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1、考研英语阅读题源：纽约时报文章解析（2）Suddenly,theeconomicsofAmericansuburbanlifeareunderassaultasskyrocketingenergypricesinflatethecostsofreaching,heatingandcoolinghomesonthedistantedgesofmetropolitanareas・JustoffSingingHillsRoad,inoneofhundredsoftwo-storyhomesdottingaformercattleranchbeyond
2、thesouthernfringesofDenver,PhilBoyleandhisfamilyopenlywonderiftheywillhavetomoveclosetotowntogetsomerelief.TheystillrevelinthespaceandquietthathasdrawnasteadyexodusfromAmericancitiestowardplaceslikethisformorethanhalfacentury・Butlifeontheedgesofsuburbiaisbeginningtofeelunten
3、able.Mr.Boyleandhiswifemustdrivenearlyanhourtotheirjobsinthehigh-techcoiTidorofsouthernDenver.Withgasolineatmorethan$4agallon,Mr.Boylerecentlypaid$121tofillhispickuptruckwithdieselfiiel.InMarch,thelasttimehefilledhispropanetanktoheathisspacioushouse,hepaid$566,morethantwicet
4、hepriceof5yearsago.ThoughMr.Boylefindscitylifeunappealing,itisnowupforreconsideration."Livingdoserin,inasmallerspace,whereyoudon'thavethatcommute^hesaid.“It'sdefinitelysomethingwetalkabout.Beforeitwas4wespendtoomuchtimedriving/Now,ifs4wespendtoomuchtimeandmoneydriving「”Acros
5、sthenation,therealizationistakingholdthatrisingenergypricesarelessamomentaryblipthanachangewithlastingconsequences・Theshifttocostlierfuelisthreateningtoslowthedecades-oldmigrationawayfromcities,whileexacerbatingthehousingdownturnbydiminishingtheappealoflargerhomessetfarfromu
6、rbanjobs.InAtlanta,Philadelphia,SanFranciscoandMinneapolis,homesbeyondtheurbancorehavebeenfallinginvaluefasterthanthosewithin,accordingtoananalysisbyMoody^sEconomy.com.InDenver,housingpricesintheurbancorerosesteadilyfrom2003untillatelastyearcomparedwithpreviousyears,beforedi
7、ppingnearly5percentinthelastthreemonthsoflastyear,accordingtoEconomy.com.Buthousepricesinthesuburbsbeganfallingearlier,inthemiddleof2006,andthenaccelerated,droppingby7percentduringthelastthreemonthsoftheyearfromayearearlier.ManyfactorshavepropelledtheunravelingofAmericanreal
8、estate,fromthemortgagecrisistoastaggeringexcessofhomeconstmction.Buteconomi
