第三部分：阅读理解（满分40分，共20小题，每小题2分）

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Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high-rise blocks of flats. It is said that an Englishman objects to this type of existence, but if this is so, he differs from most inhabitants of the world today.

In the past, blocks of flats have been associated with the lower income groups, and many of them lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts, and so on. Some even didn’t have facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish or storage places for baby carriages on the ground floor. Many lacked playgrounds for children on the top of their buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus (对抗) individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their cases primarily on the assumption (设想) that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. They, however, ignore the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time commuting to work for the suburban resident.

61. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.  

A. unlike most people in other countries, English people dislike living in flats

B. people in most countries of the world today like living in the suburbs

C. people in Britain are eager to move into high-rise blocks of flats

D. modern flats in Britain fail to provide the necessary facilities for living

62. What can we learn about the blocks of flats built in the past from the passage? 

A. They were conveniently located.          

B. The people who lived there were not rich.

C. They were usually not large enough for big families to live in.

D. The children who lived in them could play on the top of the buildings.

63. Some people don’t like living in flats because ____. 

A. they must pay much money             

B. they prefer to live in a house with a garden

C. there is no central heating and constant hot water supply

D. the disposal of rubbish is a problem for people living in flats

64. Some people don’t like living in suburban houses because ____.

A. the houses are not large enough

B. people who live in the suburbs must pay much money for the service work

C. people who live in the suburbs have to spend a lot of money and time traveling to work every day

D. it can be difficult for them to do some shopping and to get along well with their neighbors

65. This passage is mainly about __________. 

A. living in high-rise blocks of flats                

B. living in the suburbs

C. the difference in living in a flat in Britain and living in a flat in other countries

D. the attitude of British people towards living in flats