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1、Unit1WhyILovetheCityAlotofmyfriendsaremovingoutofthecity.They'rebuyinghousesinthesuburbsbecausetheywanttogetawayfromthenoise,smog,traffic,andcrimeofthecity.Onefriendsays,"There'stoomuchairpollutioninthecity.Ipreferthesuburbs,wheretheairisclean."Anotherfriendco
2、mplainsaboutthetraffic:"Therearetoomanycarsdowntown!Youcan'tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsareterrible."Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:"Thecityisfullofcriminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight—it'stoodangerous."Beforemyfriendsmoveoutofthecity,theyusuallyrecitethea
3、dvantagesofsuburbanlife:greengrass,flowers,swimmingpools,barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedthereforayearorso,theyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Whatcausesthischange?Theirgardens!Theysoonlearnthatoneunavoidablepartofsuburban
4、lifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkallweekendintheirgardens,they'remuchtootiredtotakeaswimintheirpoolsoreventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheyhaveanothercomplaint:theycan'tliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmyfriendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtraffic,butnowtheyhaveto
5、commutetoworkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfreewaytwohourseveryday!Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydifferentfrommyfriends'—Ilivedowntown?andIloveit!Why?Well,first,Ilovenature—flowers,greengrass,trees,andanimals.Inthecity,Ihavealltheadvantagesofnature:Icanwalkthroughth
6、epublicpark,smelltheflowers,andsitonthegrassunderthetrees.Icanvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:Idon'thavetodoyardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,inthecity,Icangeteverywherebybus?ifthere'satrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothe
7、suburbstoavoidthecrimeofthebigcities.Ihaveatheoryabouturbancrime,however,soIfeelsafedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:ifpeoplearebuyinghomesinthesuburbs,thecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Soon,overcrowd
8、ingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!PeopleontheMoveThehistoryoftheAmericanpeopleis,inpart,thehistoryofthemovementoftheAmericanpeople.Theymovedfromthecoloniesofthe
