2012年大学英语四级考试阅读练习题十_第2页

　　[A] Types of mass transportation.

　　[B] Instability of urban life.

　　[C] How supply and demand determine land use.

　　[D] The effect of mass transportation on urban expansion.

　　2.　Why does the author mention both Boston and Chicago?

　　[A] To demonstrate positive and negative effects of growth.

　　[B] To exemplify cities with and without mass transportation.

　　[C] To show mass transportation changed many cities.

　　[D] To contrast their rate of growth.

　　3.　According to the passage, what was one disadvantage of residential expansion?

　　[A] It was expensive.

　　[B] It happened too slowly.

　　[C] It was unplanned.

　　[D] It created a demand for public transportation.

　　4.　The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city,

　　[A] that is large.

　　[B] that is used as a model for land development.

　　[C] where the development of land exceeded population growth.

　　[D] with an excellent mass transportation system.