专题限时训练(三十二)[文化教育型阅读理解(一)](限时：25分钟)(一)Forthousandsofyears,themostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepub.Traditionally,thechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortown,wherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.Asaresult,Britishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserved.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalled“TheOldTriptoJerusalem”，whichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEngland.However,Britishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnight,thepub'slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefire.Thereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordableprice.That'showthingsusedtobe.Thingsarebeginningtochange.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch(信贷紧缩)iscausingBritishpubstogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.Recently,theUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubs,andthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter11pm.Previously,with11pmasclosingtime,customerswouldhavetodrinkquitequickly,meaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownas“bingedrinking”，anditcauseslongtermhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinesses,pubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.Britishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryone.Alotofpubsusedtobe“workingmen'sclubs”，meaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Today,however,womencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.1．Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout________．A．thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB．thedeclineofBritishpubsC．thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD．theimportanceofBritishpubs2．WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A．Thecreditcrunch.B．Thepresentclosingtime.C．Thebanofsmoking.D．Havingnosparemoney.3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________．A．BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB．closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC“．bingedrinking”meansdrinkinglessbeerD．Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrom“bingedrinking”4．Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor________．A．isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB．holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC．thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcausefewersocialproblemsD．thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed(二)InthisageofInternetchat,videogamesandrealitytelevision,thereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupied.Yet,despitethecompetition,my8yearolddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionshewonlastyear.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests,andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressuresoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn'twinthecontestagain?That'sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurface.Arevelation(启示)camelastweekwhenIaskedher,“Don'tyouwanttowinagain”？“No”，shereplied.“Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade.”Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontane...
