绵阳市2013高考英语阅读理解三月天天练（5）及答案西南师大附中高三第六次月考第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarm.Inthewinterespecially,wewerequitefarawayfromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.However,Isoondiscoveredthatmylifehasitsproblemstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma(哮喘),andtheairissoseriouspollutedthatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity,whateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment(娱乐活动).Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising—and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebetterthen,inthecity?Perhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteens(十几岁)ortwenties.However,asyougetolder,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.21．Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.Leavinghomeforthecity.C.Movingtothecountryside.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.22．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Helivesinthecitynow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Heisveryoldnow.23．Inthepassage,thewritertriesto__________.A.persuadethereadertoliveinthecityB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.expresshisopinionsaboutthewayoflife24．Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?1A.Byinferring.B.Bylistingexamples.C.Bycomparing.D.Bygivingexplanations.SpendinglessonHastherecenteconomicdownturnaffectedyourlife?FormanyyoungChinese,ithasdriventhemtoembraceafarmorefrugal(节俭的)lifestyle.WangHao,24,isaBeijingofficeworker.HemadearesolutioninJunelastyeartolimithisweeklylivingexpensesto100yuan.That'sthecostofeightBigMacsinChina."ThefinancialcrisishastaughtaspendinglessontoyoungpeopleinChina,includingme,"saidWang,whopostedhisresolutiononhisblog,whichhasdrawnover200,000hits.Asthefinancialcrisisaffectstheeconomy,white-collarworkersspeakofshrinking(缩减的)bonuses.Someareunemployed.AnduniversitystudentsarefacingtheworstjobprospectssinceChina'seconomicreformbegan30yearsago.Tosavemoney,peoplehavestartedtosharedinners,houses,taxisandotheractivitieswithstrangerstheymeetonline.Webusersposttheiractivitiesonsites,suchaswww.Pinkewang.comandinviteotherstojointhem.LinXiongbo,thefounderofPinkewang,saidhiswebsitesawa100percentincreaseofvisitorslastNovemberaftertheglobalfinancialcrisisbroke.PeoplearealsousingwebsiteslikeLin'stoshareotheractivityideassuchastrainingprograms,sports,andentertainments."Sharingactivitieswithotherscansavealotofmoneywithoutloweringone'squalityoflife,"said27-year-oldXuLi.He'samanageratapublicrelationsfirmandalong-timeuserofwebsiteslikePinkewang.ItwasontheInternetthatXurecentlyfoundanotherpersontotakepartinanEnglishtrainingprogramwithhim.Byjoiningtheprogramwithanotherperson,heandhispartnerreceiveda10percentdiscountforthecourse,saving2themmorethan1,000yuan.YoungChineseborn...
