Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林業(yè)), and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large．Here the traditional picture is changing: every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs, of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France). The statistics(統(tǒng)計)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues，rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment．
小題1:If now America has 250 million people．how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? 
A．About 25 million
B．More than 25 million
C．Less than 25 million
D．Less than 225 million
小題2:Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?
A．United StatesB．GermanyC．FranceD．England
小題3:What’s the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage?
A．Of a large city with its suburbsB．Of small and large towns
C．Of urban areasD．Of rural areas

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A

小題1:計算題。根據(jù)文章第三行Less than a tenth of the people可知C正確。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)7,8.9行but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs, of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France內(nèi)容可知C正確。
小題3:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)第8行metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs可知A正確。
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A．York University students come from over 150 foreign countries.
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C．The passage does not mention the reason why Dickson murdered Liu Qian.
D．ACC wouldn’t make any comments on staff even if they committed a crime.
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C．Not confirming whether Dickson had killed Liu Qian.
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C． America will export food to every country around the world
D． Southeast Asian countries will start buying food from America
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B． Russia was not the country most affected by drought in 2010
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D． American crops were the most expensive around the world in 2010
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A．1600sB．1800sC．1700sD．1900s
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B．It has a good vocabulary.
C．Its pronunciation sounds pleasant.
D．It is difficult to spell correctly.
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A．it is necessary to invent a new language.
B．English is the international language whether you like it or not
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