英语六级外刊阅读练习：庆祝英国高端商业区的没落
<p> 阅读练习</p><p> 熟悉四六级阅读理解题型的同学应该都了解，英语四六级考试阅读理解材料大多选自《时代》《卫报》《科学美国人》等外刊。要想阅读理解这部分拿到高分，必须在平常多阅读，掌握新词汇，锻炼阅读速度。</p><p> 【今日阅读推荐】本篇阅读材料庆祝英国高端商业区的没落选自《卫报》（原文标题：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dead">dead</span><span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> 2012.3.22），如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步^^</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beleaguered">beleaguered</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="need">need</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dismay">dismay</span>.</p><p> <span word="beleaguered">beleaguered</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>. 被围困的；四面楚歌的</p><p> <span word="dismay">dismay</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 灰心；沮丧；惊慌 <span word="v">v</span>. 使沮丧；使惊慌</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="downhearted">downhearted</span><span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disappearance">disappearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="units">units</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Dead">Dead</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Camden">Camden</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kensington">Kensington</span> <span word="market">market</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 80<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="renaissance">renaissance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="serendipitous">serendipitous</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Wembley">Wembley</span>, <span word="north">north</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="business">business</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Gateshead">Gateshead</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reuse">reuse</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shed">Shed</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Gateshead">Gateshead</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="vibrancy">vibrancy</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Shed">Shed</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p>
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