If you are living in the city, have you ever thought of going to live in the country for a change? Many people want to move from the country to the city because they think life in the city is more exciting and better than that in rural (農(nóng)村的) areas, especially young people who like new and modern things.
Often people feel that they can find the latest styles only in the city. Other people are interested in technological (科技的) things and high-tech jobs and think they can find them only in a big city. If they want to find a job, especially a good position in a company, they feel they have to live in a city.        
To get these jobs, they are willing to put up with many of the disadvantages of city life such as heavy traffic and pollution.
However, it is now possible to enjoy a higher quality of life in the countryside and still enjoy some of the advantages (好處) of living in the city.
Nowadays, travel is fast and information is available (可獲得的) on the Internet, so many people are able to do their work in home offices.
Because they have e-mail and personal computers, they don't have to be in big cities to do their business. It is not important where they actually work because the results of their work can be sent everywhere with technology. Now they can enjoy life in the countryside and still be able to do good business and successful careers.
【小題1】The underlined phrase “put up with” (in Para. 3) probably means “_____”.

A．change B．stand C．be angry with D．be pleased with
【小題2】 Now people can enjoy life in the countryside and still be able to do good business and successful careers _____.
A．because of the Internet and fast travel
B．because of e-mail and personal computers
C．because travel is fast
D．because the rural areas are developing faster than cities
【小題3】What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Life in the city B．Life in the country
C．Go and live in the city D．Go and live in the country


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D

解析試題分析：文章介紹生活在城市，人們需要忍受擁擠的交通和污染這樣的不利因素，而因?yàn)榻煌òl(fā)達(dá)，以及網(wǎng)絡(luò)的發(fā)展，人們可以享受鄉(xiāng)村生活，也可以擁有成功的事業(yè)。
【小題1】猜詞題：從后面的disadvantages (不利因素) of city life such as heavy traffic and pollution.可知為了生活在城市，人們需要忍受擁擠的交通和污染這樣的不利因素，put up with意思是“stand”，選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：Nowadays, travel is fast and information is available (可獲得的) on the Internet, so many people are able to do their work in home offices. 可知現(xiàn)在人們可以享受鄉(xiāng)村生活，也可以擁有成功的事業(yè)，是因?yàn)榻煌òl(fā)達(dá)，以及網(wǎng)絡(luò)的發(fā)展。選A
【小題3】主旨題：從第一段的句子：If you are living in the city, have you ever thought of going to live in the country for a change? 可知作者是想讓人們改變一下生活方式去鄉(xiāng)村生活。選D
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