3. According to the passage, people who follow the crowd ________.　

A. sometimes do things against their better judgment

B. make mistakes blindly

C. are willing to put their lives in danger　

D. will in the end become pace-setters

[答案解析]

本文分析了生活中的一种随主流的现象，并指出了其危害，劝人们凡事应自己作主。

2. The author doesn’t think it good wearing red sweaters if ________.　

A. the crowd does it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. you can’t afford them

C. you don’t look good in red　　　　　　　 D. the situation isn’t safe

1. Which is the best title for this passage?　

A. Follow the Lead.　　　 B. Top Crowd.　　　 C. Being Yourself.　 D. Bright Red.　

5. C。推断题。根据其上文：这些人偶尔去公园散散步后去海边度两周假；本句接着说：其余的就留给那些每天晚上喜欢离开伦敦的人，那么，“其余的”显然指“其余的乡村”。从而可推知题答案为C。

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In every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. Let’s say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater.　

There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher.　

Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but don’t do it yourself. Learn to say, “No.”

Develop your own standards and your own judgment. If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree to, have the courage to bow out mannerly. You’ll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet.　

4. A。推断题。根据文章最后一段第2句Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London可推知此题答案为A。

3. B。推断题。根据文章第3段最后两句可知：要是他喜欢花园，在花园里挖土、种植、浇水等等，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候，他就得到了与大自然分享秘密的奖赏，所以选B。

2. C。细节题。根据文章第2段第二、三句可推知此题答案为C。

1. B。推断题。根据文章内容：虽然有很多喜欢乡村生活，但文章最后讲也有些人喜欢城市生活，从而可推知此题答案为B。

5. The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A. the rest time　　　　　　　　　　 B. the rest people

C. the rest of the country　　　　　　　 D. the rest of the parks and of the sea

[答案解析]

本文介绍在伦敦工作的人对是在市里居住还是在乡下居住所持的不同看法和态度。

4. People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London.　

A. their life was meaningless　 　　　　　　 B. their life was invaluable

C. they didn’t deserve a happy life　　　　　　　 D. they were not worthy of their happy life