单选题
That "behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel" suggests that
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.
That "behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel" suggests that
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.
参考答案A
解析:推理判断题。由题干定位至首段第二句“and behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel，justas behind the careless profusion of luxury were millions of pence，balanced to the last halfpenny”，由句中的比喻可以看出作者认为the thin marble front是luxury，将其比喻为值钱的the last halfpenny，而 concrete and steel则是普通的pence，故[A]是对本句的正确解读。这里没有对茶馆的装潢进行批判，因此EB]中的falseness这个负面评价无依据；[C]是针对前面的“perhaps a new civilization，perhaps anew barbarism”设计的干扰项，这里是指茶馆高高耸立给人的感觉。此外，文章没有说marble是新材 料，而concrete and steel是旧材料，排除[C]；此处未涉及“物理基础”，排除[D]。
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A．"... turned Babylonian".
B．"perhaps a new barbarism".
C．"acres of white napery".
D．"balanced to the last halfpenny".
单选题In its context the statement that "the place was built for him" means that the, cafe was intended to
A．please simple people in a simple wa
B．exploit gullible people like hi
C．satisfy a demand that already existe
D．provide relaxation for tired young me
A．The cafe appealed to most senses simultaneousl
B．The care was both full of people and full of warmt
C．The inside of the cafe was contrasted with the weather outsid
D．It stressed the commercial determination of the cafe owner