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ch, but they all do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. Thatch, which has done the British way, lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defiance against the heat.1. Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside?A. Narrow streets lined with pink of white houses.B. Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.C. Cottages with thatched roofs.D. Churches with cottages around them.2. What do we know about thatching as a craft?A. It is a collective activity.B. It is practiced on farms all over England.C. It is quite different from what it used to be.D. It is in most cases handed down among family members.3. Thatched houses are still preferred because of ______.A. their style and fortB. their durabilityC. their easy maintenanceD. their cheap and readymade materials4. People in developing countries also live under thatch because ______.A. thatched cottages are a big tourist attractionB. thatched roof houses are the cheapest.C. thatch is an effective defense against the heat.D. they like thatched houses better than other buildings.5. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient times.B. thatching is a building craft first created by the English people.C. the English people have a special liking for thatched houses.D. most thatched cottages in England are located on hillsides.III. 漢譯英近年來,由于求職人數(shù)增多,有些人建議讓需要靠工作謀生的未婚婦女來代替家務(wù)繁重的女工。全國婦聯(lián)(the AllChina National Women’s Federation)強(qiáng)烈反對這種觀點(diǎn),認(rèn)為女工已經(jīng)成為勞動大軍中必不可少的力量。解決就業(yè)問題要靠擴(kuò)大生產(chǎn)來提供機(jī)會,而不是讓她們回家去。Reference Translation:In recent years, as the number of job hunters has been increasing, some people suggest replacing those women workers overwhelmed by housework with unmarried young girls who need work to earn their living. Strongly opposing this view, the AllChina National Women’s Federation maintains that women workers have bee an indispensable part of our labor force, and that the solution to the problem is but to expand production so as to create new jobs rather than send them back home.1 Should Adults Play Online Games? (Unit 14)2. My View on Human Cloning (Unit 13)3. On WhiteCollar Crime (Unit 11)4. My View on Genetically Modified Food (Unit 7)5. The Difficulties in the Management of a Multinational Company (Unit 4)6. The Importance of CrossCultural Communication (Unit 1)