六级冲刺备考阅读练习8
<p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="subdivided">subdivided</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span>, <span word="land">land</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="excesses">excesses</span> <span word="underscore">underscore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>: <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="unplanned">unplanned</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="heed">heed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coordinated">coordinated</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="users">users</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="subdivision">subdivision</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p> 1. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>?</p><p> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="Types">Types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>.</p><p> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="Instability">Instability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="How">How</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p><p> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="The">The</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span>.</p><p> 2. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>?</p><p> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="To">To</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="To">To</span> <span word="exemplify">exemplify</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>.</p><p> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="To">To</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="To">To</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p>
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