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ice 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 bee 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. We can easily know that the underlined phrase “ urban areas” means ________. A. areas of the countryside B. areas of a town or city C. areas near the countryside D. areas near a town or city 答案: B 解析: 此題考查學生根據上下文對篇章中的詞語意義的理解能力。根據第一段中 They are moving from the peaceful hills, ... traffic and This movement from rural areas...for over two hundred years. 可以推斷 rural areas 為 areas of the countryside,而 urban areas 為 areas of a town or city。 2. Why do people move to live in cities or towns? A. Because they can live more fortably there. B. Because they prefer noisy life to peaceful life. C. Because they want to find work. D. Because they are sure of having a better life there. 答案: C 解析: 此題考查對篇章中的關鍵細節(jié)的理解。由第二段的主題句 In many countries, the main reason why people e to live in towns and cities is 。 3. In a residential area you can see ________. A. rows of houses B. many offices and factories C. a lot of factories and farms D. many houses with offices and factories 答案: A 解析: 考查對篇章中的關鍵細節(jié)的理解和判斷能力。由第三段倒數第二句 Some suburbs...。 4. In the United States, many people work in the center of a big city ________. A. while living on the far away edge of the city B. and live there C. but live in another city D. but live far away out of the city 答案: A 解析: 此題考查對篇章中的關鍵細節(jié)的理解和判斷。由第三段第四、五兩句 The people who work here...and the city 。 5. We can infer that this movement from rural areas to urban areas ________. A. has been going on for more than 2, 000 years B. will continue in the future C. may not continue in the future D. is sure to stop 答案: C 解析: 此題考查根據文章作出推斷的能力。由文章最后一段可以推斷出。