【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 r coffee in one of those endless zones of shopping malls(購物中心 )， motels， gas stations and fast— food places． I noticed there was a bookstore across the street， so I decided to fet coffee and go there to have a look． Although the bookshop was no more than 70 or 80 feet away． I discovered that there was no way to cross over six lanes of swiftly moving traffic on foot without putting myself in danger． In the end， I had to get in our Car and drive across． At the time， it seemed ridiculous and annoying， but afterward I realized that 1 was possibly the only person ever to have thought of crossing the street on foot． The fact is， we not only don‘t walk anywhere anymore in this country， we won‘t walk anywhere， and dislike anyone who tries to make US， as the city of Laconia， N． H． discovered． In the early 1970s， Laconia spent millions on a prehensive urban renewal project， which included building a pedestrian mall to make shopping more pleasant． Esthetically(美學(xué)上 )it was a triumph— urban planners came from all over to praise and take photos— but mercially it was a disaster． Forced to walk one whole block from a parking garage， shoppers abandoned downtown Laconia for suburban malls． In 1 994 Laconia dug up its pretty paving blocks， took away the flowers and decorative trees， and brought back the cars． Now people can park right in front of the stores again， and downtown Laconia thrives again． And if that isn‘t sad． I don‘t know what is． 29． In paragraph 1，“ I‘ m surprised it was that much” means the author thinks A． the government spends too much on facilities for pedestrians B． the government spends just enough on facilities for pedestrians C． the amount is more than he has expected D． the amount is less than he has expected 30． In Maine the author had to drive to a bookstore 70 or 80 feet away because A． it was practically impossible for him to cross the street on foot B． the street was actually too broad to cross on foot C． it was against the traffic regulations to cross the street Oil foot D． no one has ever walked across such a crowded street 31． According to the author， most Americans ． A． don‘t care much about the lack of facilities for pedestrians B． think it ridiculous and annoying to have no crossing for pedestrians C． are interested in building the facilities for pedestrians D． have realized the importance of the facilities for pedestrians 32． What is sad according to the author? A． The Laconia urban renewal project was poorly supported． B． Laconia has bee a busy shopping center again． C． People park their cars right in front of the stores． D． Most Americans are reluctant to walk even a single block． Passage Four Dear Sirs， Your shipment of twelve thousand ?Smart‘ watches was received by our pany this morning． However， we wish to make a number of plaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our specific instructions with regard to this order． It was stressed from the beginning that the delivery date had to be less than six weeks from the initial order． in order to meet our own customers‘ requirements． While we understand that delays in production are occasionally inevitable， we must point out that the major reason why the order was placed with your pany was because we were assured by you of its speed of delivery， and that your existing stocks were sufficiently high to ensure immediate shipment． Late delivery of the goods has caused US to disappoint several of our most valued customers， and is bound to have a negative effect on potential future orders． The second plaint concerns the difference in color between the watches we ordered and those delivered． It was stated clearly in the original order that watches in binations of green／purple and orange／ purple only were required． However， only half the watches in the delivery received are of the colors specified． Our Hong Kong agent assures US that she stressed to you the importance of following our instructions precisely， since we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other colors at the present time． Any watches that are not of the specified colors will， of course， be returned to you． We are also somewhat concerned about the rather poor quality of the goods received， since it is apparent that the watches that finally arrived have been produced from inferior materials and have been manufactured to a lower standard than those in the sample． We have also found that a number of the watches do not appear to be functioning． Whether the latter problem is due to poor manufacture， damage during transportation or bad batteries is not yet clear， but we should like to point out that we feel this matter to be entirely your responsibility． As a result of the above problems， therefore， we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory， and to subtract any resultant costs from our final settlement． We shall also， of course， be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your pany． We look forward to your prompt reply． Yours sincerely， John Smith 33． The manufacturers of“ Smart” watches were given the order because ． A． they produced the best watches of its kind in the world B． the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already prepared C． they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quickly D． they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock 34． Receiving watches in the wrong colors is a problem because ． A． the Hong Kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly B． these watches will be difficult to sell C． these watches will not be able to get into the limited market D． people will not buy the watches as presents 35．“ The latter problem