It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.

　　Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

　　38．What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

　　A．Some of them are not attractive.

　　B．Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.

　　C．They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

　　D．They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

　　39．By “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means“

　　”．

　　A．destroy old buildings

　　B．put things in a different place

　　C．choose new architectural styles

　　D．respect people's feelings for historical buildings

　　．What is the main purpose of the passage?

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