Question

Dear sir,

I read your story (of the 4^th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海邊) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑問) that our costs are higher now.

I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.

But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.

Yours faithfully,

Edith Randall (Mrs)

1.Horlton was __________.

A．a very big city

B．a small village beside the sea

C．a town of nearly 500,000 people

D．a small village at the foot of Roland Hill

2.It costs more to live in the country because __________.

A．the men who mend the television have to come by bus

B．food costs more in small shops

C．the television goes wrong more often in the country

D．Mrs Randall has to travel by bus to the city supermarket

3.Although it costs less to live in a town, __________.

A．life is more worth living in the country

B．we can’t enjoy the beautiful view

C．it costs more to live in Horlton

D．life is worth living only when you live in a small village

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：通過閱讀這封信我們可以知道，作者以前生活在城市里面，但是現在生活在一個山腳下的村莊里。由于離城市較遠，這里的花費比城里好高，但是現在作者覺得生活在這里很值，因為可以免費欣賞這里的美麗風光。

1.根據I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海邊) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.可知選C。

2.根據I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets;描述可知選B。

3.根據It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.描述可知選A。

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