Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country

Today, people all over the world are moving out ofsmall villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They aremoving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of thecountryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. Thismovement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundredyears.

In many countries, the main reason people come to livein towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been builtin or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area beginsto grow. There is usually a residential area nearby, too. The familiesof these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to livein the area to provide these services and a city grows.

In every major city in the world, there is a businessdistrict where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States,this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can seemany huge skyscrapers and office blocks. The people who work here often travela long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, faraway from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are verypleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks forchildren to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.

But what is the future of the big cities? Will theycontinue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actuallybecome smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day wewill see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns andvillages.

1.The underlined phrase “a residential area” means anarea________.

A．where peoplecan buy things

B．which issuitable for living in

C．where peoplecan do business

D．which is neara city center

2.Why do people move to live in cities or towns?

A．Because theylike noisy life better than peaceful life.

B．Because theycan live more comfortably there.

C．Because theymainly want to find work there.

D．Because theyare sure of having a better life there.

3.Which of the following statement is NOT true aboutthe business district?

A．Big companiesusually have their main offices in the business district.

B．A businessdistrict usually lies in the city center downtown.

C．Peopleusually work and live in the business district.

D．Nearly everymajor city has its own business district.

4.In the United States, many people work in the centerof a big city________.

A．and livethere

B．but live inthe suburbs of the city

C．and live inanother city

D．but live inrural areas

5.We can infer that this movement from rural to urbanareas ________.

A．has beengoing on for more than 2,000 years

B．will surelycontinue in the future

C．may notcontinue in the future

D．has nowstopped already

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【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.C

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