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American cities are   1   other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the

   2   of the culture, Cities contain the very   3   side of a society: opportunities for education, employment and so on. They also   4   the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial discrimination and poverty. American cities are changing, just   5   American society.

　　After World War II, the population of   6   large American cities decreased;    7   , the population in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are cities

   8   population increased. These populations moving to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society.

　　During this time, in the   9   1940s and early 1950s, city people became wealthier. They had more children. They needed more   10   . They moved out their flats in the city to buy their own houses. They bought houses in the   11   , areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house on the outskirts.

　　Now things are changing. The children of the people who   12   the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They,   13   their parents, want to live in the cities.   14   continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are   15   and the population is increasing in   16   states as Texas, Florida and California. Others are moving to more   17   cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago.

　　Many young professionals, doctors and lawyers are moving back into the city. They prefer the city   18   the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just   19   the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities—a wealthier,   20   mobile class.

　　1．A．different from　　 B．similar to　　　　　　　　    C．better than 　　    D．worse than

　　2．A．values　　　　　　    B．worth　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．importance 　　   D．expenses

　　3．A．well　　　　　　　　   B．good　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．better 　　　　　　   D．best

　　4．A．maintain　　　　　　 B．obtain　　　　　　    　　　　 C．contain 　　　　　　 D．sustain

　　5．A．likely　　　　　　　　  B．as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．while 　　　　　　   D．when

　　6 ．A．all　　　　　　　　    B．most　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．few 　　　　　　　　 D．much

　　7．A．but　　　　　　　　　　 B．and　　　　　　　　　　　　    C．however 　　　　   D．although

　　8．A．its　　　　　　　　　　  B．which　　　　　　　　　　    C．where 　　　　　　  D．that

　　9．A．late　　　　　　　　    B．later　　　　　　　　　　　　   C．lately 　　　　　　    D．latter

　　10．A．space　　　　　　   B．spots　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．time 　　　　　　　　 D．food

　　11．A．outskirts　　　　   B．downtown　　　　　　　　  C．districts 　　　　    D．suburbs

　　12．A．moved to　　　　  B．left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．reached 　　　　    D．entered

　　13．A．likely　　　　　　    B．like　　　　　　　　　　　　    C．dislike 　　　　　　  D．unlike

　　14．A．Some　　　　　　   B．All　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．Several 　　　　　　 D．Lots of

　　15．A．stretching　　　　 B．widening　　　　　　　　    C．expanding 　　　　 D．prolonging

　　16．A．such　　　　　　　　 B．these　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．those 　　　　　　   D．many

　　17．A．organized　　　　  B．famous　　　　　　　　　　   C．official 　　　　　　 D．established

　　18．A．than　　　　　　　　 B．better than　　　　　　　　  C．rather than 　　    D．to

　　19．A．win　　　　　　　　  B．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．earn 　　　　　　　　 D．acquire

　　20．A．very　　　　　　　　 B．and　　　　　　　　　　　　    C．more 　　　　　　    D．or

 

答案：B;A;D;C;B;B;C;C;A;A;D;B;D;A;C;A;D;D;B;C
解析：

1．B 从后文判断，这里说的是美国城市跟其他国家的城市是相似的。different from异于；similar to与……相似；better than比……更好；worse than比……更糟。

　　2．A value这里有涵义，意义的意思。

　　3．D 下一句有the very worst，与其相对应，这里应该是the very best，选择D。

　　4．C maintain保持，维持；obtain获得，得到；contain包含；sustain支撑，撑住。从上一句contain也可以判断这里也要用contain。

　　5．B as像……一样。

　　6．B 从后面可以判断，大多数的美国大型城市的人口是减少的。

　　7．C 这里可以判断要用选择连词AC。but用来引出微弱的相反的意见；however比but的词义还要弱些，并不直接引出相反的意见，因此常用作插入语。

　　8．C where引导的定语从句。

　　9．A late ＋ 年代，表示……年代末期。

　　10．A 前句说孩子多了，后句说要买自己的房子，说明他们需要很多的空间，space。

　　11．D 后面说area near a city，排除BC。AD都可以表示郊区，但outskirts较suburb离市区更远。

　　12．B 上文说1950’s搬家的人是从城市到郊区，所以应该是离开城市。

　　13．D 父母从城市到郊区，他们要从郊区到城市，可见是不同，unlike。dislike讨厌，不喜欢。

　　14．A 结合上下文知道是一部分人搬迁，用some。

　　15．C stretch伸展，伸长；widen加宽；expand膨胀；prolong延长，延伸。人口膨胀用expand。

　　16．A such…as例如……象这种的。

　　17．D established确定的，已经建立的。其他选项在意义上不都不合适。

　　18．D prefer……to喜欢……而不喜欢；喜欢……胜过……。

　　19．B enjoy享受。

　　20．C wealthy用的是比较级，逗号后面的成分也应该用比较级，选择C。

 


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2.Which person(s), in the writer’s eyes, is the one he agrees with?  

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3.Sir Arthur Eddington could be inferred as a ______.

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4.“denounce”  in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A．announce                             B．pronounce

C．speak out for                           D．speak out against

5. Which of the following is probably a good title for this article?

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C．Xu Beihong’s .

D．Zhang Daqian’s .

3.The auction price of Qi’s painting was        million yuan higher than the starting price in the auction .

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C．50 .

D．11.3 .

4.Which of the following is TRUE ?

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B．The painting was once stolen by an American .

C．The owner of this painting Liu Yiqian gained a lot of money .

D．Pablo Picasso’s works ranked second in sales to Qi’s last year .

5. The text is most probably taken from a        .

A．computer book

B．library guide

C．technology magazine

D．newspaper report

 

B

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A. a European                 B. an American

C. an Englishman              D. a Japanese

66. Before Loulan disappeared,          .

A. a lot of business between East and West had taken place there

B. people from America and Japan had set foot there

C. a lifeless area with lots of mounds could easily be seen there

D. Africans had visited the ancient country

67. We can infer from the passage that       .

A. Loulan was destroyed by the terrible weather there

B. wars between dynasties made Loulan disappear

C. foreigners came to Loulan and destroyed it

D. how Loulan disappeared is still unknown to us

68. What makes so many people visit Loulan Kingdom?

A. The beautiful scenery there.

B. Its developed business in the past.

C. Its mysterious stories

D. Those buried treasures there

 

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1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________

A．describe the place carefully

B．show him a map of the place

C．tell him the names of the streets

D．refer to recognizable buildings and places

2.What is the place where people measure distance in time?

A．New York.

B．Los Angeles.

C．Kansas.

D．Iowa

3.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________

A．in order to save time

B．as a test

C．so as to be polite

D．for fun

4. Which sentence is true according to the text?

A．There is no street names in Japan.

B．There is no landmarks in the countryside of American.

C．People in Yucatan always give wrong answers when asked the way.

D．People in Los Angeles measure distance in time, not miles when asked the way.

5. What can we infer from the text?

A．It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

B．It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

C．People have similar understandings of politeness.

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