[A] It was expensive.
[B] It happened too slowly.
[C] It was unplanned.
[D] It created a demand for public transportation.
4. The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city,
[A] that is large.
[B] that is used as a model for land development.
[C] where the development of land exceeded population growth.
[D] with an excellent mass transportation system.
Vocabulary
1. revise 改变
2. fabric 结构
3. catalyze 催化,加速
4. sort out 把分门别类,拣选
5. omnibus 公共汽车/马车
6. trolley (美)有轨电车,(英)无轨电车
7. periphery 周围,边缘
8. sprawl 建筑物无计划延伸,蔓延,四面八方散开
9. lot 小片土地
10. underscore 强调,在下面划横线
11. transit lines 运输线路
12. subdivision (出售的)小块土地,再划分小区
写作方法与文章大意
文章论述了公共交通从三方面改变了城市的社会和经济结构。采用分类写法。文章一开始就提出三方面:第一,促进城市实质性的扩展;第二,把人和土地分民别类加以利用;第三,加速了城市生活的不稳定性。然后就是三方面的具体内容。
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