Question

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 population 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

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

1.考查固定句型，different from意思“与……不同”，similar to意思“与……相似”，better than意思“比……好”，worse than意思“比……坏”，根据意思，可知选B

2.考查单词意思，value意思“价值”，worth意思“值得的”，importance意思“重要”，expense意思“费用”，根据意思，可知选A

3.由后面的the very worst parts of a society，可知选D

4.由前面的Cities contain the very...可知选C

5.固定搭配，just as意思“正像”可知选B

6.根据意思，“最大的美国城市”，所以选B

7.however表示转折，后面可以加逗号，所以选C

8.考察定语从句，先行词是cities，从句不缺少成份，所以选C

9.根据意思，“在上世纪四十年代末期和五十年代早期”所以选A

10.考查单词意思，space意思“空间”，spot意思“点”，time意思“时间”，food意思“食物”，根据意思，可知选A

11.由最后一段的第二行the suburbs可知选D

12.考查单词意思，move to意思“移到……”，left意思“离开”，reach意思“到达”，enter意思“进去”，根据意思，可知选B

13.考查单词意思，likely意思“可能地”，like意思“像……”，dislike意思“不喜欢”，unlike意思“不像……”,根据意思，可知选D

14.考查单词意思，some意思“一些”，all意思“都”，several意思“几个”，lotsof意思“许多”，根据意思，可知选A

15.考查单词意思，stretch意思“伸展”，widen意思“放宽”，expand意思“扩张”，prolong意思“拉长”，根据意思，可知选C

16.考查单词意思，such意思“这样的”，these意思“这些”，those意思“那些”，many意思“许多”，根据意思，可知选A

17.考查单词意思，organize意思“组织”，famous意思“著名的”，offical意思“官方的”，established意思“已建立的”，根据意思，可知选D

18.固定搭配，prefer…to…可知选D

19.考查单词意思，win意思“胜利”，enjoy意思“喜欢”，earn意思“挣”，acquire意思“获得”，根据意思，可知选B

20.由前面的a wealthier可知选C