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1、攀登英语网http://www.5pds.com提供Unit1WhyILovetheCityAlotofmyfriendsaremovingoutofthecity.They'rebuyinghousesinthesuburbsbecausetheywanttogetawayfromthenoise,smog,traffic,andcrimeofthecity.Onefriendsays,"There'stoomuchairpollutioninthecity.Ipreferthesuburbs,wheretheairisclean."Anotherfriendcomplai
2、nsaboutthetraffic:"Therearetoomanycarsdowntown!Youcan'tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsareterrible."Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:"Thecityisfullofcriminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight—it'stoodangerous."Beforemyfriendsmoveoutofthecity,theyusuallyrecitetheadvantagesofsuburbanlife:greengrass,f
3、lowers,swimmingpools,barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedthereforayearorso,theyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Whatcausesthischange?Theirgardens!Theysoonlearnthatoneunavoidablepartofsuburbanlifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkallweekendintheirgardens,they'remuchtoo
4、tiredtotakeaswimintheirpoolsoreventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheyhaveanothercomplaint:theycan'tliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmyfriendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtraffic,butnowtheyhavetocommutetoworkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfreewaytwohourseveryday!Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydiffere
5、ntfrommyfriends'—Ilivedowntown?andIloveit!Why?Well,first,Ilovenature—flowers,greengrass,trees,andanimals.Inthecity,Ihavealltheadvantagesofnature:Icanwalkthroughthepublicpark,smelltheflowers,andsitonthegrassunderthetrees.Icanvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:Idon'thaveto
6、doyardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,inthecity,Icangeteverywherebybus?ifthere'satrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothesuburbstoavoidthecrimeofthebigcities.Ihaveatheoryabouturbancrime,however,soIfeelsafedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:ifpeoplearebuyinghomesin
7、thesuburbs,thecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Soon,overcrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!PeopleontheMoveThehistoryoftheAmericanpeopleis,inpart,thehistoryofthemovementoftheAmericanpeople.The
