2012年高考英语江苏卷 - 阅读理解A

What Would You Want Most on a Desert Island?
待在荒岛上，你最想要什么？

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 in all 16 countries surveyed said their spouse or partner would betheir first choice to have with them. Perhaps this makes sense: An MP3 playercant help you find drinking water, your dog cant 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!
本月的调查显示，全世界的人们都天然理解，如果独自留在荒岛上，他们最需要的是什么：另一个人，而且是个熟人。接受调查的16个国家的调查对象均表示，他们的配偶或伴侣将会是他们最想要在身旁的第一选择。或许这有道理：一个MP3播放器无法帮你找到饮用水，你的狗没办法帮你点火，谁知道乔治·克鲁尼和佩内洛普·克鲁兹有没有接受过野外生存训练呢？我们只能希望你们两个做的SOS求救信号能够尽早被人见到。

"My husband, of course! George Clooney wouldn't think I'm as pretty as my husband does!"
“当然是我丈夫！乔治·克鲁尼不会像我丈夫那样认为我漂亮！”

Roseane, 42, Brazil（巴西）

“My MP3 player. I would not want my loved ones, including my pet, to be left alone like this."
“我的MP3播放器。我不想让我所爱的人，包括我的宠物，像这样被单独留下。”

Co-Co, 28, China（中国）

"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."
“我的伴侣应该在那里听我抱怨，我们被单独留在一个岛上——可能是因为他犯了一些错误。”

Julia, 25, Jordan （约旦）

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Spouse/Partner
配偶/伴侣

82% of the South African women surveyed would most want their husband/partner with them, while just 45%of the Indian women surveyed agreed.
82%的南非女性调查对象最想要自己的丈夫/伴侣在自己身边，而印度女性只有45%。

Clooney/Cruz
27% of Russian men surveyedwould want a celebrity along. Only 2% of the Mexican men agreed. Less than 18% of women worldwide chose this option.
克鲁尼/克鲁兹
27%的俄罗斯男性调查对象表示他们想要一个名人陪伴自己，而墨西哥男性只有2%。全球选择这个选项的女性不到18%。

MP3 Player
MP3播放器

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% of Australian and American men agreed.
这是总体上第二多人选的选项，尤其是马来西亚男性中有32%的人最想要充满自己喜欢音乐的MP3播放器，而澳大利亚和美国男性只有5%。

Dog
狗

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.
在法国，大于45岁的调查对象中有28%希望自己和他们的狗留下，而俄罗斯或马来西亚同一年龄段中却没有人最想要狗的陪伴。