超级杯奶爸专业英语四级阅读模拟题26
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TEXT A
In America, the movement of housing away from the high-ri buildings of the inner cities originated in the 1920s, but was stalled by the Great Depression of the 1930s and by World War II. After the war a tremendous surge occurred in the real estate market with the advent of single-family homes on relatively small lots—typically less than one-tenth of an acre. During the 1950s, many large tract developments invade former farmlands near metropolitan areas. The most dramatic instances of this sprawling effect were witnesd in western municipalities such as San Jo and San Diego who city charters defined their boundaries over veral hundred square kilometers. The large parcels of land were overrun by standard three bedrooms, two baths, and "ranch-style" home in a few short decades. By the 1960s construction had died down significantly and developers began building different kinds of plans to try and accommodate the changes in the market. Tho who had taken advantage of the suburbanization trend in the post-war years had en the value of their real estate increa dramatically and many were anxious to reinvest their asts. In an effort to reap this affluence, certain
芒鱼contractors moved away from the standard models and began designing larger buildings on increasingly spacious parcels even farther from city centers. Other builders began working on homes to meet the needs of young couples starting new families. The townhou, a two-to-three-storey brick and frame structure containing more than 4 but less than 30 units per structure, was en as the solution. The apartments were successful in luring many young adult city dwellers out to the suburbs.
In subquent development, traditional single family ranch-style designs continued to be embraced, but new forms were also introduced: the condominium, a single-family attached dwelling, such as the triplex and fourplex, three-and-four-family structures; and prefabs, which have become significantly more popular during the last 20 years owing to their low cost and ea of construction. The prefabs have the additional distinction of being mobile. It is not uncommon to e mi-trailers hauling the modular living units along the freeways to remote destinations. In a very real n, this phenomenon marks the cutting edge of suburbanization: a move out of the traditional suburbs and into areas that神奇的丝瓜
离职和辞职一样吗were formally considered wilderness.1. According to the passage, the sprawling in San Diego and San Jo was due to
A.proximity to the coast.哄睡故事
C.incread employment in the areas.
中考作文题D.large areas surrounding metropolitan areas.
答案：D
事实细节题。文章第一段提到50年代出现了侵占城市周围农田的大型土地开发趋势，然后指出San Jo and San Diego是最显著的例子。由此可看出，这两个城市的扩展是因为城市周围有大片土地，因此答案为D。A、B、C文中都没有提及。
2. Which Of the following is NOT true about "ranch-style" homes?
A.They were first introduced in San Jo and San Diego.
B.They have two baths.
C.They have been replaced by prefabs.
D.They have three bedrooms.
答案：C
事实细节题。在谈及ranch-style home的地方寻找答案。由首段最后两句可推断牧场式住宅最先兴起于圣荷西和圣地亚哥，A正确；B、D为这种住宅的显著特征，也正确；由最后一段首句continued to be embraced知牧场式住宅仍然受欢迎，并没有被prefabs取代，所以C说法不正确，为答案。
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A.The suburbanization trend was partly caud by the war and economic depression.
B.In the 1960s, the townhou was popular especially with young couples.
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C.The population of city dwellers becomes smaller as the suburhanization trend goes on.
D.People would move out of cities for better job opportunities.
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答案：B
事实细节题。文章开始提到住房郊区化受到战争和经济大萧条的阻碍，故A“住房郊区化趋势的部分原
因在于战争和经济大萧条”错误；由第二段倒数第二、三句可知，the townhou是为迎合新建立家庭的年轻夫妇建的，而且确实很成功，因此B是正确的。文章的主题是住房郊区化，但没有提到居住在城市中的人减少了，故C错误；人们搬出市区是本文说明的事实，但文中没有提及在郊区居住是为了更好的工作机会，故D错误。
4. Which of the following was NOT true about the prefabs?
A.They were cheap and easy to construct.
B.They could be moved from one place to another.
C.They rved as a replacement for the traditional suburban hous.
D.They became popular after the 1960s.
答案：C
实细节题。文章最后一段提到prefabs是作为60年代以后出现的传统郊区房子以外的一种房子，特点是成本低，易于建设，另外一个重要特点就是它的可移动性。所以选项A、B和D都是prefabs的特征。prefabs是一种新的住宅形式，而不是传统住宅的replacement，C说法错误，故为本题答案。
5. What does the author imply about future housing development?
A.All housing will be mobilized.
B.It will slow down as the economy falters.
C.The move towards suburbs has come to an end.
D.It will continue to move away from the city centers.
答案：D
推理判断题A对B错。尾段尾句提到可移动的预制装配式房子随着拖车奔向远方这一现象一点不稀奇，它表明人们从传统的市区搬到以前被称为荒凉之地的地方，那就是离市区越来越远了，因此D 是正确的。
6. What is the best title for the passage?
A.Real-estate finance.
B.Suburban housing.
C.Construction techniques.
D.Population increa.
答案：B
主旨大意题。本文讲述在住房郊区化过程中各种房子的开发及其特点。第一段讲到从20世纪20年代美国人就开始了从城市向郊区扩展的趋势。50年代标准“牧场式”住宅很受欢迎；第二段介绍到了60年代房屋建设的特点；第三段介绍在以后的开发中所出现的一些新式住房。因此B“郊区住宅”全面地概括了本文内容，可以作为文章题目。
TEXT B
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