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（转移）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（郊区）．
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．are faced with housing problems
B．are 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 本文主要讲述了美国城市的变化过程．和其他城市类似，在每一个国家，城市反映了文化的价值观，美国的城市也正在发生变化，正如美国社会正在改变．而居住的市民对美国城市也有着不同的看法．不过他们都认为许多垂死的城市都将再次复活．

解答 64．答案C．细节理解题．根据文章的第一句"American cities are similar to other cities around the world"可知，作者认为美国的城市和世界各地的其他城市相似．故选C．
65．答案B．细节理解题．看到题干的关键信息词World War II就可以在读文章时特别留意第二段的内容了．根据第二段的信息："city residents became wealthier．They had more children so they needed more space"可知，城市居民（居民）变得越来越富裕，他们有更多的孩子，他们需要更多的空间．故选B．
66．答案 A．细节理解题．根据第四段"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，宁愿售出房子，所以很多本来租房的穷人就会面临住房问题．故选A．
67．答案B．主旨大意题．根据文章最后一段"Some city residents now see a bright，new future．Others see only problems and conflicts"可知，一些人认为古老的城市未来会是一片欣欣向荣的景象，而另外一些人只看到了矛盾和问题．可见不同的人对美国城市有着不同的看法．故选B．

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