题文
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 (农村的) 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 (不利因素) 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 (好处) of living in the city.
Nowadays, travel is fast and information is available (可获得的) 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.
小题1:The underlined phrase “put up with” (in Para. 3) probably means “_____”.A．changeB．standC．be angry withD．be pleased with小题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 travelB．because of e-mail and personal computersC．because travel is fastD．because the rural areas are developing faster than cities小题3:What is the author's opinion?A．She / he prefers to live in the countryside rather than live in the city.B．She / he prefers to live in the city rather than live in the countryside.C．She / he likes both city life and countryside life.D．It is not clear which life she / he prefers.小题4:What would be the best title for this passage?A．Life in the cityB．Life in the countryC．Go and live in the cityD．Go and live in the country 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
解析
文章介绍生活在城市，人们需要忍受拥挤的交通和污染这样的不利因素，而因为交通发达，以及网络的发展，人们可以享受乡村生活，也可以拥有成功的事业。
小题1:猜词题：从后面的disadvantages (不利因素) of city life such as heavy traffic and pollution.可知为了生活在城市，人们需要忍受拥挤的交通和污染这样的不利因素，put up with意思是“stand”，选B。
B
小题2:细节题：从第四段的句子：Nowadays, travel is fast and information is available (可获得的) on the Internet, so many people are able to do their work in home offices. 可知现在人们可以享受乡村生活，也可以拥有成功的事业，是因为交通发达，以及网络的发展。选A
小题3:推理题：文章的最后三段都讲了人们可以享受乡村的生活，同时也不耽误工作，说明作者更喜欢在乡村生活。选A
小题4:主旨题：从第一段的句子：If you are living in the city, have you ever thought of going to live in the country for a change? 可知作者是想让人们改变一下生活方式去乡村生活。选D
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“If you are living in.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
