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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,wheretheairisclean."Anotherfriendcomplainsaboutthetraf
2、fic:"Therearetoomanycarsdowntown!Youcan'tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsareterrible."Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:"Thecityisfullofcriminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight—it'stoodangerous."Beforemyfriendsmoveoutofthecity,theyusuallyrecitetheadvantagesofsuburbanlife:greengrass,flowers,swimmingpool
3、s,barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedthereforayearorso,theyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Whatcausesthischange?Theirgardens!Theysoonlearnthatoneunavoidablepartofsuburbanlifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkallweekendintheirgardens,they'remuchtootiredtotakeaswimintheirp
4、oolsoreventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheyhaveanothercomplaint:theycan'tliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmyfriendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtraffic,butnowtheyhavetocommutetoworkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfreewaytwohourseveryday!Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydifferentfrommyfriends'—Ilivedowntow
5、n?andIloveit!Why?Well,first,Ilovenature—flowers,greengrass,trees,andanimals.Inthecity,Ihavealltheadvantagesofnature:Icanwalkthroughthepublicpark,smelltheflowers,andsitonthegrassunderthetrees.Icanvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:Idon'thavetodoyardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,in
6、thecity,Icangeteverywherebybus?ifthere'satrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.49快速阅读3Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothesuburbstoavoidthecrimeofthebigcities.Ihaveatheoryabouturbancrime,however,soIfeelsafedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:ifpeoplearebuyinghomesinthesuburbs,thecriminalswillsoonf
7、ollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Soon,overcrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!PeopleontheMoveThehistoryoftheAmericanpeopleis,inpart,thehistoryofthemovementoftheAmericanpeople.Theym