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1、Unit1WhyILovetheCityAlotofmyfriendsaremovingoutofthecity.They'rebuyinghousesinthesuburbsbecausetheywanttogetawayfromthenoise,smog,traffic,andcrimeofthecity.Onefriendsays,"There'stoomuchairpollutioninthecity.Ipreferthesuburbs,wheretheairisclean."Anotherfriendcomplainsabo
2、utthetraffic:"Therearetoomanycarsdowntown!Youcan'tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsareterrible."Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:"Thecityisfullofcriminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight—it'stoodangerous."Beforemyfriendsmoveoutofthecity,theyusuallyrecitetheadvantagesofsuburbanl
3、ife:greengrass,flowers,swimmingpools,barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedthereforayearorso,theyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Whatcausesthischange?Theirgardens!Theysoonlearnthatoneunavoidablepartofsuburbanlifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkal
4、lweekendintheirgardens,they'remuchtootiredtotakeaswimintheirpoolsoreventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheyhaveanothercomplaint:theycan'tliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmyfriendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtraffic,butnowtheyhavetocommutetoworkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfree
5、waytwohourseveryday!Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydifferentfrommyfriends'—Ilivedowntown?andIloveit!Why?Well,first,Ilovenature—flowers,greengrass,trees,andanimals.Inthecity,Ihavealltheadvantagesofnature:Icanwalkthroughthepublicpark,smelltheflowers,andsitonthegrassundert
6、hetrees.Icanvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:Idon'thavetodoyardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,inthecity,Icangeteverywherebybus?ifthere'satrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothesuburbstoavoidthecrimeofthebigcities.Ihaveatheoryabouturbanc
7、rime,however,soIfeelsafedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:ifpeoplearebuyinghomesinthesuburbs,thecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Soon,overcrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!PeopleontheMoveT
8、hehistoryoftheAmericanpeopleis,inpart,thehistoryofthemovementoftheAmericanpeople.Theymovedfromthecoloniesofthe
