第一讲“难解难分”的标题归纳题Test1(2013·湖北省武汉市武昌区高三年级联合考试)ResearchersatYale，TexasA&MandBostonUniversitypredictthatby2030urbanareaswillexpandbymorethan463,000squaremiles，or1.2millionsquarekilometers.Thatisequalto20,000Americanfootballfieldsbecomingurbanizedeverydayforthefirstthreedecadesofthiscentury.Thegrowthinurbanareaswillgowiththeconstructionofroadsandbuildings，waterandsanitationfacilities，andenergyandtransportsystemsthatwilltransformlandcoverandcitiesglobally.Recentestimatessuggestthatbetween$25trillion(万亿)and$30trillionwillbespentoninfrastructure(基础设施)worldwideby2030，with$100billionayearinChinaalone.“Consideringthelonglifeandnearunavoidabilityofinfrastructureinvestments，itwillbecriticalforcurrenturbanizationrelatedpoliciestoconsidertheir_lasting_impacts，”saidKarenSeto，leadauthorofthestudy.“Wehaveahugeopportunitytoshapehowcitiesdevelopandtheirenvironmentalimpacts.”Nearlyhalfoftheincreaseinhighprobability—definedasgreaterthan75percent—urbanexpansionisforecastedtooccurinAsia，withChinaandIndiaabsorbing55percentoftheregionaltotal.InChina，urbanexpansionisexpectedtocreatea1,100milecoastalurbancorridorfromHangzhoutoShenyang.InIndia，urbanexpansionwillbegatheredaroundsevenstatecapitalcities，withlargeareasoflowprobabilitygrowthforecastedfortheHimalayaregionwheremanysmallvillagesandtownscurrentlyexist.Africa’surbanlandcoverwillgrowthefastest，at590percentabovethe2,000levelof16,000squaremiles.Urbanexpansionwillbeconcentratedinthatcontinent’sfiveregions：theNileRiverinEgypt；thecoastofWestAfricaontheGulfofGuinea；thenorthernshoresofLakeVictoriainKenyaandUgandaandextendingintoRwandaandBurundi；theKanoregioninnorthernNigeria；andgreaterAddisAbaba，Ethiopia.“Urbanexpansionisconcentratedinonlyafewareaswheretherearelargecitiesandindustry，”saidSeto.“FromthenorthernshoreofLakeVictoriadowntoRwandaisalsoamajorhotspotofurbanexpansion.”InNorthAmerica，where78percentofthetotalpopulationlivesinurbanareas，urbanlandcoverwillnearlydoubleby96,000squaremilesby2030.Thestudyalsoforecaststhat48ofthe221countriesinthestudywillexperienceinsignificantamountsofurbanexpansion.语篇解读本文主要介绍了将来全球范围城市扩张的情况。1．AsforChina，theexpansionofurbanareasmeans________.A．$100billionwillbespentoninfrastructureayearB．creatingacoastalurbancorridorfromHangzhoutoQingdaoC．itwillbecomethefastestdevelopingcountryinthenextdecadeD．itwillmakeup55%oftheincreaseinurbanexpansioninAsia解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句可知A项正确。答案：A2．Accordingtothepassage，infrastructuredoesn’tinclude________.A．roadsB．sanitationfacilitiesC．energysystemsD．landcovertransformation解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句“Thegrowthinurbanareaswillgowiththeconstructionofroadsandbuildings，waterandsanitationfacilities，andenergyandtransportsystemsthatwilltransformlandcoverandcitiesglobally.”可知应选D。答案：D3．InParagraph3theunderlinedwords“theirlastingimpacts”refertotheimpactsof________.A．thedevelopmentofcitiesB．urbanizationrelatedpoliciesC．infrastructureinvestmentsD．China’sexpansionofurbanareas解析：词义猜测题。根据画线部分前面的“infrastructureinvestments”可知C项正确。答案：C4．Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________A．ThelimitationofurbanexpansionB．MoreinvestmentsoninfrastructureC．ThefastdevelopmentofthethirdworldD．Thefutureurbanexpansionoftheworld解...
