【AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleare】
AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林业)andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(1argecitieswiththeirsuburbsofmorethanamillionpeopleeach—alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance).Thestatistics(统计)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhousessothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.
64.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople.howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry?
A.About25million B.Morethan25million
C.Lessthan25million D.Lessthan225million
65.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas?
A.UnitedStates B.Germany C.France D.England
66.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage?
A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs B.Ofsmallandlargetowns
C.Ofurbanareas D.Ofruralareas