单选题. People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines (沙丁鱼) for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left, and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open unspoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path, lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance walker and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows. Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by (英国的路旁停车带). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to walk a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.1. For the British, it is unsafe to ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[参考译文] 人们对于休闲娱乐的品位大不相同。在英国怀特岛最近举办的流行音乐节上,青少年成群结队地蜂拥而至,就是为了听他们最喜欢的歌手和音乐家演唱。他们只有去音乐节的单程车票,而且还要露宿在外,在英国那样的气候条件下,即使是八月份:这也是一件非常危险的事情。他们像沙丁鱼一样在音乐节上挤四天。那儿有数不清的盗贼,而且有一伙儿恶棍三番五次地想要闹事,因此警察随处都是。音乐节结束时,许多年轻歌迷发现自己破了产,身无分文,甚至连回家都很困难。大部分人都会认为这些情形就像噩梦一样让人很不爽,但歌迷们似乎乐此不疲。 即使是英国这样过于拥挤的国家,仍然有大片未遭人类破坏的开阔的乡村地区,这里的人们有着更多传统的品位,能够寻求安静和在同大自然接触过程中产生的自由感。尤其是在国家级公园所在的地区,房产和工业的现代化发展受到严格的限制。游客也许可以步行几英里来领略十分秀丽的原始景色和大量历史或科学景点。一些海滨城镇向海岸线修建了公共通道。这些道路一直沿着毗邻大西洋或英吉利海峡的悬崖峭壁延伸。另外一条道路位于内陆,沿着英格兰北部的山脊延伸,被称为奔宁公路。在这儿,远途旅行的人和热爱大自然的人都能找到许多乐趣,不会有被大量游客打扰的感觉。 国家公园是为造福大众而建造的,然而很少有人能够充分利用这一资源。现在最常见的事情就是,全家人一起开车到一个美丽的景点,将车停放在路旁的停车带。然后拿出野炊篮、折叠的桌椅、一个水壶和一个便携式的炉子。接着他们便在车旁的停车带安顿下来准备开始一顿野餐。很明显他们就是想要呼吸新鲜的空气,不用走路就能欣赏乡村的美景,听一听乡村的声音。他们似乎很喜欢听闻乡间的车水马龙。 由题干中的“the British”“it is unsafe”可以定位到文中第一段的第三句话。该句提到参加流行音乐节的青少年只有去音乐节的单程车票,而且还要露宿在外,在英国那样的气候条件下,即使是八月份,这也是一件非常危险的事情。由此可以推断,对英国人而言露宿在外是一件很危险的事情。故选C。