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1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（35）及答案阅读理解-------A篇Whatwillcitylifebelikeinthefuture?Somepeoplethinkthatlifeinthecitiesisgoingtobehorrible.Theysaythatcitieswillbecomemoreandmorecrowded.Asthenumberofpeopleincreases,therewillbelessspaceforeachperson.Thisovercrowdingwillcauseotherp
2、roblems—morecrime,dirtierstreets,andworseproblemswithtrafficthanwehavenow.Howwillpeoplefindenoughdrinkingwater,energy(suchasgasandelectricity),andhousing?Becauselifewillbehard,peoplewholiveincitieswillworrymore,andtheymaybecomesick.Forthesereasons,somesaythatnobody
3、willwanttoliveincityareas.Howcanwedealwithsuchproblemsasovercrowding,crime,andtraffic?Insomecities,thousandsofpeoplearealreadysleepinginthestreetsbecausethereislittlesuitablehousing—andbecausehousesaretooexpensive.Thecrimerateisn’tgoingdown.Instead,itisincreasingso
4、fastthatmanypeopleareafraidtogooutatnight.Trafficisalsogettingworse.Moreandmoreoften,trafficjamsaresobadthatcarsdon’tmoveatallforseveralstreets.Theseproblemshavebeengettingworse,notbetter,somanypeopleseenohopeforthefutureofthecity.LosAngeles,California,forexample,h
5、asnosubwaysystemandbusesareslow.Instead,manycommuters(乘、开车上班族)drivemanymilesfromtheirhomestowork.Manyofthesedriversspendseveralhourseachdayonbusyfreeways.NewYork,however,hasabigtransitsystem—buses,commutertrains,andsubways.Becausethepublictransportationiscrowdedand
6、dirty,manypeopledriveprivatecars,andthetrafficjamsareworsethanthatinLosAngeles.Ataxidrivercomplains,“Iwasdrivinghome,butinforty-fiveminutesImovedonlytwomiles!Finally,Iturnedofftheengineandjustsatthere.Alotofpeoplelefttheircarswheretheywereinthemiddleofthestreetandw
7、entintoabarforafewbeers!”Ontheotherhand,somecitieshaveclean,fastandpleasantpublictransportationsystems.InParis,France,andToronto,Canada,forexample,anyonecanusebusesorsubwaystomovequicklyfromonepartofthecitytoanother.46.Whatdosomepeoplethinkisthemainproblemofthefutu
8、recitylike? A.Poorhousing. B.Overcrowding. C.Environmentalpollution. D.Trafficjams.47.Thebestwaytoworkoutt
