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Throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, citizens of the United States maintained a bias against big cities. Mo
Throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, citizens of the United States maintained a bias against big cities. Mo
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2014-02-22
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Throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, citizens of the United States maintained a bias against big cities. Most lived on farms and in small towns and believed cities to be centers of corruption, crime, poverty, and moral degradation. Their distrust was caused, in part, by a national ideology they proclaimed farming the greatest occupation and rural living superior to urban living. This attitude prevailed even as the number of urban dwellers increased and cities became an essential feature of the national landscape. Gradually, economic reality overcame ideology. Thousands abandoned the precarious life on the farm for more secure and better paying jobs in the city. But when these people migrated from the countryside, they carried their fears and suspicious with them. These new urbanities, already convinced that cities were overwhelmed with great problems, eagerly embrace the progressive reforms that promised to bring order out of the chaos of the city.
One of many reforms came in the area of public utilities. Water and sewerage systems were usually operated by municipal governments, but the gas and electric networks were privately owned. Reformers feared that the privately owned utility companies would charge exorbitant rates for these essential services and deliver them only to people who could afford them. Some city and state governments responded by regulating the utility companies, but a number of cities began to supply these services themselves. Proponents of these reforms argued that public ownership and regulation would insure widespread access to these utilities and guarantee a fair price.
While some reforms focused on government and public behavior, others looked at the cities as a whole. Civic leaders, convinced that physical environment influenced human behavior, argued that cities should develop master plans to guide their future growth and development. City planning was nothing new, but the rapid industrialization and urban growth of the late nineteenth century took place without any consideration for order. Urban renewal in the twentieth century followed several courses. Some cites introduced plans to completely rebuild the city core. Most other cities contented themselves with zoning plans for regulating future growth. Certain parts of town were restricted to residential use, while others were set aide for industrial or commercial development.
The first paragraph suggests that most people who lived in rural areas______.
选项
A、were suspicious of their neighbors
B、were very proud of their lifestyle
C、believed city government had too much power
D、wanted to move to the cities
答案
B
解析
细节推断题。根据题干关键词lived in rural areas与原文首段第三句中的rural living对应,据此定位。原句中的greatest和superior两个最高程度的词显然是对农村生活的一种“优越感”,而这种感觉即使在城市人口继续增长的情况下依然存在,即使不得不要去城市生活,但是还是认为农村生活好,这就是一种“自豪感”。故答案为B。
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