高三英语阅读训练十五篇之(五)

英语阅读（五）ALondon—LazystudentscannowgiveuponworkaltogetherastwoOxfordUniversitystudentshavemadescoresofA－gradeessays（论文）onthewebsite（网站）forstudentstocopy．Theessaysareonthenewwebsite，“reviseit．”Thewebsiteincludesan“Essaylab”designedtomakecheating（舞弊）aseffectiveandeffortlessaspossible．Itshomepageannouncestosurfers（网上冲浪者）：“ThereviseitEssaylabisabankofhundredsofA－Levelessayscoveringpopulartopics．”“Nexttimeyouareaskedtowriteanessay，whynotseewhatwehaveonthesubject？Ifyouareinalazystateofmindyoucanevenuseourguidetowritetheessaysandthenjusthandthemin．”NickRoseandJordanMayo，both19andfirstfromManchester，spentmuchoftheirfirstyearasstudentsattheuniversitysettingupthewebsite．Thereisnochargefordownloadingtheessays．“Ihaveneverbeenverygoodatessaywriting，”Roseadmitted．“Wedon'tseetheessaybankasacheatingway．It'sasurprisingvaluableresource．Youcanlearnalotbyreadingotherpeople'sworkonthesubject．”Amongothertips，thewebsitesuggestsinventingimportantspeechestogiveessaysextraweight，“Popularpeopletoquote（引用）areDouglasHurdorDisraeli．”Hurdwasaforeignsecretaryinthe1980sandDisraelia19thcenturyprimeminister．Teachersareexpressingtheiropinionsbyemailthattheyareangryaboutthewebsitethat“encouragesstudentstocheat，”butstudentsdisagree．AccordingtoRose，“Examsareafight．It'susagainstthem．”1．Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat____．A．studentswhovisitthewebsite“reviseit”arealllazyB．studentsinOxfordUniversityarealllazyC．websitesinOxfordUniversityareallsetupbystudentsD．websitescanprovidepeoplewithdifferentkindsofinformation2．NickRoseandJordanMayosetuptheirwebsiteforthepurposeof____．A．helpingstudentstocheatinexamsB．helpingstudentstoimprovetheirwritingC．makingmoneytopayfortheirschoolingD．makingtheirteachersfree3．WhatRosesaidatlastsuggeststhatinEngland____．A．itisdifficultforstudentstopasstheirexamsB．itisdifficultforteacherstofinishtheirteachingC．studentsarenotsatisfiedwiththeeducationsystemD．studentsaretoolazytolearnanythingBOldAmericansareseparatedintotwoclasses．Retirement（退休）canbeeitherheavenorhell．“Idobelieveonthewholetheretiree（退休者）oftomorrowwillbewealthierandhealthierthanthesamegroupof30yearsago，”saysRobertFriedland，directoroftheNationalAcademyonAgeing．“Butthat'sonlypartofthepicture．”Thereisalsoalargegroupwhosehouseholdincomehasn'tbeengrowingverymuch．Forthemthefutureisunhappy．“Natureisnotalwayskind，”saysDr．RobertButler，anexpertinmedicalcareofoldpeople，whowasfoundingdirectoroftheNationalInstituteonAgeing．Therelationshipbetweensocio-economicpositionandlifeexpectancy（预期寿命）hasbeenknownforalongtime．Raceisalsoconnected．Andeducationisapowerfultoolinlengtheninglife．Therealityisthatpoorpeoplearesickerastheyagebecausetheyliveindirtyneighbourhoodsandhavedirtyjobs，theyareleftunprotectedfromenvironmentalpollution，andthepressureofbeingpoorwearsdownpeople'shealth，”accordingtoKarenDavis，presidentoftheCommonwealthFund，whichstudieshealthissues．“Cigarettesmokinghasagreateffectbecauseitismorecommoninlowersocio-economicgroups，”saysElizabethWhelan，presidentoftheAmericanCouncilonScienceandHealth．“Ifyouliveinastateofhopelessnessandhelplessnessanddon'tthinkaboutthefuture，youaremorelikelytotakeuplife－threateninghabits．”“Raceandincomehavelargeeffectsondeath，”ateamofresearchersreportedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinein1996，afterresearchingon24millionwhitesand2．1millionblacks．Withtheexception（例外）ofblackwomen，thehighestincomegrouphadthelowestdeathratesandthelowestincomegrouphadthehighestdeathratesregardlessofrace．Forblackwomentherewasnoconsistentpatternacrossincomegroups．4．“Retirementcanbeeitherheavenorhell”means“____”．A．ifanAmericanisoutofwork，heorshewillfeelhappyB．ifanAmericanretiresfromhispost，hewillleadamiserablelifeC．oldpeopleinAmericahavetochoosealife-styleD．someoldpeopleinAmericaleadahardlife5．AccordingtoDr．RobertButler'sopinion，____playsthemostimportantroleinpeople'slifeexpectancy．A．natureB．raceC．educationD．colour6．Poorpeopleoftengetillastheygrowold．Thereasonisthat____．A．theyliveinthecountrysideB．theyworkwiththeirhandsC．theirfamiliesaretoolargeD．theybecomeweaker7．WhatElizabethWhelansaysmeansthat____．A．smokingmakespeoplepoorandhopelessB．smokingisverypopularwithpoorpeopleC．poorpeopleshouldgiveupsmokingD．richpeopleinAmericaneversmokeCLondon—Amorning'strainrideaway，acrossthechannel，EnglishkidsdiscussthefactofLiverpool'sfootballteaminaParispub．SomeParisians（巴黎人）evenstartedtotraveltoworkinLondon．Inthe19thcentury，CharlesDickenscomparedthetwocities，LondonandParis，in“ATaleofTwoCities”．Thesedays，itmightbe“ATaleofOneCity”．Asjobsgrewscarce（notequaltothedemand）athomeoverrecentyears，perhaps250，000Frenchmenmovedacrossthechannel．Withanunderseatunnel，theycouldtravelbetweencitiesinthreehours．TheEuropeanUnionfreedthemfromimmigrationandcustoms．Paris，richinbeauty，ismorestylish．ButLondonfeelsmorefulloflife，andmorefununtilthepubsshutdown．“Forme，thedifferenceisthatLondonisreal，alive，”saidTrevorWheeler，afinacialconsultant．ChantalJaouen，aprofessionaldesigner，agrees．“IamFrench，butI'llstayinLondon，”shesaid．Thereis，ofcourse，theotherview．JulieLenouxisastudentwhomovedtoLondontwoyearsago．“Ithinkpeoplelaughmore