lack of job creation is serious. Many U.S. leaders rightly see jobs as the key to their country’s __22__and avoiding a second dip. The lack of a solution is fast becoming a political one as the November elections approach. Recent __23__ to get tough with China are gaining momentum（势头）in various quarters. The charge that China is the __24__of the U.S.-led financial crisis in the West looks ridiculous in the East. But we should at least give it a proper response.

The logic goes like __25__: China is the cause of America’s cheap money, and cheap money is the cause of the crisis. This is like saying a kid is corrupt(挥霍无度) __26__ he has a rich father who makes his wild spending possible; to cure the kid’s problem, you have to rein in（鞭笞）the father. This is not a very good parallel. But the United States is spending the money it borrowed from China.

There is a big gap between cheap money and wild spending on one side and irresponsible lending on __27__. You can pay down your mortgage faster and spend only what you have left, or you can take out a second mortgage to have an expensive vacation and buy a new S.U.V. Many Americans  __28__ the latter path. But who is __29__? The banks? Yes! But China?

The West must recognize that its problem — and its solution — come from within. What China did or did not do did not create the financial crisis. What China will do or not do would not solve their problems. But China can help and it is willing. And you are not going to get it by getting __30__ with China.

21. A. time          B. balance          C. calm          D. result

22. A. recovery       B. crisis            C. door          D. election

23. A. talks          B. calls             C. speaking      D. saying

24. A. reason         B. source           C. cause         D. supply

25. A. it             B. that             C. this           D. which

26. A. because        B. so              C. why           D. but

27. A. another        B. other            C. others         D. the other

28. A. picked up      B. selected          C. chose          D. elected

29. A. blame         B. blamed           C. blaming       D. to blame

30. A. along          B. away            C. tough          D. well