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  3. American cities are 【C1】______ other dries around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 【C2】______ of the culture. Cit

American cities are 【C1】______ other dries around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 【C2】______ of the culture. Cit

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问题      American cities are 【C1】______ other dries around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 【C2】______ of the culture. Cities contain the very 【C3】______ aspect of a society: opportunities for education, employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict, and poverty. American cities are changing, just 【C4】______ American society.
     After World War II, the population of 【C5】______ large American cities decreased; however ,the population in many Sun Belt cities 【C6】______ . Los Angeles and Houston are cities 【C7】______ population increased.
     These population shifts to and from the city 【C8】______ the changing values of American society.
     During this time, in the 【C9】______ 1940s and early 1950s, city residents became wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children. They needed more 【C10】______ They moved out their apartments in the city 【C11】______ their own homes. They bought houses in the 【C12】______ , areas near a city where people live. These are areas 【C13】______ many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American" dream" was to have a house on the outskirts.
   Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now 【C14】______ . They, 【C15】______  their parents, want to live in the cities. 【C16】______ continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are 【C17】______ and the population is increasing in such states as Texas, Florida, and California.
      Others are moving to more 【C18】______ cities of the North-east and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers, and executives are moving back into the city. They prefer the city 【C19】______ the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just 【C20】______ the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities-a wealthier, more mobile class.
【C17】
选项 A、stretching
B、widening
C、expanding
D、prolonging
答案C
解析 expand 扩大，发展。stretch 延伸，延续。widen 拓宽，加宽。prolong 意为“拖长，加长”。
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