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1、Passage1TownandCountryLifeinEnglandThereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeandcountrylifeinEngland.Inthecountry,everybodyknowseverybodyelse.Theyknowwhattimeyougetup,whattimeyougotobedandwhatyouhaveforclinner.Ifyouwanthelp,youwillalwaysgetitandyouwillbegladtohelpothers・Inalargetownlike"London,how
2、ever,itcansometimeshappenthatyouhaveneverseenyournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknowhisnameoranythingabouthim.PeopleinLondonarcoftenverylonely.Thisisbecausepeoplegotodifferentplacesintheeveningsandatweekends・IfyouwalkthroughthestreetsinthecenterofLondononSunday,itislikeatownwithoutpeople・Oneisso
3、rryforoldpeoplelivingontheirown・Theycoulddieintheirhomesandwouldnotbediscoveredforweeksorevenmonths・Passagc2AChangeinWomen'sLifeTheimportantchangeinwomerTslife-patternhasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomenseconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,andm
4、ostofthemtookafull-timejob・However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaythescholeavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Wrymanymoreafterwardsre
5、turntofull-timeorpart-timework・Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelation?shipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accord?ingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.(154word
6、s)Passage3APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeopleOneofthebestmeansofunderstandingthepeo?pleofanynationiswatchingwhattheydowiththeirnon-workingtime・MostEnglishmen,womenandchildrenlovegrowingthings,especiallyflowers・VisitorstoEnglandinspring,summer,orautumnarclikelytoseegar?dcnsallthewayalongtherail
7、waylines・Therearcflowersattheairportsandflowersinfactoiygrounds,aswellasingardensalongtheroads・EachEnglishtownhasatleastoneparkwithbeautifullykeptflowerbeds・Publicbuildingsofeverykindhavebrilliantwin?dowboxesandsometimesbasketsofflowersarehang?ingo
