题目内容
【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
In a world today of immense technology, population growth and economic flourish, planning for future residential (适合居住的) and commercial developments needs careful analysis with well thought through assumptions about effects on the environment and the people of the community.
One example of a growing city is Wooster, Ohio, my place of residency, Wooster in the last five years has grown considerably in population, leading to a growth in commercial business. Surrounded by farmland, Wooster's planning commission chose to extend the community into these farm areas in the form of residential and commercial areas.
Picture this—corn fields, old trees, clean air, country roads, and wildlife are all part of the area. Within four years, the people living on this farm step outside on their front porch to view an extensive shopping center containing Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Wendy's, TCBY, and a Cinemark movie theatre. The once quiet road is now a city street with traffic lights, busy with automobiles day and night. The air smells of car exhaust and fast food.
Some destruction of farmland is unavoidable when a city expands. Instead of expanding outward, planning commissions should consider interior(内部的) remodeling of a city. Tearing down unusable buildings could remodel many areas inside the city. In addition, commercialized buildings could extend upwards to avoid unnecessary use of land.
Environmentally, commercial expansion is harmful to the land. Besides forms of pollution, wildlife, including both plants and animals, is put at risk. A planning commission could have realized the benefits of environmental protection. Why not preserve the beauty and naturalness of the land while at the same time allowing for growth?
With a steady growth of population and the need for more homes and more workplaces, many problems arise when planning for the future. The hillsides, fields and animal habitats need to be preserved while expanding cities. In the future, a world covered with concrete and asphalt（沥青）could become reality. Serious research and analysis are needed when planning for the future of our home communities and for the entire globe to avoid such a miserable result．
（1）It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.it is unavoidable to destroy farmland when a city grows
B.Wooster used to be a quiet and peaceful city surrounded by farmland
C.with many nationwide shopping centers, Wooster lost its uniqueness
D.commercial expansion has done no harm to Wooster
（2）It can be concluded from the passage that the author thinks Wooster's planning commission ______.
A.has tried its best to protect the environment
B.preserves the hillsides and fields
C.should have avoided such a tragedy
D.is the cause of environmental pollution
（3）Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A.Planning for future residential and commercial developments has bad effects on the environment and the living things.
B.With a safety growth of population, more homes and more workplaces are needed.
C.With immense technology, population growth and economic prosperity, we need to plan for the future.
D.When planning for future developments, effects on the environment should be taken into account.
（4）What is the writer's attitude towards the current planning of cities?
A.Critical（批评的）．
B.Favorable．
C.Objective（客观的）
D.Depressed．
【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）D
（4）A
【解析】本文属于议论文，当今世界技术强大、人口增长、经济繁荣，对未来居民区和商业区的发展规划需要谨慎分析，要充分设想其对环境与社区居民所造成的影响。同时作者批评了不注重保护环境的商业开发行为。
（1）B 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Picture this—corn fields, old trees, clean air, country roads, and wildlife are all part of the area.”可推断出，Wooster曾经是一个被农田包围的安静祥和的城市。故B正确。
（2）C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第三句A planning commission could have realized the benefits of environmental protection. “计划委员会本可以意识到环境保护的益处”可推断出，作者认为Wooster的计划委员会本应该避免这样的悲剧。故C正确。
（3）D主旨大意题。文章第一段是论点，当今世界技术强大、人口增长、经济繁荣，对未来居民区和商业区的发展规划需要谨慎分析，要充分设想其对环境与社区居民所造成的影响。故答案选D。
（4）A观点态度题。根据第三段后两句“The once quiet road is now a city street with traffic lights, busy with automobiles day and night. The air smells of car exhaust and fast food.”、第四段第一句“Some destruction of farmland is unavoidable when a city expands.”以及全文最后一句“Serious research and analysis are needed when planning for the future of our home communities and for the entire globe to avoid such a miserable result．”等都可以看出，作者以自己家乡为例，批评了不注重保护环境的商业开发行为。故A正确。
