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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with propel words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给):
Some people might choose to live in a sleepy village beside woods and lakes,but others enjoy the bright lights and fast pace of the big city.Stephen and Marianna have got different stories.
| Hi! My name is Stephen and I live in a small flat in London.I chose to live here because there is never a b 1 moment in a city like London.I’m an art student and the busy life in a city does good to my painting.In addition,I can get everything I need so close at hand.Living beside the underground station means that I don’t need a car to get around.It’s 2 me money.Also there are malls,cinemas,libraries and museums everywhere. Of course,London,like any large city,has p 3 ,too.Londoners don’t chat on the underground or the bus and there is much less community spirit than in the country,where my parents live.In fact,they don’t understand how I can put up with(忍受)the noise and pollution,and traffic jams.However,I see that as a small price to p 4 .As a famous saying goes,“He who is tired of London is tired of life.” |
| Hello! My name is Marianna and I live in Australia,on a huge ranch(牧场).It’s a beautiful area with wonderful scenery.I live here with my husband Joe and our t 5 children.Patrick,11.and Abby,8.We have lived on this ranch for several years and we love our healthy lifestyle.The children have lots of s 6 to run around and enjoy the peace and quiet.The air is clean and fresh.We produce a lot of our own food which is nice and healthy.There’s lots of hard work to do running a ranch,but we don’t mind. Of course,country life also has weak points.We feel isolated(孤立的)sometimes,too,especially since the n 7 neighbors are almost l00 km away.One more trouble is that we can’t get many things as easily as we do in the city.There are no schools,supermarkets or shops,and if we are ill we have to call the flying doctor.Although life here can be difficult,we wouldn’t change it for the world. |
Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.
She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. "I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school."
So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6.a.m. five nights a week for just£90, before tax and insurance. "It's better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work 'unsocial hours' should get a bit extra."
The hours she's chosen to work meant that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn't think that puts any pressure on their relationship.
Her work isn't physically very hard, but it's not exactly pleasant, either. "I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful."
The fact that she's working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. "Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself-and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags."
Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other. people when she tells them what she does for a living. "They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write," said Margaret. "I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I'd been doing, but I don't think that way any more. I don't dislike the work though I can't say I'm mad about it."
54. Margaret left her job as a nurse because_______.
A. she needed the right time to look after her children
B. she had suffered a lot of mental pressure
C. she wanted to earn more money to support her family
D. she felt tired of taking care of patients
55. Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because_______.
A. they never clean their offices B. they look down upon cleaners
C. they never do their work carefully D. they always make a mess in their offices
56. When at work, Margaret feels_______.
A. tired because of the heavy workload
B. happy because the building is fully lit
C. light-hearted because of her fellow workers
D. bored because time passed slowly
57. The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret's parents would_______.
A. help care for her children B. feel disappointed in her
C. show sympathy (同情) for her D. regret what they had said
Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.
She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. "I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school."
So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6.a.m. five nights a week for just£90, before tax and insurance. "It's better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work 'unsocial hours' should get a bit extra."
The hours she's chosen to work meant that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn't think that puts any pressure on their relationship.
Her work isn't physically very hard, but it's not exactly pleasant, either. "I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful."
The fact that she's working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. "Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself-and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags."
Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other. people when she tells them what she does for a living. "They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write," said Margaret. "I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I'd been doing, but I don't think that way any more. I don't dislike the work though I can't say I'm mad about it."
54. Margaret left her job as a nurse because_______.
A. she needed the right time to look after her children
B. she had suffered a lot of mental pressure
C. she wanted to earn more money to support her family
D. she felt tired of taking care of patients
55. Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because_______.
A. they never clean their offices B. they look down upon cleaners
C. they never do their work carefully D. they always make a mess in their offices
56. When at work, Margaret feels_______.
A. tired because of the heavy workload
B. happy because the building is fully lit
C. light-hearted because of her fellow workers
D. bored because time passed slowly
57. The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret's parents would_______.
A. help care for her children B. feel disappointed in her
C. show sympathy (同情) for her D. regret what they had said
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