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1、ReadingTest1Name_____________No.______________Class______________Mark___________PartI:(SPEEDREADING):GATEDCOMMUNITIESAgatedcommunityisacollectionofsingle-familyhousessurroundedbyawallorfencethatkeepoutsidersout.Ithasverystrictrulesandalargegatethatislockedtothegeneralpublic.Themo
2、stdesiredgatedcommunitiesalsohaveanarmedsecurityguardatthisentrance.Atlastcount,thereweremorethan8millionAmericanswhohavedecidedthatgatedcommunitiescangivethemabettersenseofsafety,communityandfinancialsecuritythanlivingoutside.However,therearemanywhoseetheseenclavesasacauseforcon
3、cern.Theyarguethatgatedcommunitiesrestrictpersonalrights,encourageasenseofinequalityinsocietyandselfishnesswithinpeople.Everydaywehearofterriblethingshappeninginthenews:burglaries,bashings,rapeandmurderarecommonnewitemsthesedays.Soitisnotsurprisingthatmanyopttoliveinastreetwheree
4、veryoneobeystherules,andthosewhomightbreaktherulesaren’tallowedin.Thesepeoplelikethefactthatasecurityguardcheckstheidentityofanyonewhoentersorexitsatthefrontgate.Furthermore,manypeoplesaythatatlasttheyfeelarealsenseofcommunity.Usually,peoplewithinagatedcommunityhaveasimilarracial
5、,politicalandeconomicbackground.Consequently,theysharesimilarattitudestowhatisgoodorbad.Thisisarealcommunity,theysay,becausetheymeetotherpeoplejustlikethemselves.Therearefinancialadvantagestoo.Ifyoubuyahousewithinagatedcommunityyoucanbesureofwhattypeofneighboryouwillhave.Outside,
6、youhavenosuchassurance.Ifyournext-doorneighborstartstodismantlecarsinthefrontyardordealdrugsfromtheirlivingroom,youcanbeprettysurethere-salevalueofyourhousewilldropsignificantly.However,criticssaythesefinancialgainsareoutweighedbythelossoffreedom.Forexample,manycommunitiesforbidr
7、esidentsfromhavingdogsover13kilos.Andyoucanforgetaboutbeingcreativewiththehousepaint;theauthoritiestellyouwhatcolouryoucanpaintyourhouse.Andthinktwicebeforehavingallyourfriendsaroundforaparty.Thereareusuallylimitstothenumberofpeopleyoucaninvite.Criticsarguethatgatedcommunitiesare
8、limitingthefreedomofthoseontheoutsideasw
