完形填空社会现象类一Itseemsthatthecitiesinthefuturewillhavetochange.Becausetheworld’spopulation,therewillbepeopleinthecitiestomorrow.Itmaybeforanyfamilytoliveinahousewithlandaroundit.Thereenoughspaceforthem.tosolvethisproblemmaybetheskyscrapercity(摩天城).ThehighestbuildingintheworldtodayisinTaipei.It’sabout509metreshigh.Theskyscrapercitiesinthefuturewillbemanytimes.Inaskyscrapercityabout250,000peoplewilllive.Nearlyamillionpeoplecaninfourofthesegreatbuildings.Eachskyscrapercitywillhavefourtownsinitandeachtownwillhavetenvillages.Theywilllive,workandtheirfreetimeinthem.Theywon’tneedtoleavethecitytheywantto.Theywillbeabletomoveaboutinthecitybytransportcontrolledcomputers.Let’simaginehowthelifewillbethen!【小题1】A.hasgrownB.isgrowingC.aregrowingD.havegrown1．A.manyB.muchC.moreD.larger2．A.impossibleB.possibleC.importantD.necessary3．A.aren’tB.won’tbeC.won’thaveD.haven’t4．A.AwayB.AroadC.AnanswerD.Anidea5．A.lowerB.shorterC.tallerD.higher6．A.liveB.studyC.workD.be7．A.spendB.costC.payD.take8．A.untilB.whenC.whileD.unless9．A.byB.atC.withD.in二Ihadmyfirstjobattheageofthirteen,whenafriendofmymother’swhoownedabookshophired（雇佣）meforsixhoursaweektohelpherintheshop.Iwasvery1toearnmyownpocketmoneyandmyparents2interfered（干涉）withhowIspentit,evenwhenIwasspendingitfoolishly.Theybelievedthatbyearningmoney,spendingit,andlearningfromthe3,Iwouldbecomemoremature（成熟的）andresponsibleabouthowtohandlework,relationshipswithothers,andmoney.LikemanyAmericanparents,myparentsalsoletmeandmybrothersdothingsoverwhichthey4agreatdeal.WhenIwassixteen,forexample,afterIfinishedhighschoolandbeforeIentereduniversity,IwantedtospendthesummermonthstravelingaroundEurope.Mymotherwasagainsttheideaofmytravelingaloneatsuchayoungage,butmyfatherfeltthatitwouldbeagreat5forme.Intheend,myfatherwontheargument（争论）onthe6thatIlimited（限定）mytravelingtoFrance,mymother’shome,whereIhadmanyuncles,auntsandcousinsspreadoutthroughthecountrywhocould7shelter（住处）andhelpifIneededthem.Threeyearslater,myyoungerbrotherdecidedto8ayearoffafterhisfirstyearinuniversityandtravelthroughtheUnitedStatesandtheCaribbean.Againmymotherwasveryworriedandnoteagertoseemybrotherleaveschool,butmyfatherencouragedhimandmybrotherhada(n)9yearworkinghiswayontrainsandshipsto10passagetodifferentportsandcities,anddiscoveringmanyfascinatingplacesandpeople.Thesekindsofexperiencesareprobablyrare（稀少的）forchildreninmanycountriesbutintheUStheyarefairlycommon.Mostparentsstart11theirchildrenatayoungagetodosmallthingsbythemselves.Bythetimetheyhavefinishedhighschool,manyAmericankidshavealreadyhadpart-timejobs,traveledaroundtheUSorothercountriesontheirown,haveselectedtheuniversitytheyplantoattendandmaybeeven12ontheirfuturecareer,andsoon.10．A.anxiousB.contentC.proudD.hopeful11．A.neverB.everC.alwaysD.even12．A.problemsB.mistakesC.disappointmentD.failure13．A.helpedB.supportedC.sharedD.worried14．A.journeyB.experienceC.decisionD.possibility15．A.situationB.agreementC.gestureD.condition16．A.promiseB.affordC.provideD.serve17．A.setB.putC.takeD.keep18．A.unusualB.hardC.strangeD.busy19．A.acceptB.earnC.findD.search20．A.bringingB.forcingC.pushingD.protecting21．A.workedB.decidedC.carriedD.tried三InAmerica,wherelabor（劳工）costsaresohigh,“do-it-your-self”isawayoflife.Manypeopletheirowncars,buildtheirowngarages,andevenrebuildtheirownhouses.ma...
