【题型设置】
2014年湖北经济学院英语考试共设置6篇阅读理解，其难度与大学英语四级相当。
【解题策略】
小编告诉大家一些做题的小窍门：先读题目，并将题目中的一些关键词标记，之后阅读文章的文章，如果遇到相同的单词（尤其是第一次在文章中出现时）将其用笔圈住，一般来说答案基本就定位了这些标记的附近。这种方法的得分率比较高，尤其是基础比较薄弱不能完全理解文章的同学适合使用这种方法。
【模拟演练】
People\'s tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left,and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.
Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open un-spoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path,lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance waller and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.
Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone\'s benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带 ). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to wall a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.
56. In Britain it is very risky to __________.
A．go with a single railway ticket
B．listen to pop-music at the festival
C. sleep in the open
D．pack together in crowds
57. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________.
A．were arrested by the police
B．had spent most of their money
C．were sleeping out
D．became quite penniless
58. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large__________.
A．tracks through the open country
B．areas of country without soil
C．areas of countryside not developed
D．expanses of land where nobody works
59. Public pathways are created for people to__________.
A．commute to work
B．enjoy long-distance walking
C. wall to maritime counties
D．visit the historic or scenic sites
60. Family groups nowadays like to__________.
A．have meals out of doors by the road-side
B．go for a walk away from home
C．drive out past the beautiful places
D．hear and smell the animals
【参考译文】
人们对于休闲娱乐的品位大相径庭。在英国怀特岛最近举办的一次流行音乐节上，青少年们 成群结队地去听他们最喜爱的歌手和音乐家演唱。[56]他们只买得起去音乐节的单程火车票，甚至不惜露宿街头，在英国那种气候条件下，即便是在八月份，他 们的这种行为也是非常危险的。他们像沙丁鱼一样在音乐节上挤了四天。音乐节现场有数不清的盗贼，一伙暴徒几次三番试图捣乱，而且到处都是警察。[57]音 乐节结束后，许多年轻歌迷发现自己身无分文，想要回家都很困难。大多数人都会认为这种情形简直像噩梦一样叫人不爽，但是歌迷们似乎仍乐在其中。
[58]即便是在英国这样拥挤的国家，也有一大片一大片未遭破坏的乡村地区，在那里，有着更多传统品位的人们可以寻求安静以及他们在同大自然接触过程中 产生的自由感。特别是在国家级公园所在的地区，房产和工业的现代发展受到严格限制。游客可以步行几英里，游览极度迷人而又十分原始的风景，以及大量历史和 科学景点。[59]一些海滨县城修建了公路；这些公路沿着悬崖峭壁一直延伸，而这些峭壁则紧挨着大西洋或英吉利海峡。在内陆还有另一条公路，沿国北部的山 脉修成，被称作奔宁公路。在这里，远途旅行者和热爱大自然的人能够收获不少乐趣一而不会有被大批其他游人打搅的感觉。
国家级公园是为造福公众 而修建的，然而，很少有人能够充分利用这一资源。[60]现下最为常见的事情就是，全家人一起开车去一个美丽的景点，将车停在路边的停车带。他们全生野餐 篮、折叠式桌椅、一把水壶和一台便携式火炉，然后在自己车的附近安顿下来，开始一顿野餐。显然，他们对娱乐的观点是呼吸新鲜空气，身处乡间，不用行走一步 就能欣赏美景，听闻乡村之声。他们似乎很喜欢用耳朵和鼻子去感受乡问的车马交通。
【答案详解】
56．C
定位：根据题干信息词risky可将答案定位到第一段第三句。
解析：该句提到：“他们(青少年们)只买得起去音乐节的单程火车票，甚至不惜露宿街头，在英国那种气候条件下，即便是在八月份，他们的这种行为也是非常危险的。”故选C。
57．D
定位：根据题干信息atthe end ofthefestival可将答案定位到第一段倒数第二句。
解析：该句提到：“音乐节结束后，许多年轻歌迷发现自己身无分文，想要回家
都很困难。”故选D。became quite penniless即意为“身无分文”，是对broke和with no money left的同义转述。
58．C
定位：根据题干信息even in the overcrowded United Kingdom可将答案定位到第二段第一句。
解 析：原文提到：“Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open Hrl—spoilt country„(即便是在英国这样拥挤的国家，也有一大片一大片未遭破坏的乡村地区„„)”选项C中的not developed是原文中tin．spoilt的同义转述，故为正确答案。
59．B
定位：根据题干信息public pathways可将答案定位到第二段第四句。
解析：原文提到，一些海滨县城修建了公路，在内陆，沿英国北部的山脉也有一条公路。远途旅行者和热爱大自然的人能够收获不少乐趣，而且不会有被大批其他游人打搅的感觉。可见，开辟公路就是为了让人们能够享受远足，享受自然，故选B。
60．A
定位：根据题干信息family groups nowadays可将答案定位到第三段第二句。 解析：原文提到，现下最为常见的事情就是，全家人一起开车去一个美丽的景点，将车停在路边的停车带。然后他们就拿出准备好的各种工具和食物在自己的汽车旁野餐，故选A。
