Urban migration

题目与答案

1. Cities now

   - produce less 31_____ than countryside by 40-50%

   答案：carbon

   原文定位：In addition, cities have larger amounts of carbon consumption than rural areas

   同义替换：「countryside」↔「rural areas」，「produce」↔「consumption」

2. Advantage for moving into the city

   - good for 32_____ to recover

   答案：forests

   原文定位：Well, firstly, global trends of increasing urban migration and population urbanization can provide opportunities for nature conservations, particularly in regions where deforestation is driven by agriculture. As rural dwellers leave their homes, local forests are left to recover

   同义替换：「moving into the city」↔「population urbanization」，「good for」↔「provide opportunities for」

3. - poor 33_____ in the countryside or rural area

   答案：transport

   原文定位：What's more, it is easier for city dwellers to get around;Living in the country means transport can be very difficult;For instance, after midnight, there are no buses or taxis in the countryside

   同义替换：「poor」↔「very difficult」

4. - clean energy: methane gas produced from 34_____

   答案：rubbish

   原文定位：Finally, with more funds and advanced technology, cities endeavor to produce clean energy. New power plants have been built to take harmful methane gas created by the decomposition of rubbish and convert it into electricity

   同义替换：「produced from」↔「created by」

5. Women

   - are more likely to have late marriage

   - can gain more 35_____ at work, instead getting married

   答案：promotion

   原文定位：More women are choosing their careers over marriage, which raises the graph of late marriages;It is also easier for them to get a promotion while working in the city

   同义替换：「can gain more」↔「is also easier for them to get」，「instead getting married」↔「choosing their careers over marriage」

6. Downsides of moving into the city

   - losing 36_____ because people have to work hard to maintain life

   答案：culture

   原文定位：A sizable proportion of new corners attach greater importance to money and gradually abandon their former way of life, thus risking losing their culture

   同义替换：「people」↔「a sizable proportion of new comers」，「have to work hard to maintain life」↔「attach greater importance to money and gradually abandon their former way of life」

7. - higher rate of 37_____ in the city than in the country

   答案：crime

   原文定位：These new city residents are also faced with another problem. According to statistics, crime rates are significantly higher in densely populated urban regions than in rural areas

   同义替换：「higher rate of」↔「rates are significantly higher」，「in the city」↔「in densely populated urban regions」

8. - poor quality of 38_____ in the city

   答案：air

   原文定位：Air pollution from both cars and factory emissions affect the health of countless urban residents

   同义替换：「in the city」↔「urban residents」

9. Economic reason

   - increased 39_____ in population result in increase in higher energy consumption

   答案：welfare

   原文定位：With a better economy, cities provide their residents with better welfare. But the concentration of services and facilities such as education, health, and technology in urban areas inevitably contributes to greater energy consumption

   同义替换：「result in」↔「contributes to」，「increase in」↔「greater」

10. - heavy 40_____ stressful.

    答案：congestion

    原文定位：Another problem with life in the city is traffic congestion. It makes people late to work and thus stresses us out before we even get there