单选题
{{B}}TASK 2{{/B}} Directions: This task is the same as Task 1.
The five questions or unfinished statements are numbered from 41 to 45．
Some cities have planned their transportation
systems for car owners. That is what Los Angeles did. Los Angeles decided to
build highways for cars rather than spending money on public
transportation． This decision was suitable for Los Angeles. The
city grew outward instead of upward．Los Angeles never built many tall apartment
buildings. Instead，people live in houses with gardens. In Los
Angeles, most people drive cars to work. And every car has to have a parking
space. So many buildings where people work also have parking lots.
Los Angeles also became a city without a Central Business District(CBD).
If a city has a CBD, crowds of people rush into it every day to work. If people
drive to work, they need lots of road space． So Los Angeles
developed several business districts and built homes and other buildings in
between the districts. This required more roads and parking spaces．
Some people defend this growth pattern. They say Los Angeles is the city
of the future.
单选题
According to the passage，Los Angeles is a city where ______．
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段最后一句话“Los Angeles decided to build highways for cars rather than spending money on public transportation”，意思是：洛杉矶决定为汽车修建更多的公路，而不是把钱投资做公共交通运输。
单选题
“The city grew outward instead of upward“(Line 1, Para. 2)means ______．
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段的最后一句话是对“The city grew outward instead of upward. (这个城市是横向发展而不是纵向发展)”的解释说明，意思是：洛杉矶决不建很多高层公寓楼，相反，人们主要建的是带花园的房子。选项A意思是这个城市会变得更宽阔而不是变高。因此选A。
单选题
According to the passage, if a city has several business districts, ______．
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第三段和第四段的意思是说明这个城市需要更多的停车位和道路。因此选B。
单选题
According to the growth pattern of Los Angeles, homes were mainly built ______．
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 由第五段和第六段的意思推出。第五段第一句话“Los Angeles developed several business districts and built homes and other buildings in between the districts”可以推出。