16.Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs,its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林業(yè)),and most of the rest live in or around towns,small and large.Here the traditional picture is changing:every small town may still be very like other small towns,and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country,but most Americans do not live in small towns any more.Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each-a larger proportion than in Germany or England,let alone France.The statistics(統(tǒng)計)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day.As the rush to live out of town continues.rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses,so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.
36.If now America has 250million people.how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?C
A.About 25million.
B.More than 25million.
C.Less than 25million.
D.Less than 225million
37.Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?C
A.United States.
B.Germany.
C.France.
D.England.
38.What's the meaning of the word"metropolitan"in the middle of the passage?A
A.Of a large city with its suburbs.
B.Of small and large towns.
C.Of urban areas.
D.Of rural areas.
39.Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?C
A.Because they are the same.
B.Because the rush takes place too quickly
C.Because the process is gradual.
D.Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas.
分析 文章介紹了美國的城市化問題.
解答 CCAC
36.C 計算題.根據(jù)第3行Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture以及題干中的250 million,可知C正確.
37.C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)第十行a larger proportion than in Germany or England,let alone France可知美國的城市數(shù)量多與德國,英國,更不要說法國,說明法國的城市數(shù)量最少.故C正確.
38.A 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)第9行thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs可知metropolitan是大都市的意思,故A正確.
39.C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)3,4行As the rush to live out of town continues,rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses,可知城鎮(zhèn)化的進程是個緩慢的過程,故C正確.
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