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1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（68）及答案Mapsandstatisticscantellusalotaboutwhereacountryisheaded.TaketheUSCensusBureau'slatestfindingsonAmericancities.Theyshowthatforthefirsttimesince1900,DetroitisnotonthelistoftheTop10mostpopulousUScities.InitsplaceisSanJose,California."It'spartofapatternforthehe
2、avilyindustrializedcities,"saysDanaJohnson,aneconomistinDetroit."There'sbeenanongoingdynamic(变化)hereofpeoplefleeingthecitylookingforbetterschools,betterlifestyles,betterservices."Detroitishardlyalone.AfterWorldWarII,theUSwastheworld'sleadingmanufacturer.Cars,televisions,toys,andclo
3、thingmadeinAmericawereexportedaroundtheworld.Asaresult,thewell-paidfactoryworkersformedthebackboneofarisingmiddleclass.Inthelastthreedecades,theUSeconomyhaschanged.CompanieshavemovedfactoriesoverseastotakeadvantageoflowerwagesinAsia,LatinAmerica,andEasternEurope.Wherearepeoplewhole
4、avethenortheastandmidwestgoing?Theyaremovingsouthandwest,anotherbroadtrend.Ingeneral,peoplearemovingtowhereit'swarmer,lessexpensiveandlesscrowded,orwherejobsaremoreplentifulingrowingserviceindustrieslikehealthcare,inthetechnologysector,orinfactoriesthatmovedfromthenortheastormidwes
5、t.Inasense,thecomputerchipsofSanJose,thenew10thlargestcity,intheheartofwhatisknownasSiliconValley,havereplacedthesheetmetalandmoltensteelofDetroitasthesymbolofAmericaneconomicpower.5．ThemaindifficultythatDetroitisnowfacingis_____.A．thefactoryclosingsandhugejoblossesB．manypeople’smo
6、vingtothesouthandwestC．thepoorqualityoftheautomobileD．thelackofthecomputerchips6．Whichofthefollowingisn’tthetrendofthechange?A．Thedeclineofthemanufacturingeconomy.B．Companies’movingoverseas.C．TheendoftheUScities’development.D．ThemigrationofAmericanstothesouthandwest.7．Whichofthefol
7、lowingisnottrueaboutSanJose?A．Thenewly-listed10thlargestcity.B．TheheartofSiliconValley.C．ThesymbolofAmericaneconomicpower.D．Thecentreoftheheavilyindustrializedcities.8．Whichstatementisnotcorrectaccordingtothepassage?A．DetroithasbeenonthelistoftheTop10mostpopulousUScitiesforoveracen
8、tury.B．Peopleimmigratesout
