首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The Lake District in north-west England is an area remarkably little affected by industrialization. The principal activity is st
The Lake District in north-west England is an area remarkably little affected by industrialization. The principal activity is st
admin
2010-01-10
62
问题
The Lake District in north-west England is an area remarkably little affected by industrialization. The principal activity is still sheep-farming, as it has been for a thousand years, and many ancient words like "fell" for "hill" and "tam" for "lake" are still in daily use. In spite of its heavy rainfall and relative inaccessibility, its special atmosphere and spectacular natural beauty combine to make this one of England’s favourite holiday areas at all seasons of the year. But at Christmas 1968, still gripped by the fear that foot-and-mouth disease could spread to the hill flocks and sweep like wildfire right up to the Scottish border, it was quieter than ever before in this century. Luckily not a single farm had caught tile infection, the nearest case having been an isolated one at Kendal several weeks before. But every Lakeland farmer knows that one case among the unfenced hill flocks on the fells could lead to complete annihilation of hundreds of thousands of sheep and the virtual end of the district’s principal industry; you cannot replace sheep, acclimatized to their own part of the fell for generations, in the same way that you can replace cattle in a field.
Nobody could remember a Christmas like it, especially Boxing Dab, which is traditionally one of the big outdoor holidays of the Lakeland year. Normally this is a day spent following the mountain packs of hounds, fell-walking and, if the weather is propitious, skiing and skating, but this time there were none of these things. Visitors were actively discouraged, and those who did come were asked not to go on the fells, footpaths or bridleways or near farmland, while motorists were requested not to drive on minor roads and to shun the smaller valleys. The enterprising hotels which had earlier in the year decided to keep open during the winter were by the end of October having a desperate time. Hundreds of bookings had been cancelled and scores of dinner parties and young farmers’ reunions eliminated. All youth hostels were closed. At least one climbing club, unable to climb, substituted a training programme of films and simulated climbs on the more substantial municipal buildings.
The weather in the area was dry, crisp, windless and cold, in fact ideal for brisk outdoor activities. But nobody was able to enjoy it. Everything was stopped: hunting, walking, climbing, skiing, motor cycle trials, sporting events of every description. All the seasonal dances, festivals, conferences, shepherds’ meets and a hundred and one, other social occasions abandoned. The ice was bearing on some of the lakes but you could not go skating there. Meanwhile the foxes, emboldened by an unprecedented freedom from harassment, were stalking closer to the farms and the flocks of Christmas turkeys, while the hounds sulked miserably in their kennels.
Farmers are apt to criticize some sections of the outdoor fraternity for their occasional thoughtless behaviour, but the way that walkers, climbers, skiers, fishermen, hunters and the rest went out of their way to help them at this time should never be forgotten. The general public, locals and visitors alike, tried to give the fell farmers a sporting chance, and this remarkable display of public spirit was the one bright note in a very sad time.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true during Christmas time in 1968?
选项
A、The seasonal dances, festivals and other social occasions were abandoned.
B、The weather in the Lake District was ideal for brisk outdoor activities.
C、The foxes were stalking closer to the farms and the flocks of turkeys.
D、The ice was bearing on some of the lakes in the district.
答案
B
解析
这是道细节题,但是做这个题目时要注意的是文中指的是不正确的一项,所以可以用排除法。从第三段第一句话中可以看出,“The weather in the area was dry,crisp, windless and cold, in fact ideal for brisk outdoor activities. But nobody was able to enjoy it.”前半句虽说那个地区的气候是个户外活动的理想场所,但是在那年的圣诞节谁也没玩好。可以看出本题的答案为 B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/mscO777K
本试题收录于:
NAETI中级口译笔试题库外语翻译证书(NAETI)分类
0
NAETI中级口译笔试
外语翻译证书(NAETI)
相关试题推荐
HealthofficialsinwesternSiberiaaretobegininslaughterofthousandsofbirdstodayafteridentifyingRussia’sfirstoutbr
HealthofficialsinwesternSiberiaaretobegininslaughterofthousandsofbirdstodayafteridentifyingRussia’sfirstoutbr
"Thelanguageofacomposer",Carduswrote,"hisharmonies,rhythms,melodies,colorsandtexture,cannotbeseparatedexceptb
Somedirectorshavethecompanysitandreadtheplaytogetherforthreeorfourdaysbeforerehearsingit.
Inthepopularmind,theInternetistherealizationoftheglobalvillage,wheretheflowofinformationandideasisunimpeded
Hispeersadmonishedhimthathehadtoincreasehisstudytimeasthefinalexaminationwasaroundthecorner.
ItseemsincredibletomethatLatinisnottaughtinschoolsasamatterofcourse,especiallyinacountrythatisforeverlam
Sometimesadictionarydesignatesanounasattributive,whichmeansthatitcanbeusedtodescribeanothernounornameitsat
Iwenttothemovielastnightwithmyhusband.Unfortunately,wesatnexttoawomanwhotalkedmyearof—shedidn’tevenstop
A、Favoritecolor.B、Favoritenumber.C、Maritalquestions.D、Howtoeducatechildren.D
随机试题
大秦艽汤中用以凉血、清热的药物是()(2008年第50题)
代币管理制就是用某种东西或标记来替代实物或权利,当期望行为出现时即给予一定数量的“标记”加以强化,期望行为坚持一段时间后再将“标记”按事前编制的激励系统转换成物质奖励。根据上述定义,下列选项不属于代币管理制的是()。
洋地黄药物治疗心衰患者,最危险的中毒表现是
慢性肾小球肾炎必有的表现是
A.10%B.30%C.40%D.60%E.7%下颌侧切牙双管者约占
在分部分项工程成本分析中,“三算”指的是______。
奥苏贝尔的有意义学习和罗杰斯的有意义学习在本质上是一样的。()
人的价值并不取决于是否掌握真理,或者自认为真理在握,决定人的价值的是追求真理的孜孜不倦的精神。对这段话最准确的复述是,人生价值()。
对违法犯罪分子的改造工作,是()的特殊预防工作。
设f(x)=∫0sinxsint2dt,g(x)=x3+x4,当x→0时,f(x)是g(x)的().
最新回复
(
0
)