解放军文职招聘考试短篇阅读理解18

    Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future.

    I see the city of the future in three zones(区域)---inner(内部), middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private(私人的) cars. Public transport(交通) will be free and there will only be ambulances(急救车), fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential(住宅的) and recreational(娱乐的) area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves----to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open spaces, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely.

    Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.

    The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don’t need every day.

    All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work, and back to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside.

    This is my ideal city of the future--- a very beautiful place! But I don’t really think things will ever be like that!

1. Where will people live and go out to enjoy themselves?

   A. In the middle zone.             B. In the inner zone.

   C. In the outer zone.               D. In the inner and middle zone.

2. Where will big car parks be?

   A. Just outside the middle zone.      B. Just inside the middle zone.

   C. Just outside the inner zone.       D. Just inside the inner zone.

3. What will be in the middle zone?

   A. The banks, hospitals and schools.

   B. The banks, hospitals and police stations.

   C. The banks, schools and car parks.

   D. The banks, hospital and most of the shops.

4. Where will the factories and offices be?

   A. In the outer zone.          B. In the middle zone.

   C. In the inner zone.          D. In the middle and inner zone.

5. Douglas Grace is probably     .

   A. a painter        B. a builder         C. a town planner          D. an officer

6. Write these words in the zone where you will find them in Douglas Grace’s city

   A==the inner zone           B==outside the inner zone

   C==the middle zone          D==the outer zone

   Hospital    Office    Bank     Lake      Cinema

   School     Park     Car park    Shops    Factory

                  

 

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    Baths and bothing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins(废墟) of a water system(系统) for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.

    Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s has also become popular in the United States.

    For many years frequent(经常的) bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided(避免), and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!

    By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common.

    In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were know as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city , for example, a person was only allowed to take a bathe every thirty days! That was a law!

    Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health, Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bath once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential (=necessary) to good health.

1. A water system for baths was built by    over 3,000 years ago.

   A. the Romans  B. the Greeks       C. the Americans       D. the Europeans

2. Dirty bodies can     .

   A. ruin one’s business              B. cause disease

   C. drive customers away            D. cause good health

3. In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was     .

   A. unimportant     B. good for health     C. harmful    D. important

4. The underlined word perfume probably means     .

   A. a sweet smelling substance        B. good health

   C. a strange smelling substance       D. large wealth

5. Which  of the following gives the main idea of the passage?

   A. Everybody in America takes a daily bath.

   B. A bath a day keeps the doctor away.

   C. Taking baths has become popular in the world.

   D. Bathing has become easier and cheaper.