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
I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from th
I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from th
admin
2018-06-06
84
问题
I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren’t for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the county. But how realistic is the dream?
Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play: their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don’t even say hello to each other.
Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There’s little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet.
What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off: the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things, and that life doesn’t come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found(or rather bought)a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages.
What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to the locals as they pass by. I’m keen on the idea, but you see there’s my cat, Toby. I’m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.
We get the impression from the first paragraph that the author______.
选项
A、used to live in the country
B、used to work in the city
C、works in the city
D、lives in the country
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/s1SO777K
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
Until______ofthebodyclockhasoccurred,individualssufferingfromthejetlagfeeltiredinthedaytimeandfailtosleepat
Consumers______thecompetitiveresultofyourspecialopponentbutnotyourproduct,becauseitishardtoknowyourproduct’sq
VisitorstoBritainmayfindthebestplacetosamplelocalcultureisinatraditionalpub.Butthesefriendlyhostelriescanb
Theresearchteamcanhandle________needstobehandled.
Thereisnodoubt________thecommitteehasmadetherightdecisiononthehousingproject.
Shewassuchanenergeticspeakerthatsheheldourattentioneveryminuteofthelecture.
下面你将听到一段关于中国法制建设的讲话。当今是法行天下的时代。国运之兴盛,政治之昌明,社会之稳定,经济之发展,民族之团结,文化之繁荣,人民之安居乐业,都离不开法律之维系和法律之保障。中国也不例外。一个国家采取什么样的治国方略,关系着国家的前途和命
儿童的生存、保护和发展是提高人口素质的基础,直接关系到一个国家和民族的前途与命运。中华民族素有“携幼”、“爱幼”的传统美德,中国古语“幼吾幼以及人之幼”流传至今。中国政府一向以认真和负责的态度,高度关心和重视儿童的生存、保护和发展,把“提高全民族
A、Thenewly-completedstadiumwasonthedot.B、Thestadiumwasnotfinishedintime.C、Thestadiumwasopentopublicbeforela
A、Thewoodensailingship.B、Thecontainership.C、Thesteam-poweredship.D、Thereplenishingship.C
随机试题
男性,20岁,2周前受凉后出现发热(T38℃),以午后明显,伴乏力、干咳,病初时感左下胸刺痛,深吸气时加重,近日常感活动后气短。查体:T38.5℃,左侧肩胛下角线第7肋以下叩诊呈浊音,听诊呼吸音减低或消失,听觉语音传导较右侧明显减弱。该患者最可能的诊断是
瘿病的治疗方法不包括()
(2012)夏季皮肤感觉潮湿时,可能因为空气中()。
会计机构、会计人员对于不真实、不合法的原始凭证,应当()。
根据以下材料,完成下列问题:某公司2008年财务报表主要资料如下:公司的总资产周转率是()。
如果商业银行的流动性需求和流动性来源之间出现了不匹配,流动性需求()流动性来源,或者获得流动性的成本过高降低了银行的收益,流动性风险就发生了。
2009年3月,美国汤姆公司与中国天元公司订立合同,约定汤姆公司以现金、机器设备和专有技术作价800万美元出资,天元公司以现金、场地使用权、厂房作价200万美元出资,在中国上海设立一家中外合资经营企业。(1)汤姆公司由合营企业提供担保向银行贷款2
注册会计师的工作重点是识别和了解被审计单位的所有控制活动。()
生命中最主要的物质基础是:
Ifx=-2,whatisthevalueof4x3?
最新回复
(
0
)