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aroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:
everysmalltownmaystill
beverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedview
ofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnow
livesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(largecitieswiththeirsuburbs)ofmorethanamillion
peopleeach----alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics
(统计)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewho
liveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtolive
outoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatit
ishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.Butmostandmorethetypical
Americanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.
1).IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureand
forestry?
A.About25million.
B.Morethan25million.
C.Lessthan25million.
D.Lessthan225million.
正确答案:
C
2).Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivingin
metropolitanareas?
A.UnitedStates.
B.Germany.
C.France.
D.England.
3).What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage?
A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.
B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.
C.Ofurbanareas.
D.Ofruralareas.
A
4).Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?
A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.
B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.
C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.
D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.
B
5).Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?
A.Becausetheyarethesame.
B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.
C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.
D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.
2.
Almosteveryfamilybuysasleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribeto
asmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?
Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings--battleslostandwon,kingsorrulers
overthrown(推翻)orkilledtookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.
Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapers
ofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesamedaytheyhappen.
Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotheruseful
information.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,stories,
andofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentionto
theirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitis
worththemoneyfornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthose
whoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfrom
advertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakea
profit.
1).Thephrase"
subscribeto"
inthefirstparagraphmeans"
_________"
.
A.gotothenewspaperstandandbuy
B.sendtheirownnewsstoriesto
C.agreetobuyforaspecificperiodoftime
D.becomefaithfulreadersof
2).Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis_________.
A.widespread
B.foundamongafewfamilies
C.notpopular
D.uncommon
3).Beforethetimeofthenewspaper,__________.
A.badnewstraveledquicklyandgoodnewsslowly
B.fewpeoplecaredabouteventsthattookplaceinfarawaycountries
C.kingsandrulerswereoftenoverthrownorkilled
D.newswaspassedfromonepersontoanother
D
4).Theauthorseemstoagreethatmoneyspentonadvertisementsis_________.
A.wasted
B.notmuch
C.wellspent
D.ofnousetoanyone
5).whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Fivehundredyearsagoittookalongtimefornewstoreachothercountries.
B.Newspaperadvertisementsturnpeople'
sattentionawayfromtheirproducts
C.Thenewsthatwereadinnewspapersismainlyaboutnewproducts.
D.Whennewspapersaresoldatalowprice,thenewspaperproducerswilllosemoney.
3.Ifwewereas