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【题目】There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book hand. Of course, we may with our guide-books the history and developments of a town and get to know them. then, if we take our time and in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we it as a whole, we begin to have some ，which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets in this particular way, and not in any way?

Here even the best guide-book us. One can't find in it the information about how a town has developed to the appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的） of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town to develop.

What is the of studying towns in this way? For me, it is that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes. A visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive just reading it in a guide-book.

【1】 A. in B. at C. by D. on

【2】 span>A. write B. study C. tell D. remember

【3】 A. strange B. similar C. separate D. special

【4】 A. But B. Before C. Since D. Until

【5】 A. march B. work C. stay D. wait

【6】 A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look up

【7】 A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions

【8】 A. of B. for C. like D. as

【9】 A. open B. run C. begin D. move

【10】 A. one B. more C. other D. such

【11】 A. helps B. tricks C. fails D. satisfies

【12】 A. old B. normal C. first D. present

【13】 A. capital B. meaning C. design D. change

【14】 A. used to B. seemed to C. had to D. happened to

【15】 A. what B. how C. when D. where

【16】 A. stops B. appears C. starts D. continues

【17】 A. point B. view C. problem D. difficulty

【18】 A. nearly B. simply C. generally D. hardly

【19】 A. costly B. formal C. group D. personal

【20】 A. from B. than C. through D. with

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 A

【5】 C

【6】 A

【7】 D

【8】 C

【9】 B

【10】 C

【11】 C

【12】 D

【13】 C

【14】 A

【15】 B

【16】 D

【17】 A

【18】 B

【19】 D

【20】 B

【解析】【1】 in hand在手里；at hand近在手边，在附近，即将到来；by hand用手工；on hand现有。

【2】当然，为了了解这个城镇，我们可以用手中的指南来“研究”这个城镇的历史。

【3】城镇发展的“特别”之处。strange奇怪的；similar相似的；separate单独的，独自的，均与句意不符。

【4】由后面的we may get to know it better可知此处语气转折。

【5】由常识判断，如果在一个城镇“待”上一段时间就会（比仅仅研究指南）更好地了解它。

【6】句意:当我们从整体上“看”这个城镇，我们就会产生一些“疑问”。look at看；look after照看，照管；look for寻找；look up向上看，查找（资料）o

【7】 由 the best guide-books do not answer 判断，answer 与questions 对应。

【8】 like this像这个样子。

【9】 run在此意为“伸展；延伸”。open开，开办；begin开始；move移动。

【10】与前文in this particular way对应，即“以这种特别的方式”而不是任何“其他的”方式。

【11】承接上文，“街道为什么以这种特有的方式延伸”这样的问题，即使是最好的指南也“告诉不了”我们。fail意为“使失望”，在此为“不能提供答案”。help帮助；trick戏弄，恶搞，哄骗; satisfy使满意。

【12】the present appearance 现在的面貌。present 目前的，现在的; old旧的，老的; normal正常的，标准的; first第一的。

【13】句意：城镇现在的面貌不能说明当初的设计方案。design设计，规划；capital首都；meaning意义；change变化。

【14】used to表示过去常常发生的动作或存在的状态。seem to似乎，好像；have to不得不，必须；happen to碰巧。

【15】通过徒步观光可以想象出这个城镇最初是“如何”设计并建造的。根据第一段中的" Why do…in this particular way. . . " 可知作者关注的是城镇建造的方式、手段，而不是时间或地点。

【16】由句意判断，人们会更多地了解这个城镇“继续”发展的方向。

【17】 point在此意为“意义”。view视野，风景；problem问题；difficulty 困难。

【18】句意:对我而言，它仅仅是亲自参观这个城镇而得到更深层次的快乐。nearly几乎，将近; generally —般地，通常；hardly 几乎不。simply= only 仅仅。

【19】a personal visit to a town 亲自参观一个城镇。personal 个人的，私人的; costly昂贵的，花钱多的; formal正式的。

【20】由前面的better understand可知此处需用than。