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American Cities
American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspect of a society opportunities for education, employment and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society., violent crime, racial conflict and poverty. American cities are changing, just as (46) . After world War II, the population of most large American cities decreased; however, the population in many Sun belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are cities (47) . These population shifts to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society. During this time, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. city residents became wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children They needed more space. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs, (48) . These are areas without many offices or factories. During the1950s the American "dream" was to have a house on the outskirts. Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, (49) ,want to live in the cities. Some Continue to move to cities in the Sun belt. Cities are expanding and the population is increasing in such states as Texas, Florida and California. Others are moving to more established cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers and executives are moving back into the city. They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just enjoy the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities a wealthier, (50) .
A. American society
B. areas near a city where people live
C. where population increased
D. like their parents
E. unlike their parents
F. more mobile class
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美國的城市
美國的城市和全世界其他城市很相似。在每個(gè)國家,城市顯示著其文化價(jià)值。城市既包含了社會最好的方面:提供受教育、就業(yè)和娛樂機(jī)會,也包含了社會最糟糕的部分:暴力犯罪、種族沖突和貧困。美國城市和社會一樣正在發(fā)生變化。二戰(zhàn)后,美國大部分大城市的人口減少了,許多陽光地帶的城市人口卻增加了。在洛杉磯和休斯頓,人口都有所增長。人們從城市里搬進(jìn)搬出,這種現(xiàn)象反映出美國社會的價(jià)值正在發(fā)生變化。40年代末到50年代初,城市居民更加富足,生了更多的孩子,需要更多空間。他們從城里的公寓搬出去,到城邊的郊區(qū)購買自己的房子。這些地區(qū)沒有什么寫字樓或工廠。50年代美國人的夢想就是在郊區(qū)擁有一所自己的房子,F(xiàn)在情況又變了,50年代時(shí)離開城市的人們的子女已經(jīng)長大成人,和他們的父輩不同,這些人想住在城里。一些人繼續(xù)搬到陽光地帶的城市,如德克薩斯州、佛羅里達(dá)州和加利福尼亞州等地,人口增長,城市變大。另一些人則遷往東北部和中西部更發(fā)達(dá)的城市,如波士頓、巴爾的摩和芝加哥。很多年輕的專業(yè)人員、醫(yī)生、律師和經(jīng)理人正在往城里搬。他們不愿意住在郊區(qū)而寧肯住在城里,是因?yàn)樗麄冊谀莾汗ぷ,或者因(yàn)閾?dān)心燃料短缺,再或者是喜歡城市帶來的刺激和機(jī)遇。一個(gè)新興階級——一個(gè)更富有、更活躍的階級正在遷入城市。 |