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1、快速阅读3全新版大学英语快速阅读3Unit1WhyILovetheCityAlotofmyfriendsaremovingoutofthecity.They'rebuyinghousesinthesuburbsbecausetheywanttogetawayfromthenoise,smog,traffic,andcrimeofthecity.Onefriendsays,"There'stoomuchairpollutioninthecity.Ipreferthesuburbs,wherethea
2、irisclean."Anotherfriendcomplainsaboutthetraffic:"Therearetoomanycarsdowntown!Youcan'tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsareterrible."Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:"Thecityisfullofcriminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight—it'stoodangerous."Beforemyfriendsmov
3、eoutofthecity,theyusuallyrecitetheadvantagesofsuburbanlife:greengrass,flowers,swimmingpools,barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedthereforayearorso,theyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Whatcausesthischange?Theirgardens!T
4、heysoonlearnthatoneunavoidablepartofsuburbanlifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkallweekendintheirgardens,they'remuchtootiredtotakeaswimintheirpoolsoreventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheyhaveanothercomplaint:theycan'tliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmyfr
5、iendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtraffic,butnowtheyhavetocommutetoworkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfreewaytwohourseveryday!Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydifferentfrommyfriends'—Ilivedowntown?andIloveit!Why?Well,first,Ilovenature—flowers,greengrass,trees,andani
6、mals.Inthecity,Ihavealltheadvantagesofnature:Icanwalkthroughthepublicpark,smelltheflowers,andsitonthegrassunderthetrees.Icanvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:Idon'thavetodoyardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,inthecity,Icangeteverywhereb
7、ybus?ifthere'satrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.49快速阅读3Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothesuburbstoavoidthecrimeofthebigcities.Ihaveatheoryabouturbancrime,however,soIfeelsafedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:ifpeoplearebuyinghomesinthesuburbs,th
8、ecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Soon,overcrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!PeopleontheMoveThehistoryoftheAmericanpeopleis,inpart,thehistoryofthemovementoftheAmericanpeople.Theym