职称英语考试综合类阅读理解经典练习题(五)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Letter">Letter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span></p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Parsons">Parsons</span> <span word="Place">Place</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="me">me</span>，<span word="Parsons">Parsons</span> <span word="Place">Place</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>-<span word="watchers">watchers</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbourhood">neighbourhood</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="motorway">motorway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p> <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>，<span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="Shops">Shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="builders">builders</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>. <span word="But">But</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span></p><p> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span>.</p>
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