Question

What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be     . They     that cities will become more and more crowded.      the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This     will cause other problems—more crime, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic      we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity) and housing?     life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick.     these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.

How can we     such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already         in the streets because there is so little suitable housing—and because       are so high. The crime rate isn't going down.     , it is     so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse. More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars don't move at all for several blocks. These     problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no     for the future of the city.

However, not all people believe in the horrible     for cities of the future. Instead, they feel that they can solve present urban problems and     future ones.

The         of any modern city are not unique(独特的) to that city, that is to say, all the cities in the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water, and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that     people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation. Many U.S. cities are building their downtown areas. Urban     can learn from one another. They can     solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.

1.A．fantasticB．horribleC．regularD．significant

2.A．ensureB．requireC．indicateD．predict

3.A．AsB．ThoughC．WithD．Unless

4.A．roomB．numberC．futureD．overcrowding

5.A．asB．whichC．whatD．than

6.A．WhileB．BecauseC．ThereforeD．Once

7.A．ForB．InC．BecauseD．Thanks to

8.A．dealB．keepC．solveD．cause

9.A．callingB．sleepingC．robbingD．starving

10.A．flatsB．carsC．rentsD．crimes

11.A．AndB．ThusC．InsteadD．Therefore

12.A．increasingB．changingC．droppingD．exchanging

13.A．urbanB．ruralC．crimeD．traffic

14.A．realityB．trendC．predictionD．hope

15.A．definitionsB．predictionsC．identificationD．indication

16.A．reformB．remainC．cureD．prevent

17.A．disadvantagesB．advantagesC．propertiesD．substitutes

18.A．offerB．satisfyC．requireD．provide

19.A．consumersB．plannersC．systemsD．physicians

20.A．tryB．identifyC．cureD．forecast

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇说明文，写了现在城市中所面临的问题，和解决方法等。

1.B考查形容词。A．fantastic迷人的；B．horrible糟糕的；C．regular习惯的；D．significant有意义的；根据情理可知，一些人认为在城市的生活将会变得越来越糟糕，所以选B。

2.D考查动词。A．ensure确保；B．require需要；C．indicate表明；D．predict预测；根据情理可知因为根据预测现在城市将会变得越来越拥挤，所以选D。

3.A考查介词。A．As随着；B．Though虽然；C．With带着；D．Unless除非；根据语境可知随着人口的增长，每个人的空间将会变少，所以选A。

4.D考查名词。A．room空间；B．number数量；C．future未来；D．overcrowding过度拥挤：根据情理可知过度拥挤将会造成很多问题，比如更多的犯罪，更脏的街道，更严重的交通问题，所以选D。

5.D考查介词。 A．as因为；B．which哪个；C．what什么；D．than比； 根据情理可知过度拥挤将会造成很多问题，比如更多的犯罪，更脏的街道，比现在我们面对的更严重的交通问题，所以选D。

6.B考查副词。A．While然而；B．Because因为；C．Therefore因此；D．Once一旦；根据语境可知因为人生变得艰难，所以生病的人也会变多，所以选B。

7.A考查介词。A．For为了；B．In在…里；C．Because因为；D．Thanks to多亏；根据情理可知因为这些原因，很多人不愿意生活在城市里，for reason固定搭配，故选A。

8.C考查动词。A．deal决定；B．keep保持；C．solve解决；D．cause原因；根据情理可知我们怎样解决这些问题呢？故选C。

9.B考查动词。A．calling打；B．sleeping睡觉；C．robbing抢劫；D．starving盯着；根据情理可知很多人现在已经睡在大街上了，所以选B。

10.C考查名词。 A．flats公寓；B．cars车；C．rents租金；D．crimes犯罪；根据情理可知很多人现在已经睡在大街上了，因为房子的租金太高了，所以选C。

11.C考查连词。A．And和；B．Thus因此；C．Instead而不是；D．Therefore因此；根据语境可知犯罪没有减少反而变多了，很多人不敢独自出去，故选C。

12.A 考查动词。A．increasing上升；B．changing改变；C．dropping掉落；D．exchanging交换；根据语境可知犯罪率上升的飞快，所以选A。

13.A考查形容词。A．urban都市的；B．rural乡村的；C．crime犯罪；D．traffic交通；根据语境可知这些都市里的问题将会变得更坏，所以选A。

14.D 考查名词。A．reality现实；B．trend趋势；C．prediction预测；D．hope希望；根据情理可知人们对城市没有抱有希望，故选D。

15.B考查名词。A．definitions定义；B．predictions预测；C．identification鉴定；D．indication指示；根据情理可知然而不是所有的人都预测出这个糟糕的未来，故选B。

16.D考查动词。A．reform形成；B．remain遗留；C．cure治疗；D．prevent防止；根据情理可知相反的，他们感觉他们可以解决这些都市问题防止未来的那些问题，故选D。

17.A考查名词。A．disadvantages缺点；B．advantages优点；C．properties房地产；D．substitutes代替者；根据情理可知现代城市的问题的缺点不仅仅存在于一个城市中，这就是说所有的城市都要解决这些问题，所以选A。

18.D考查动词。A．offer提供；B．satisfy满意；C．require需求；D．provide提供；根据情理很多城市已经计划提供给人们房子，工作，购物中心等，故选D。

19.B考查名词。A．consumers消费者；B．planners计划者；C．systems系统；D．physicians医生；根据情理可知城市规划者们可以互相学习，所以选B。

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