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   This week in Lifestyle we have two very different views on city life compared to life in a small town. Mike Larson lives in a 1 town and he thinks the way of life there is much better than that in a big city. In Mike's opinion,a small town is 2 ,and it has a clean and safe environment,especially for children.

People 3 very friendly and there aren’t so many problems with dangerous people as there are in the city. And of course,the houses in a small town are 4 expensive than those in a big city.

   But Mike says there are some bad things 5 living in a small town. There aren’t enough things for young people 6 and there aren’t many shops. Public environment isn’t very good,7 . The school in his town isn't big enough to give his children everything they 8 ,and there isn’t a hospital. But Mike says ,“I enjoy 9 in a small town and I'm too old to move anyway. ”

   Cathy Ramos,on the other hand,says the city is the place for her. The city has the best 10 like very good schools and hospitals. It also has great shopping centers and large stores where you can buy 11 you want. There's also 12 transport： buses and taxis,and the airport is near the city.

   Cathy says 13 there are problems in a big city. It's so busy and there are too many 14 on the road and it's definitely more expensive than a small town. There's more danger,and it isn’t as 15 as the country.[2013湖北恩施]

() 1. A. small   B. huge   C. big   D. large

() 2. A. peace   B. peacefully   C. peaceful   D. noise

() 3. A. aren’t   B. is   C. isn’t   D. are

() 4. A. more   B. less   C. least   D. little

() 5. A. to   B. about   C. from   D. for

() 6. A. to do   B. doing   C. done   D. did

() 7. A. too   B. either   C. as well   D. also

() 8. A. pass   B. receive   C. get   D. need

() 9. A. to live   B. live   C. living   D. lived

() 10. A. parks   B. zoos   C. services   D. libraries

() 11. A. something   B. nothing   C. none   D. anything

() 12. A. plenty of   B. lot of   C. a lot   D. plenty

() 13. A. certain   B. suddenly   C. quickly   D. certainly

() 14. A. ships   B. planes   C. cars   D. subway

() 15. A. clean   B. cleaner   C. dirtier   D. dirty

Answer 1

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. A

阅读提示:本文通过两个人的所言，列举了城镇与城市的不同，并说 出了各自的利弊。

1. A由前句提示和后句中a small town提示，此处表示Mike住在 一个小的城镇里。

2. C由and后的clean and safe提示，此处应该是表示环境好，故排 除noise,且跟在系动词is后，要用形容词。故选C项。

3. D 由空后 there aren’t so many problems with dangerous people... “没有如此多的危险人物问题”可知，此处应该是突出“人们友好”。 故用are。

4. B结合常识可知，城镇的房子应该是不如大城市的房子贵。故用 less。

5. B由后文举例说明城镇的不足可知，此处表示关于住在小城镇的 不利方面。故用about。

6. A此处表示“要做的事”，是to do不定式做定语，故选A项。

7. B当表示“也”时:too用于肯定句句末,用逗号隔开;either.用于 否定句句末，用逗号隔开;also多用于动词前;as well相当于also 和too,用于句末但无需用逗号隔开。故选B项。

8. D由前句“城镇不够大”可提示，此处表示不能满足孩子们的所 需。故选D项。

9. C enjoy+doing “喜欢做某事”,故用C项。

10. C 由…like very good schools and hospitals 举例“像好的学校、 医院。”可知，此处是说有好的服务机构。故选C项。

11. D由句子前半句“城市有好的购物中心和大商店”可知，应该是 能买到任何所需的东西。故用anything“任何东西”。

12. A表示“许多”的短语常有:plenty of/ a lot of…，故选A项。

13. D上段说明了城市的好处，由后句列举城市繁忙、房价高可知， 此段在说城市“当然”也存在不足，且做状语，故用D项。

14. C在路上的应该是汽车，故用C项。

15. A城市与农村相比较，应该不如农村“干净”，且as…as中间加 原级，故用A项。