2019年3月福建师范大学英语1
The problems of the American cities——pollution, crime, transportation, a lack of planning——are bad, but they were worse in the so-called “good old days”, according to Dr. Charles Adrian. He gives pollution from automobiles as one example. He agrees that it may be bad now, but he states that there was a lot of pollution from horses and other animals in American cities in the 19th century.
“Most cities had their own slaughterhouses (屠宰场) where cows and pigs were killed a century ago. They were careless about throwing out the remains of the animals and that sort of thing,” he said. “And no measure was taken for waste disposal.”
Some of the problems that bothered people living in the cities during that period are still with us——poor planning, problems in low-income neighborhoods, police relations, and public transportation.
“Pollution was a very important problem for city governments in the last century, particularly with regard to water supplies,” Dr. Adrian said. “They had some idea that water could be polluted, but they didn’t know how.” Trying to get pure water was a big problem.”
“People like to talk about the good old days, but, actually, the cities of the 19th century were dirty. Communicable diseases like smallpox were great concerns. The infant death rate was high, and there were other dangers as well.”
1. In Dr. Adrian’s opinion, today’s American cities are _________.
A. worse than the cities in the “good old days”
B. polluted by horses and other animals
C. more seriously polluted than in the “good old days”
D. better than the cities in the so-called “good old days”
2. Which of the following can describe Dr. Adrian’s attitude towards today’s cities?
A. Disappointed. B. Worried C. Pessimistic. D. Optimistic.
3. In the last paragraph, “communicable diseases” refer to _______.
A. the diseases that cause people unable to communicate
B. the diseases that result in deafness
C. the diseases that spread from person to person
D. the diseases that result in blindness
4. According to the passage, what are the problems of the cities in the “good old days”?
A. A lack of waste disposal.
B. Poor planning, problems in low-income neighborhoods, and public transportation.
C. Pollution and infectious diseases.
D. All of the above.
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The good old days.
B. Problems of today’s American cities.
C. Today’s cities are terrible places to live.
D. Cities were worse in the past than they are now.
1.选（C） 因为在第一段中有说“The problems of the American cities——pollution, crime, transportation, a lack of planning——are bad,”意思是“美国城市的问题——污染、犯罪、交通、缺乏规划——都是糟糕的”所以综上所述应选C
2.选（B） 因为在第四段中有说““Pollution was a very important problem for city governments in the last century, particularly with regard to water supplies,” Dr. Adrian said.”意思是“adrian博士说污染在上个世纪是城市政府的一个非常重要的问题，特别是在供水方面”所以应选B
3.选（C） 因为在最后一段有说“ the cities of the 19th century were dirty. Communicable diseases like smallpox were great concerns”意思是“19世纪的城市是肮脏的。像天花这样的传染病引起了极大的关注” 天花是一种传染病，所以应选C
4.选（D）是以上所有情况 因为都有讲到“a.缺乏废物处理。b.规划不善、低收入社区问题和公共交通问题。c.污染和传染病”都包括，所以应选D
5.选（B） 因为这篇文章是以以前的美国旧社会与现状美国作比较，所以应选B
字打了好久，内容自我觉得都打到点上了，应该是对的，望采纳啊！！谢谢