Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld:Ineverycountry,citiesreflect(反映)thevaluesoftheculture.Americancitiesarechanging,justasAmericansocietyischanging. AfterWorldWarⅡ,thepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesbecamesmaller;however,thepopulationshifts(转移)toandfromthecityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmericansociety.Inthelate1940sandearly1950s,cityresidents(居民)becamericher.Theyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheirflatsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs(郊区). Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Many,unliketheirparents,wanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest.Manyyoungpeoplearemovingbackintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandwhatthecityoffers. Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellassomeadvantages.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirflatsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeflatsforsaleinsteadofforrent(租金).Inthe1950s,manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities. Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabright,newfuture.Othersseeonlyproblems.Onethingissure:manydyingcitiesarealiveagain. 小题1:Themainideaofthepassageis_________.
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A.citiesaroundtheworld |
B.thedyingcities |
C.thechangingAmericancities |
D.thechangingoftheAmericanculture |
小题2:WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarⅡ?
A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying. |
B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace. |
C.Becausecitiesincludedtheworstpartsofsociety. |
D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity. |
小题3:Accordingtothe4thparagraph,agreatmanypoorpeopl