A bus took him to the West End, where among the crazy colored fountains of illumination, shattering the blue dusk with green and crimson fire, he found the cafe of his choice, a tea-shop that had gone mad and turned Babylonian, a white palace with ten thousand lights. It towered above the other building like a citadel, which indeed it was, the outpost of a new age, perhaps a new civilization, perhaps a new barbarism; and behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel, just as behind the careless profusion of luxury were millions of pence, balanced to the last halfpenny. Somewhere in the background, hidden away, behind the ten thousand lights and acres of white napery and bewildering glittering rows of teapots, behind the thousand waitresses and cash-box girls and black-coated floor managers and temperamental long-haired violinists, behind the mounds of cauldrons of stewed steak, the vanloads of ices, were a few men who went to work juggling with fractions of a farming, who knew how many units of electricity it took to finish a steak-and-kidney pudding and how many minutes and seconds a waitress (five feet four in height and in average health) would need to carry a tray of given weight from the kitchen life to the table in the far comer. In short, there was a warm, sensuous, vulgar life flowering in the upper storeys, and a cold science working in the basement. Such as the gigantic tea-shop into which Turgis marched, in search not of mere refreshment but of all the enchantment of unfamiliar luxury. Perhaps he knew in his heart that men have conquered half the known world, looted whole kingdoms, and never arrived in such luxury. The place was built for him.
It was built for a great many other people too, and, as usual, they were at there. It seemed with humanity. The marble entrance hall, piled dizzily with bonbons and cakes, was as crowded and bustling as a railway station. The gloom and grime of the streets, the raw air, all November, were at once left behind, forgotten: the atmosphere inside was golden, tropical, belonging to some high mid-summer of confectionery. Disdaining the lifts, Turgis, once more excited by the sight, sound, and smell of it all, climbed the wide staircase until he reached his favorite floor, where an orchestra, led by a young Jewish violinist with wandering lustrous eyes and a passion for tremolo effects, acted as a magnet to a thousand girls, scented air, the sensuous clamor of the strings; and, as he stood hesitating a moment, half dazed, there came, bowing ,a sleek grave man, older than he was and far more distinguished than he could ever hope to be, who murmured deferentially: “For one, sir? This way, please,” Shyly, yet proudly, Turgis followed him.
1.That “behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel” suggests that( ).
2.The following words or phrases are somewhat critical of the tea-shop EXCEPT( ).
3.In its context the statement that “the place was built for him" means that the cafe was intended to( ).
4.Which of the following statements about the second paragraph is NOT true?
5.The following are comparisons made by the author in the second paragraph EXCEPT that( ).
问题1选项
A.modern realistic commercialism existed behind the luxurious appearance
B.there was a fundamental falseness in the style and the appeal of the cafe
C.the architect had made a sensible blend of old and new building materials
D.the cafe was based on physical foundations and real economic strength
问题2选项
A.“...turned Babylonian”
B.“perhaps a new barbarism”
C.“acres of white napery”
D.“balanced to the last halfpenny”
问题3选项
A.please simple people in a simple way
B.exploit gullible people like him
C.satisfy a demand that already existed
D.provide relaxation for tired young men
问题4选项
A.The cafe appealed to most senses simultaneously.
B.The cafe was both full of people and full of warmth.
C.The inside of the cafe was contrasted with the weather outside.
D.It stressed the commercial determination of the cafe owners.
问题5选项
A.the entrance hall is compared to a railway station
B.the orchestra is compared to a magnet.
C.Turgis welcomed the lift like a conquering soldier
D.the interior of the cafe is compared to warm countries.
第1题:A
第2题:C
第3题:C
第4题:D
第5题:C
第1题:
判断推理题。第一段指出: behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel, just as behind the careless profusion of luxury were millions of pence, balanced to the last half penny (在薄薄的大理石外表下掩藏着钢筋水泥,就像在不经意的奢华背后有成百万的便士;,与最后的那半个便士维持着一种平衡)。作者将the thin marble front比作luxury,将concrete and steel比作millions of pence,这表现了外表的浮华与真实的商业之间的对比,故选A项。
第2题:
判断推理题。根据A选项可以定位至第一段:a tea-shop that had gone mad and turned Babylonian,其中had gone mad具有批判意味,因此and后面的turned Babylonian也具有批判意味,故排除A。根据B项可定位至此句: which indeed it was, the outpost of a new age, perhaps a new civilization, perhaps a new barbarism,其中a new barbarism 对应a new civilization (一种新的文明),由此推断barbarism与“文明”相对,具有批判的意思,因此排除B项。根据D项定位至句子: behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel, just as behind the careless profusion of luxury were millions of pence, balanced to the last halfpenny,其中balanced to the last halfpenny前面的luxury具有批判的意思,因此推断D项是批判的。而C项只是在客观描述咖啡馆内部环境,不带个人感情色彩。故选C。
第3题:
判断推理题。第一段最后指出: Perhaps he knew in his heart that men have conquered half the known world, looted whole kingdoms, and never arrived in such luxury. The place was built for him (也许,他知道人类已经征服了半个已知的世界,掠夺了整个王国,却从来没有达到如此奢华。这个地方就是为他而建的)。由此可知这个咖啡馆的建设是为了满足人类已经存在的需求,故选C项。
第4题:
细节事实题。A:咖啡馆能同时愉悦多数感官。第二段指出: Turgis,once more excited by the sight, sound, and smell of it all... (Turgis又一次为咖啡馆 里的场景、声音以及味道感到激动)。因此A项正确。B:咖啡馆里人很多,也很温馨。C:咖啡馆的内部和外面的天气形成了鲜明的对比。D:它突显了咖啡馆老板的商业决心。由第二段中的“It seemed with humanity (那里到处是人)”以及“The gloom and grime of the streets, the raw air. all November, were at once left behind, forgotten: the atmosphere inside was golden, tropical, belonging to some high mid-summer of confectionery(整个11月,阴郁污浊的街道,阴冷的空气立刻被抛在脑后:里面是金色具有热带气息的,有着盛夏糖果店的氛围)”,因此B项和C项正确。本题选D。
第5题:
细节事实题。A:入口大厅被比作火车站。根据题干定位至第二段: The marble entrance hall, piled dizzily with bonbons and cakes, was as crowded and bustling as a railway station (大理石门厅里,堆着糖果和蛋糕,令人眼花缭乱,像火车站一样拥挤喧闹)。这里将entrance hall比作a railway station,故A项属于作者使用的类比。B:管弦乐队被比作磁石。where an orchestra, led by a young Jewish violinist with wandering lustrous eyes and a passion for tremolo effects, acted as a magnet to a thousand girls...( 在那里,一个年轻的犹太小提琴手带领的管弦乐队,闪亮的眼神四处巡视,小提琴拉出热情洋溢的颤音,吸引了上千名女孩)。这里the orchestra 比作 a magnet,故B项正确。C:Turgis像征服的士兵一样迎接电梯。D:咖啡馆的内部被比作温暖的国家。根据 “the atmosphere inside was golden, tropical (里面的氛围是金色具有热带气息的)”可知作者将the atmosphere inside比作tropical countries,因此D项正确。本题选C。