Question

2．American cities are similar to other cities around the world：In every country，cities reflect the values of the culture．American cities are changing，just as American society is changing．
After World WarⅡ，the population of most large American cities decreased； however，the population shifts（轉(zhuǎn)移）to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society．In the late 1940s and early 1950s，city residents（居民）became wealthier．They had more children so they needed more space．They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes．They bought houses in the suburbs（郊區(qū)）．
Now things are changing，The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults．Many，unlike their parents，want to live in the cities．They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older ones of the Northeast and Midwest．Many young professionals are moving back into the city．They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there； or they just enjoy the excitement and possibilities that the city offers．
This population shift is bringing problems as well as benefits．Countless poor people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of for rent．In the 1950s，many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs； now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities．
Only a few years ago，people thought that the older American cities were dying．Some city residents now see a bright，new future．Others see only problems and conflicts．One thing is sure：many dying cities are alive again．

64．What does the author think of cities all over the world？C
A．They are alive．
B．They are hopeless．
C．They are similar．
D．They are different．
65．Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World WarⅡ？
B
A．Because older American cities were dying．
B．Because they were richer and needed more space．
C．Because cities contained the worst parts of society．
D．Because they could hardly afford to live in the city．
66．According to the 4th paragraph，a great many poor people in American citiesA
A．a(chǎn)re faced with housing problems
B．a(chǎn)re forced to move to the suburbs
C．want to sell their buildings
D．need more money for daily expenses
67．We can conclude from the text thatB
A．American cities are changing for the worse
B．people have different views on American cities
C．many people are now moving from American cities
D．the population is decreasing in older American cities．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述了美國城市的變化過程．和其他城市類似，在每一個國家，城市反映了文化的價值觀，美國的城市也正在發(fā)生變化，正如美國社會正在改變．而居住的市民對美國城市也有著不同的看法．不過他們都認為許多垂死的城市都將再次復活．

解答 64．答案C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章的第一句"American cities are similar to other cities around the world"可知，作者認為美國的城市和世界各地的其他城市相似．故選C．
65．答案B．細節(jié)理解題．看到題干的關(guān)鍵信息詞World War II就可以在讀文章時特別留意第二段的內(nèi)容了．根據(jù)第二段的信息："city residents became wealthier．They had more children so they needed more space"可知，城市居民（居民）變得越來越富裕，他們有更多的孩子，他們需要更多的空間．故選B．
66．答案 A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段"Countless poor people must leave their apartments in the city"和"many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs"可知很多房主不愿意出租房子了，寧愿售出房子，所以很多本來租房的窮人就會面臨住房問題．故選A．
67．答案B．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"Some city residents now see a bright，new future．Others see only problems and conflicts"可知，一些人認為古老的城市未來會是一片欣欣向榮的景象，而另外一些人只看到了矛盾和問題．可見不同的人對美國城市有著不同的看法．故選B．

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