复合题

Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

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For those who moved to the developing suburbs after the Second World War, they represented an escape from urban overcrowding to a home of one’s own—preferably one with an attached two-car garage—on a little half-acre of tree- shaded land. It also meant daily commutation to work by railroad or expressway, a lawn to cut, and a mortgage to pay off over the years.

Nobody approves of life in the suburbs but the people who live there. Urban critics argue that the people who live in suburbs enjoy all the cultural, educational, and commercial advantages that cities offer without paying for them. Farmers worry about losing their farms to uncontrolled suburban spreading. The suburbs have also been criticized for the monotonous sameness of their design and for their inability to protect their inhabitants from the problems of the larger society in which they live.

On the other hand, defenders of the suburbs argue that the life-style that they offer is more varied and includes more things than the cities admit. There are many different kinds of suburbs and a variety of people living in them. While the development of the suburbs has created problems, it has also provided substantial modern housing for millions of people. Suburban living offers the best of two worlds—the city and the country—at a price that many are able to afford.

Many people will always prefer the excitement of pace and life in the city, while others will want the quieter pace of life in the country. But, for those in either city or country who are willing to compromise, the suburbs are waiting. 

单选题 One of the arguments against life in the suburbs is that _____.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】由文章第二段可知， 城市的评论家认为住在郊区的人享受着城市生活的便利而无需为此买单； 农民担心他们的农场会受到郊区扩张的影响； 此外， 郊区的设计单调乏味， 也无法保护居民不受外部社会的影响。以上四点为反对者的意见， 选项中只有B符合题意， 故选B。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT stated as a characteristic of suburban life?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】文章第一段分别提到了home of one own、 daily communication以及mortgage， 唯独没有提到apartment living， 鉴于后文也没有提及， 故选D。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT the advantage of living in suburbs?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】文章第二段第二句话明确提到“the people who live in suburbs enjoy all the cultural, educational, and commercial advantages that cities offer without paying for them”， 即住在郊区的人们享受着跟城里的人们一样的文化、 教育、 商业的便利， 并非“more educational opportunities”， 故选D。
单选题 Living in the suburbs is especially fit for those who _____.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】由文章最后一段可知， 对于既想体验城市生活又想体验乡村生活的人而言， 郊区不失为一个好选择。C选项符合题意， 故选C。
单选题 The author of this passage _____.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】纵观全文， 作者先描述了郊区生活的特点， 接着列举了反对者和支持者的观点， 最后做出总结， 整篇文章客观中立， 没有表现出作者明显的好恶， 可以说作者对城市及郊区生活是持中立态度的， 故选A。