In many countries in the process of industrialization, overcrowded cities present a major problem. Poor conditions in these cities, such as lack of housing, inadequate sanitation (卫生) and lack of employment, bring about an increase in poverty, disease and crime. The over-population of towns is mainly caused by the drift of large numbers of people from the rural areas. These people have become dissatisfied with the traditional life of farming, and have come to the towns hoping for better work and pay. One possible solution to the problem would be to impose registration on town residents. Only officially registered residents would be allowed to live in the towns and the urban population would thus be limited. In practice, however, registration would be very difficult to enforce (推行); it would cause a great deal of resentment (不满), which would ultimately lead to violence. The only long-term solution is to make life in the rural areas more attractive, which would encourage people to stay there. This could be achieved by providing encouragement for people to go and work in the villages. Facilities in the rural areas, such as transport, health and education services should be improved. Education should include training in improved methods of farming and other rural industries, so as to develop a more positive attitude towards rural life. The improvement of life in the villages is very important, because the towns themselves cannot be developed without the simultaneous or previous development of the rural area.
单选题 What does the word "urban" (Line 2, Para. 3) mean?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:根据题目要求,定位到第三段第二行。第三段的第一句指出了本段的主要内容,即关于城市居民登记制度(registration on town residents)。第二句话是对第一句的进一步解释和说明。and引导两个并列句,前一句说只有登记过的居民才可以在城里居住,后一句中thus(因而)一词表明该句与前句是因果关系:因为前句中的措施所以某一地区的人口就可以得到控制。因此urban是“城市的”意思,正确答案为A项。
单选题 Large numbers of farmers have poured into towns because ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:根据题目大意可以定位到文章第二段。该段第二句谈到,农民进入城市是因为对传统的农耕生活不满(dissatisfied with...),希望有更好的工作和报酬(better work and pay)。只有B项符合这句话的意思。因此为正确答案。
单选题 In the author's view, solving the cities' problem of overcrowding by strict registrations is ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:根据题目中的strict registration定位到第三段。从该段最后一句可以得知,作者认为这一制度很难推行(very difficult to enforce),因为人们会愤愤不平,会采取暴力行为对抗。可以推断,作者认为该措施是不实际的,因此选择C项。
单选题 According to the writer, the problem with crowded cities will be solved if______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:题目询问解决方法,故查找到第四段第一句的solution一词。该句谈到,长期有效的办法是从根本上解决问题,即让农村的生活变得有吸引力。作者在该段中讲述了农村地区需要改善的方面,在最后一句再次强调提高农村生活水平的重要性,由此可以推断出B项就是作者的建议。
单选题 Which factor is most important for people to be attracted to live in the country?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:根据题目中的be attracted to live in the country可以定位到最后一段。该段第一句就提出,唯一的长期解决方法是使乡村生活更加充满吸引力。如何做到这一点呢?后面三句话提到了诸如采取鼓励措施、改善农村各种设施、加大教育力度等方法,而这些方法都是为了使在农村的人们不仅获得丰厚的利润而且生活便利,从而使人们对农村生活有积极的态度,所以最重要的因素是人们的利益,因此B项为正确答案。注意,interests用了复数形式。一般表示“利益,福利”,不是“兴趣”。