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What Would You Want Most on a Desert Island?

This month's survey shows people worldwide have a natural understanding of what they would need most if left alone on a desert island: Another person. And one they know well. Respondents (调查对象) in all 16 countries surveyed said their spouse (配偶) or partner would be their first choice to have with them. Perhaps this makes sense: An MP3 player can't help you find drinking water, your dog can't help you start a fire and who knows if George Clooney or Penelope Cruz has taken courses in wilderness survival training? Let's just hope the SOS sign you two build gets spotted sooner rather than later!

"My husband, of course! George Clooney wouldn't think I'm as pretty as my husband does!"

Roseane, 42, Brazil

"My MP3 player. I would not want my loved ones, including my pet, to be left alone like this."

Co-Co, 28, China

"My partner should be there to listen to me complain about the fact that we are left alone on an island — probably due to some error he made."

Julia, 25, Jordan

Spouse / Partner: 82% of the South African women surveyed would most want their husband / partner with them, while just 45% of the Indian women surveyed agreed.

Clooney / Cruz: 27% of Russian men surveyed would want a celebrity along. Only 2% of the Mexican men agreed. Less than 18% of women worldwide chose this option.

MP3 Player: This was second choice overall, particularly among Malaysian men, with 32% saying they'd most want an MP3 player with their favorite songs. Just 5% each of Australian and American men agreed.

Dog: In France, 28% of respondents older than 45 would most want to be left alone with their dog, while not a single Russian or Malaysian in that age group surveyed would most want Fido along.

阅读试题

56. According to the survey, people left alone on a desert island would most want their__________.

A. MP3 player

B. dog

C. spouse/ partner

D. celebrity

57. Which of the following is true about George Clooney?

A. He has been trained in wilderness survival.

B. He may not be able to help you survive.

C. He does not think Roseane is beautiful.

D. He is the choice of most South African women.

58. The survey results are analyzed in terms of the respondents' __________.

A. sex, age and nationality

B. race, nationality and sex

C. marriage, age and race

D. age, sex and marriage

参考译文

在荒岛上你最想要什么?

本月调查显示，如果独自一个人在一个荒岛上，那么对于他们最需要的是什么，全世界的人都有一种自然而然的理解，那就是另一个人。一个他们所熟知的人。16个国家中所有接受调查的人都说配偶或伴侣将是他们的第一选择。这也许是有道理的，因为MP3不能帮你找到饮用水，你的狗不能帮你生火，谁又知道乔治·克鲁尼和佩内洛普·克鲁兹是否参加过野外生存训练呢？我们只能希望你们两个所发出的紧急求救信号标志能够早点被发现。

“当然，是我的丈夫！乔治·克鲁尼不会像我的丈夫一样认为我如此漂亮”

Roseane，42岁，巴西人

“我的MP3。我不希望我爱的人，包括我的宠物，这样独处。

可可，28岁，中国

“我的伴侣应该在这，听我抱怨关于我们被留在一个小岛上的事实，因为这可能是他犯了一些错误而造成的。”

茱莉亚，25岁，约旦

配偶/伴侣

82%的南非受访女性最希望丈夫/伴侣的陪伴，而印度只有45%的受访女性表示同意。

克鲁尼/克鲁兹

调查中有27%的俄罗斯人希望与名人一起。只有2%的墨西哥人同意。不到全球18%的女性选择了这个选项。

MP3

这是第二选择，尤其是马来西亚的男性，32%的人说他们最希望拥有他们的MP3并且MP3里有他们最喜欢的歌曲。只有5%的澳大利亚男性和美国男性同意了。

狗

在法国，年龄超过45岁的受访者中有28%的人很想独自一人和他们的狗一起，然而，在这个年龄段的调查对象中，没有一个俄罗斯人或马来西亚人最想要的是和狗一起。

答案解析

56. C 考查细节理解。根据”Respondents（调查对象）in all 16 countries surveyed said their spouse(配偶) or partner would be their first choice to have with them.”可知，16个国家的被调查者的第一选择都是希望他们的配偶或伴侣在他们身边，故C项正确。

57. B 考查推理判断。根据”...and who knows if George Clooney or Penelope Cruz has taken courses in wilderness survival training?可推知，此处表示”谁知道乔治，克鲁尼（美国著名男演员）和佩内洛普克鲁兹（西班芝牙著名女演员）是否参加过野外生存训练呢”，即如果你独自一人被留在沙漠里或一座小岛上，他们或许不能帮助你逃生，故B项正确。

58. A 考查推理判断。根据四个大标题"Spouse/Partner" "Clooney/Cruz" "MP3 Player"和"Dog"下面的段落中的关键词"the South African women" " the Indian women" " Russian men" "the Mexican men" "older than 45"等可以看出，是从调查对象的性别( sex)、年龄（age）、国籍( nationality)这三个方面来分析调查结果的，故A项正确。