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Inaworldtodayofimmensetechnology,populationgrowthandeconomicflourish,planningforfutureresidential(适合居住的)andcommercialdevelopmentsneedscarefulanalysiswithwellthoughtthroughassumptionsabouteffectsontheenv
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Inaworldtodayofimmensetechnology,populationgrowthandeconomicflourish,planningforfutureresidential(适合居住的)andcommercialdevelopmentsneedscarefulanalysiswithwellthoughtthroughassumptionsabouteffectsontheenvironmentandthepeopleofthecommunity.

OneexampleofagrowingcityisWooster,Ohio,myplaceofresidency,Woosterinthelastfiveyearshasgrownconsiderablyinpopulation,leadingtoagrowthincommercialbusiness.Surroundedbyfarmland,Wooster'splanningcommissionchosetoextendthecommunityintothesefarmareasintheformofresidentialandcommercialareas.

Picturethis-cornfields,oldtrees,cleanair,countryroads,andwildlifeareallpartofthearea.Withinfouryears,thepeoplelivingonthisfarmstepoutsideontheirfrontporchtoviewanextensiveshoppingcentercontainingWal-Mart,McDonald's,Wendy's,TCBY,andaCinemarkmovietheatre.Theoncequietroadisnowacitystreetwithtrafficlights,busywithautomobilesdayandnight.Theairsmellsofcarexhaustandfastfood.

Somedestructionoffarmlandisunavoidablewhenacityexpands.Insteadofexpandingoutward,planningcommissionsshouldconsiderinterior(内部的)remodeling ofacity.Tearingdownunusablebuildingscouldremodelmanyareasinsidethecity.Inaddition,commercializedbuildingscouldextendupwardstoavoidunnecessaryuseofland.

Environmentally,commercialexpansionisharmfultotheland.Besidesformsofpollution,wildlife,includingbothplantsandanimals,isputatrisk.Aplanningcommissioncouldhaverealizedthebenefitsofenvironmentalprotection.Whynotpreservethebeautyandnaturalnessofthelandwhileatthesametimeallowingforgrowth?

Withasteadygrowthofpopulationandtheneedformorehomesandmoreworkplaces,manyproblemsarisewhenplanningforthefuture.Thehillsides,fieldsandanimalhabitatsneedtobepreservedwhileexpandingcities.Inthefuture,aworldcoveredwithconcreteandasphalt(沥青)couldbecomereality.Seriousresearchandanalysisareneededwhenplanningforthefutureofourhomecommunitiesandfortheentireglobetoavoidsuchamiserableresult.

32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.

A.itisunavoidabletodestroyfarmlandwhen

陆昌辉回答:
  32.B 推理判断题.根据第三段第一句"Picture this-corn fields,old trees,clean air,country roads,and wildlife are all part of the ...
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