Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities．They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds．This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years．
In many countries, the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work．After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow．There is usually a residential area nearby where the factory workers can live．The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows．
In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices．In the United States, this area is usually in the city center．It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks．The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day．Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center．Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens．There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need．
But what is the future of the big cities?Will they continue to get bigger and bigger?Perhaps not．Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages．
(1)
Why do people move to live in cities or towns?
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A．
They do so mainly to find work．
B．
Because they prefer noisy life to peaceful life．
C．
Because they can live more comfortably there．
D．
Because they are sure of having a better life there．
(2)
In a residential area you can see ________．
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A．
a lot of factories and farms
B．
many offices and factories
C．
rows of houses
D．
many houses with offices and factories
(3)
In the United States, many people work in the center of a big city ________．
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A．
but live in another city
B．
but live on faraway farms
C．
but live on the faraway edge of the city
D．
and live there
(4)
We can infer that this movement from rural to urban areas ________．
April 22,2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daugluers to Work Day(TOD), a project the National Ms．Foundation for Women of America(NFW)developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace．
The program offers, millions of girls a first - hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures．Now that women make up 46 peroent of the U．S．workforce, girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics, to name just a few．TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities, not just their appearance．
The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self-esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence．At school, boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom, especially in math．science and computer science, the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries．Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid．and remain vastly underrepresented(数量不足)in top executive positions and technology fields．TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers, particularly in non-traditional fields．
Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful, TOD had been criticized for excluding boys．and it was expanded in 2003to include boys．The program's official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles．"We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO," added Sara K．Gould．executive director of the NFW．
(1)
The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ________
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A．
to encourage girls to get top paying jobs
B．
to let girls spend more time with their mothers
C．
to show girls possibilities for work and careers
D．
to give girls a chance to visit their mothers' offices
(2)
Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology?
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A．
They are not interested in these fields．
B．
They are not encouraged to work in these fields．
C．
They are not paid the same as men in these fields．
D．
They are not allowed to be educated in these fields．
(3)
TOD was criticized because some people ________．
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A．
thought it was not fair to boys
B．
did not like having children at work
C．
did not have daughters to take to work
D．
would rather have their daughters stay at home
(4)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．
Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day．
B．
Women and men have always been treated equally at work．
C．
Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only．
D．
Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys．
(5)
What can we learn from Sara K．Gould's words?
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A．
Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls．
B．
It is most suitable for women to look after children at home．
C．
Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO．
D．
It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to．
