问题 单项选择题

大学刚毕业那会儿,我被分配到一个偏远的林区小镇当教师,工资低得可怜。其实我有着不少优势呢,教学基本功不错,还擅长写作。于是,我一边抱怨命运不公,一边羡慕那些拥有一份体面的工作、一份优厚薪水的同窗。这样一来,不仅对工作没了热情,而且连写作也没兴趣。我整天琢磨着“跳槽”,幻想能有机会调一个好的工作环境,也拿一份优厚的报酬。
就这样两年时间匆匆过去了,我的本质工作干得一塌糊涂,写作上也没有什么收获。这期间,我试着联系了几个自己喜欢的单位,但最终没有一个接纳我。
然而,就是这样一件微不足道的小事,改变了我一直想改变的命运。
那天学校开运动会,这在文化活动极其贫乏的小镇,无疑是件大事,因而前来观看的人特别多。小小的操场四周很快围出一道密不透风的环形人墙。我来晚了,站在人墙后面,翘起脚也看不到里面热闹的情景。这时,身旁一个很矮的小男孩吸引了我的视线。
只见他一趟趟地从不远处搬来砖头,在那厚厚的人墙后面,耐心地垒着一个台子,一层又一层,足有半米高。我不知道他垒这个台子花了多长时间,不知道他因此少看到多少精彩的比赛,但他登上那个自己垒起的台子时,冲我嫣然一笑。那成功的喜悦和自豪,却是那样清楚。
刹那间,我的心被震了一下——多么简单的事情啊:要想越过密密的人墙看到精彩的比赛,只要在脚下多垫些砖头。
从此以后,我满怀激情地投入到工作中去,踏踏实实,一步一个脚印。很快,我便成了远近闻名的教学能手。

小镇上发生的大事是:

A.要修路

B.运动会

C.建房子

D.有演出

答案

参考答案:B

解析:根据第四段的开头“那天学校开运动会,这在文化活动极其贫乏的小镇,无疑是件大事”,所以选择B。

单项选择题 B1型题
单项选择题

Passage Two

The idea of building "New Towns" to absorb growth is frequently considered a cure-all for urban problems. It is wrongly assumed that if new residents can be diverted from existing centers, the present urban situation at least will get no worse. It is further and equally wrongly assumed that since European New Towns have been financially and socially successful, we can expect the same sorts of results in the United States.
Present planning, thinking, and legislation will not produce the kinds of New Town that have been successful abroad. It will multiply suburbs or encourage developments in areas where land is cheap and construction profitable rather than where New Towns are genuinely needed.
Such ill-considered projects not only will fail to relieve pressures on existing cities but will, in fact, tend to weaken those cities further by drawing away high-income citizens and increasing the concentration of low-income groups that are unable to provide tax income. The remaining taxpayers, accordingly, will face increasing burdens, and industry and commerce will seek escape. Unfortunately, this mechanism is already at work in some metropolitan areas.
The promoters of New Towns so far in the United States have been developers, builders, and financial institutions. The main interest of these promoters is economic gain. Furthermore, federal regulations designed to promote the New Town idea do not consider social needs as the European New Town plans do. In fact, our regulations specify virtually all the ingredients of the typical suburban community, with a bit of political rhetoric (修辞) thrown in.
A workable American New Town formula should be established as firmly here as the national formula was in Britain. All possible social and governmental innovations as well as financial factors should be thoroughly considered and accommodated (容纳) in this policy. Its objectives should be clearly stated, and both incentives and penalties should be provided to ensure that the objectives are pursued. If such a policy is developed, then the New Town approach can play an important role in alleviating America’s urban problems.

The writer’s attitude toward the present idea of building "New Towns" is ______.

A.objective

B.indifferent

C.enthusiastic

D.critical