Passage 2
Well, if I could go back in history and live, I'd like to go back to the 18th century and perhaps in colonial America in Yankee, New England, where one of my ancestors lived, because it was the beginning of something.
By the 18th century, there was a feeling of community that had grown. My ancestor was a preacher, traveling around the countryside. People lived in small communities. There were fishermen and farmers who provided fresh food that tasted and looked like food, unlike that in today's supermarkets, and there were small towns, and New York wasn't that far away. I'm deeply attached to the Puritan tradition, not in a religious sense, but they believed in working for something, working for goals, and I like that.
They worked hard at whatever they did, but they had a sense of achievement. They believed in goodness in community and helping one another. I love the colonial fabrics, all the silver work, the furnishings, the combination of elegance and simplicity. I love it. The printing, the books, I'm very attached to all that kind of thing that may not all be very entertaining in the modern sense of the world. But I would have enjoyed spending my evenings in that environment, discussing new ideas, building a new world. And I can see myself sitting on a small chair by the fire doing needlework.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q19: Why does the speaker say she would like to go back and live in the 18th century America?
A) It was when her ancestors came to America.
B) People had plenty of land to cultivate then.
C) It marked the beginning of something new.
D) Everything was natural and genuine then.
答案:C) It marked the beginning of something new.
Q20: What does the speaker say about the Puritans?
A) They believed in working for goals. C) They had all kinds of entertainment.
B) They enjoyed living a life of ease. D) They were known to be creative.
答案: A) They believed working for goals.
21. What would the speaker like doing if she could go back to the past?
A)Chatting with her ancestors.
B)Furnishing her country house.
C)Polishing all the silver work.
D)Doing needlework by the fire.
答案:D) Doing needlework by the fire.
解析:
短文2主要讲的是第18世纪美国新英格兰人们生活的状态,充满团体感和成就感。从题目设置上看,本篇短文主要考查的是主旨和细节。根据“所听即所得”、“转折后有重点”以及顺序原则可以得出答案,正确选项为原文的同义替换或简单重复。
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