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　　I came across and old country guide the other day．It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country , and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one’s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside．

　　Nowadays a superficial traveler in rural England might conclude that the village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the residents or selling old things to visitors．Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression．There has been smaller village commerce (商業(yè)), but its vigor is still remarkable．

　　Our local grocer’s shop , for example , is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town．Women prefer to go there and exchange the local news while purchasing , instead of queuing up at a supermarket．And the shop owner knows well that personal service has substantial cash value．

　　His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town , but he will deliver anything at any time．His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an aged woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing．The wealthier customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within and an hour．I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big groups of industry or commerce．

　　Most of the village shopkeepers I know , are individualists in their ways．For example , our shoemaker stares with a cold look at the pairs of cheap , mass－produced shoes taken to him for repair．Has it come to this , he seems to be saying , that he , a craftsman (手藝人), should have to waste his skills upon such trash?But we all know he will in fact do excellent work upon them．a(chǎn)nd he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxury．

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　　As public transportation goes, the system in Shanghai is fairly good．It is reliable, frequent, and cheap．The buses will take you to virtually④ any place in the city．Though the metro(地鐵)is forever overcrowded, it will take you to the major hotspots in downtown cheaply．Even the taxi fare is cheap by North American standards．

　　What may trouble the city in the next decade is how to invest best on transportation infrastructure(設(shè)施)．With the city's population growing rapidly and the 2010 Expo approaching, the transportation system simply cannot handle the expected traffic in the downtown area．

　　Lessons from big cities such as Los Angeles taught us that blindly building more roads and high-ways would only exacerbate(使……惡化)traffic overcrowding．The expansion of the metro and a better bus system will go a long way to relieve the blocking．I think the biggest headache in the near future is that, as more and more people can afford it, there will be more privately-owned cars on the road．

　　Compared to Shanghai, it is a joy to drive in Canada．It is still a major headache to drive in major cities such as Toronto or Vancouver, but only in the downtown center and in rush hours．Since the population is so small in Canada(only 30 million), more people live in residential areas(suburban)away from the downtown area．Land is comparatively cheap so city tends to spread out to a large area．

　　The only convenient way to travel around is by car．Biking is a healthy and environment-friendly way to move around, but it is only possible if you live close to your work and in good weather．The subway system only exists in Toronto and it is very old．Buses can take you to major residential and commercial areas, but it does not run very frequently(at least not so in Vancouver)In the winter, waiting for a bus in rainy, freezing Vancouver weather is very unpleasant．

　　I do have a bone to pick with Shanghai traffic．Despite its wonderful transport infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)), the people hardly ever follow the traffic rules．

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　　Mitsuaki recently arrived in the United States to enter university．He wants to do well in his studies anD．　　1　　 to the new culture．But Mitsuaki has a 　　2　　．It’s not his roommates．It’s not his school fees．It’s not even his English ability．It is that he doesn’t have a 　　3　　．And in America, that really makes him a foreigner．Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture：　　4　　 is a way of life．

　　It’s 　　5　　 there’s no public transportation in AmericA#Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help people get 　　6　　 work．Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across the 　　7　　．But most people find it much more 　　8　　 to drive, 　　9　　 they do have to deal with traffiC#Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle．Many people 　　10　　 their car as a status symbol．But no matter what their social status are, people without wheels feel 　　11　　．

　　When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers 　　12　　 were．Young people in America often get their driver’s license around age 16 by 　　13　　 a written test and a driving test．　　14　　, before they can get their license, they have to take a driver education 　　15　　, which gives students hands－on practice with driving．It also helps to reduce the high 　　16　　 of insurance．For teenagers, being able to drive－and in some cases, having their own car－is a big 　　17　　．It gives them a sense of power and freedom．It’s 　　18　　 to find an American teenager without one．

　　Driving to Americans is 　　19　　 flying to birds．It’s almost part of their nature．For many Americans, being 　　20　　 the wheel is like their natural home．

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　Mitsuaki recently arrived in the United States to enter university．He wants to do well in his studies and 　　1　　 to the new culture．But Mitsuaki has a 　　2　　．It’s not his roommates．It’s not his school fees．It’s not even his English ability．It is that he doesn’t have a 　　3　　．And in America, that really makes him a foreigner．Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture：　　4　　 is a way of life．

　　It’s 　　5　　 there’s no public transportation in America．Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help people get 　　6　　 work．Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across the 　　7　　．But most people find it much more 　　8　　 to drive, 　　9　　 they do have to deal with traffic．Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle．Many people 　　10　　 their car as a status symbol．But no matter what their social status are, people without wheels feel 　　11　　．

　　When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers 　　12　　 were．Young people in America often get their driver’s license around age 16 by 　　13　　 a written test and a driving test．　　14　　, before they can get their license, they have to take a driver education 　　15　　, which gives students hands-on practice with driving．It also helps to reduce the high 　　16　　 of insurance．For teenagers, being able to drive－and in some cases, having their own car－is a big 　　17　　．It gives them a sense of power and freedom．It’s 　　18　　 to find an American teenager without one．

　　Driving to Americans is 　　19　　 flying to birds．It’s almost part of their nature．For many Americans, being 　　20　　 the wheel is like their natural home．

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