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11.Most of my friends are moving outside the city..to avoid the noise,smog,traffic,and crime of the city.
One friend says,"The air is heavily polluted in the city,so I prefer to live outside,where the air is clean."
Another friend is unpleased with the traffic,"Downtown is crowded with cars!You can't find a parking place,and the traffic jams are terrible."Everyone is worried about crime,"The city is full of criminals-it's toodangerous."
For them,the rural(乡村的) life is a cure for all problems,green grass,flowers,swimming pools,barbecues,and so on.Yet after they have lived there for a year or so,they realize that rural life is not so pleasant as they were expecting.Why?Their gardens!They soon learn that the main part of rural life is yard work.After they work all weekend in their gardens,they're too tired to swim in their pools or cook some meat on their barbecues.And they can't live in the countryside without a car.Most of them moved to the countryside to avoid traffic,but now they're blocked on a busy freeway two hours every day to drive to work downtown.
My opinions about urban life are different-I love to live downtown!Why?First,in the city,I can enjoy nature.I can walk through the park.smell.the flowers,sit on the grass and visit the animals in the zoo.Yet I don't have to do yard work or feed the animals.Also,I can get everywhere by bus; if there is a traffic jam,I can walk home.I think the criminal life will reflect changes in society too; if people are buying homes outside the city,the criminals will soon follow.Criminals want to avoid noise,smog,and pollution,too.Then,overcrowding and crime will be problems of the suburbs instead of the city!
21.The first paragraph is used  toC.
A.list some figures    
B.make comparison
C.lead to the topic    
D.give suggestions
22.What did those moving outside think of their life in the city?D
A.Cosy.
B.Convenient.
C.Colorful.
D.Crowded.
23.What is the major problem for those who live in the countryside?B
A.Being far from downtown.
B.Having gardens to take care of.
C.Failing to find parking lots.
D.Suffering heavy traffic on the road.
24.What is the author's attitude to his city life?A
A.Approving..
B.Ambiguous.
C.Grateful.
D.Doubtful.

分析 本文讲述的作者的朋友因为城市的拥挤,噪音,雾霾和犯罪而搬到城外,但农村的生活最大的问题就是要打理花园,作者也表达自己的观点.

解答 21.C 考查推理判断题.根据第一段提到Most of my friends are moving outside the city..to avoid the noise,smog,traffic,and crime of the city我的许多朋友搬到城外来避免噪音,雾霾,堵塞和城市犯罪,用来引出主题,故选C项.
22.D 考查细节理解题.根据第一段提到Downtown is crowded with cars!You can't find a parking place,and the traffic jams are terrible.城市里面太拥挤,找不到停车位,故选D项.
23.B 考查细节理解题.根据第二段提到Yet after they have lived there for a year or so,they realize that rural life is not so pleasant as they were expecting.Why?Their gardens!They soon learn that the main part of rural life is yard work当在乡下生活一段时间后他们意识到,乡村的生活不是那么的快乐,因为他们要打理花园,故选B项.
24.A 考查推理判断题.根据最后一段提到My opinions about urban life are different-I love to live downtown我喜欢城市,可知作者是支持城市生活的,故选A项.

点评 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上.推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断.这种推理方式比较直接,考生只要弄清事实,即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论.

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