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

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

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问题      American cities are 【C1】______  other cities 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 Northeast 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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