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一、TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954(1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars).Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2.Thecountry’sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharingintheroom.Tosomeobserversthiswasanominousechoofthemid-1920’s.Asfarmer’sshreoftheirproductsdeclined,marketingcostsrose.Buttherewere,amongtheobserversofthenationaleconomy,afewwhowerenotasconfidentasthemajority.Thosefewseemedtofearthattheboomcouldnotlastandwouldeventuallyleadtotheoppsite-depression.
1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
a.TheAgriculaturalTrendsof1950’sb.TheUnemploymentRateof1950’s
c.U.S.Economyinthe50’sd.TheFederalBudgetof1952
2.InLine3,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.
a.nearbyexplosionb.thunderousnoise
c.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth
3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.
a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion
4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?
a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers
5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?
a.60%b.50%c.33%d.90%
参考答案
1-5cdabc
二、(UnitonePassage1)
IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.
Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.
Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.
IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:
depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.
Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.
Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.
Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:
nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:
buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:
wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.
1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Funcreateslong-lastingsatisfaction.
B.Funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappiness.
C.Happinessisenduringwhereasfunisshort-lived.
D.Funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness.
2.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhaveanimportantroletoplaythatisto__.
A.ritememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness.
B.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.
C.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlives.
D.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoglamorousparties.
3.Intheauthor’sopinion,marriage___.
A.affordsgreaterfun.B.leadstoraisingchildren.
C.indicatescommitment.D.endsinpain.
4.Coupleshavinginfantchildren___.
A.areluckysincetheycanhaveawholenight’ssleep.
B.findfunintuckingthemintobedatnight.
C.findmoretimetoplayandjokewiththem.
D.derivehappinessfromtheirendeavor.
5.Ifonegetthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappiness,hewill__.
A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothers.
B.makethebestuseofhistimeincreasinghappiness.
C.giveafreehandtomoney.
D.keephimselfwithhisfamily.
答案:
CBCDB
三、Thenewsthatfouroutof10shopswillhavetoshutinthenextfiveyears,castingfurtherdoubtonthefutureofthebeleagueredBritishhighstreet,neednotbegreetedwithdismay.
beleagueredadj.被围困的;四面楚歌的
dismayn.灰心;沮丧;惊慌v.使沮丧;使惊慌
Thereisnoreasontobedownhearted–weshouldembracechange.Thiscouldbeverypositive.Myhopeisthatthedisappearanceoflargeretailerswillprovideanopportunityforyoungentrepreneurstosetupinaffordablerentalshopfrontsandmarketunits.Istartedmyfirstfashionbusiness,RedorDead,inCamdenmarketandKensingtonmarket30yearsago,andinmanywaystodayfeelsliketheearly80sandweareseeingarenaissanceofavariationoftheserendipitousmarket.InWembley,northLondon,shopshaveclosedonthehighstreetandhavebeenturnedintomulti-businessoutletsbytheAsiancommunity.InGateshead,thereareexamplesofcreativecommunitiesgettingtogetherandattemptingtoreuseemptyspacessuchastheShedprojectonGatesheadHighStreetwhere,workingwiththecouncil,theyhavebroughtvibrancybacktothisareaofatownthatwassinkingfast.Ithassosuccessfullytransformedalarge,formerbedretailer(theBedShed)thatasecondShedwillbeopeningsoon.
Butforanynew-stylehighstreettoworkrequiresgoodtowncentreplanningandthecornerstoneofthisiscommonsense.Mostofuswantplacesthatgiveuseverythingweneedtofulfilourlives.Giveusatowncentrewherewecanliveinanaffordablehome,walk,cycleortakeeasypublictransporttoemployment,beabletogotothecinema,theatre,gallery,nightcluborgig,kickaballinaparkwithourmatesorourkids,readabookunderamagnoliatree,maybegrowabitofvegonanallotment,watchabitofsport,whileawaythetimeatacafeorabar,shopatcoolindependentstores.Wehavetodevelopplacesthatpeoplewanttoseeandbeseenin.Mostofuslovepeoplewatching,getabuzzfromotherhumanbeings.Idon'tbelievewewanttodomostofourshoppingonline,especiallyaswearespendingmoreandmoreofourworkinglivesinfrontofascreen.
Vancouverisacitythathasgotitright.Itboastsawonderfulnaturalsettingbutitdoesn'trelyonitsnaturalbeautyforliveability.Itscommitmenttothe"greenagenda"andtheserendipityofbeingabletofindindependentcafes,second-handvinylrecordstoresandvintageclothesstoresrightnexttothebigbrandsgivesthecityanambienceBritishcitieshavelosttothelandvaluegreedexertedbypension-fundlandlordsandshort-sightedcouncils.
Closertohome,Copenhagenhasensuredithasn'tdriftedtowardsthe"clonetown"statusbestoweduponmostindistinguishableBritishtownsandcities.Therearestreetsfullofquirkystart-upbusinessesnexttochainstoresandithasemployedurbandesignerssuchasJanGehltoensurethecityisajoytowalkaroundandcarsarerelegatedtofourthplacebehindwalking,cycling(whatagreatcyclinginfrastructuretheyhaveestablished)andpublictransport.
Butwecan'talwayswaitforgovernmenttodelivertheinfrastructure.Wehaveto"haveago"ourselvesatmakingsmallshopswork.
Ourvisionforthenew-stylehighstreetwillbeonshowatthepop-uphighstreetatourvintagefestivalatBoughtonHouse,Northampton,thisJuly.Thevintagehighstreetisaplacetopromenade,shop,watchstreetartists,eatanddrinkandjustsitandtakeinthemagicofthehighstreet,withtheauthenticityofafilmset,inthemiddleofawonderfullandscape.Butforourvisionstobecomearealityinourtownsandcities,wetheconsumerswillhavetofrequentthegalleries,cafesandnewindependentstoresthatriseoutoftheashesofthetiredoldretailchains.
downheartedadj.垂头丧气的;无精打采的shopfront店面;门面renaissancen.新生;复活Renaissance(欧洲14-16世纪)文艺复兴serendipityn.意外新发现
vinylrecord黑胶唱片vintageclothes复古的衣裳ambiencen.气氛,布景exertv.运用;发挥;施以影响driftto转向quirkyadj.古怪的;
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