【題目】Census Bureau (人口普查局) data released Thursday show that 48 of the 50 most populous (人口稠密的) U.S. cities have grown since 2010, compared with only 40 of the top 50 in the first two years after the 2000 Census. Of the top 100, 93 have grown since 2010, compared with just 72 a decade ago.

Many of the biggest, such as New York, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego and Dallas, are outpacing the nation’s 1.7% growth rate since 2010.

“Urban America is recovering faster than more remote places,” said Robert Lang, a professor of urban affairs.

Only two big cities - Detroit and Cleveland - lost population between 2010 and 2012.

The urban recovery is led by mid-sized cities including Austin and Fort Worth and Charlotte. Austin grew 6.6% in two years, becoming the USA’s 11th-largest city. In 2000, it was No. 17.

Other trends:

New York City grew 2%, adding about 161,500 people since 2010. By far it is the USA’s most populous city.

The population of New Orleans continues to grow. In 2005 a terrible natural disaster happened to the city, causing the population to decrease. Now it has a population of three hundred and sixty-nine thousand. The number has grown by 7.4% since 2010.

Government budget crunches (緊縮) have put state capitals in difficulty. Half are behind the growth rate of their regions.

Perhaps the biggest exception to the capital crunch is Austin. It has grown more than 26% since 2000. Population expert William Frey says Austin enjoys a number of qualities that make it attractive. It’s a high-tech city with a state university. And it’s in Texas, an attractive place for newcomers. “In some ways it’s a model of what other cities would like to become,” he says.

Frey notes that Charlotte, which grew 5.4% since 2010 has grown into a high-tech and financial center whose industries do business not just with those in other U.S. cities but with the rest of the world.

【1】The statistics in Paragraph 1 suggest that _____.

A. there were fewer cities in the USA a decade ago

B. remote areas in the USA have more people now

C. the population in the USA has grown since 2010

D. many big cities in the USA face population problems

【2】William Frey thinks Austin’s growth _____.

A. is due to its education

B. is the steadiest in the USA

C. attracts well-educated people

D. deserves the attention of other cities

【3】According to the text, Charlotte _____.

A. is a political center

B. has grown slowly since 2010

C. is the USA’s 11th-largest city

D. does business at home and abroad

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】試題分析: 本文講述美國(guó)人口普查局發(fā)布城市調(diào)查報(bào)告。

【1】C 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到Census Bureau (人口普查局) data released Thursday show that 48 of the 50 most populous (人口稠密的) U.S. cities have grown since 2010可知人口普查局?jǐn)?shù)據(jù)表明，五十個(gè)城市中有四十八個(gè)城市自從2010以來(lái)一直在增長(zhǎng)，故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】D 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到Population expert William Frey says Austin enjoys a number of qualities that make it attractive.可知人口專家William Frey說(shuō)奧斯丁擁有很多的品質(zhì)，讓它變得更有吸引力，故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】D 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到Frey notes that Charlotte, which grew 5.4% since 2010 has grown into a high-tech and financial center whose industries do business not just with those in other U.S. cities but with the rest of the world.可知Frey指出Charlotte自從2010年增長(zhǎng)百分之五點(diǎn)四，已經(jīng)成為了個(gè)科技和金融中心，工業(yè)已經(jīng)由國(guó)內(nèi)發(fā)展到全世界，故選D項(xiàng)。

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