My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. 36 So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway. The place wasn't entirely authentic, though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, the plumbing (水管) worked. 37 Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said, "Ouverture des portes," in perfect French. That is the only French phrase I mastered, and it's a shame I don't have much use for it. Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight. 38 French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs. 39 On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food market to pick up some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost 18! In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency (效率). You can tell this by cafe life. French cafes are always crowded. 40 When do these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously — so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.1. 36A: Not all the customers are tourists.B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.2. 37A: Not all the customers are tourists.B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.3. 38A: Not all the customers are tourists.B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.4. 39A: Not all the customers are tourists.B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.5. 40A: Not all the customers are tourists.B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.
My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. 36 So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.
The place wasn't entirely authentic, though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, the plumbing (水管) worked. 37 Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said, "Ouverture des portes," in perfect French. That is the only French phrase I mastered, and it's a shame I don't have much use for it.
Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight. 38 French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs.
39 On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food market to pick up some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost $18!
In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency (效率). You can tell this by cafe life. French cafes are always crowded. 40 When do these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously — so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.
1. 36
A: Not all the customers are tourists.
B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.
2. 37
A: Not all the customers are tourists.
B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.
3. 38
A: Not all the customers are tourists.
B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.
4. 39
A: Not all the customers are tourists.
B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.
5. 40
A: Not all the customers are tourists.
B: The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C: There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D: The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E: That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F: Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G: The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.
题目解答
答案
1. F
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2. C
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3. G
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4. E
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5. A
解析
文章讲述了作者和丈夫在巴黎度过的美好一周，他们试图像真正的巴黎人一样生活，体验了巴黎的美食和生活方式。
步骤 2：分析选项
选项A：不是所有的顾客都是游客。
选项B：法国的生活质量同样优秀。
选项C：有一个不错的厨房和舒适的床。
选项D：美味的食物主要被当地农民消费。
选项E：这并不是法国人吃得比我们少的唯一原因。
选项F：我们的目标是看看我们是否能在某种程度上像真正的巴黎人一样生活。
选项G：食物如此美味，你不需要很多就能让你开心。
步骤 3：选择正确答案
根据文章内容，36题应选择F，因为作者和丈夫试图像真正的巴黎人一样生活。37题应选择C，因为作者提到公寓里有一个不错的厨房和舒适的床。38题应选择G，因为作者提到法国的草莓非常美味。39题应选择E，因为作者提到法国人吃得少的原因不仅仅是食物美味。40题应选择A，因为作者提到法国的咖啡馆总是很拥挤，不是所有的顾客都是游客。