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Throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, citizens of the United States maintained a bias against big cities. Mo
Throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, citizens of the United States maintained a bias against big cities. Mo
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2014-02-22
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Throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, citizens of the United States maintained a bias against big cities. Most lived on farms and in small towns and believed cities to be centers of corruption, crime, poverty, and moral degradation. Their distrust was caused, in part, by a national ideology they proclaimed farming the greatest occupation and rural living superior to urban living. This attitude prevailed even as the number of urban dwellers increased and cities became an essential feature of the national landscape. Gradually, economic reality overcame ideology. Thousands abandoned the precarious life on the farm for more secure and better paying jobs in the city. But when these people migrated from the countryside, they carried their fears and suspicious with them. These new urbanities, already convinced that cities were overwhelmed with great problems, eagerly embrace the progressive reforms that promised to bring order out of the chaos of the city.
One of many reforms came in the area of public utilities. Water and sewerage systems were usually operated by municipal governments, but the gas and electric networks were privately owned. Reformers feared that the privately owned utility companies would charge exorbitant rates for these essential services and deliver them only to people who could afford them. Some city and state governments responded by regulating the utility companies, but a number of cities began to supply these services themselves. Proponents of these reforms argued that public ownership and regulation would insure widespread access to these utilities and guarantee a fair price.
While some reforms focused on government and public behavior, others looked at the cities as a whole. Civic leaders, convinced that physical environment influenced human behavior, argued that cities should develop master plans to guide their future growth and development. City planning was nothing new, but the rapid industrialization and urban growth of the late nineteenth century took place without any consideration for order. Urban renewal in the twentieth century followed several courses. Some cites introduced plans to completely rebuild the city core. Most other cities contented themselves with zoning plans for regulating future growth. Certain parts of town were restricted to residential use, while others were set aide for industrial or commercial development.
All of the following were the direct result of public utility reforms EXCEPT______.
选项
A、local governments determined the rates charged by private utility companies
B、some utility companies were owned and operated by local governments
C、the availability of services was regulated by local government
D、private utility companies were required to pay a fee to local governments
答案
C
解析
细节判断题。根据题干关键词public utility,reforms定位到原文第二段。根据文章第二段第四句。事实上A、C项在文中都没有直接提到,但A在前文中有所暗示,因此两者相比,应选择C项。故答案为C。
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