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Many small towns have experienced new population growth from the cities. The
Many small towns have experienced new population growth from the cities. The
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2025-03-24
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Many small towns have experienced new population growth from the cities. These newcomers to rural America bring "big city" demands that small towns cannot afford. The following cases describe some typical towns:
Retired city people moving to Kimberling City often see wildlife close to their homes. Kelly and Bette Edgington, for example, see deer on their property. Also, they have identified more than one hundred kinds of birds around their comfortable home in the small, but fast-growing retirement town in the Ozark Mountains. Yet most of the retired people heading for beautiful rural places like this one enjoy being close to some of the convenience and activities of the cities.
Kimberling has a small shopping center, a country club and a golf course. It is less than twenty miles from the School of the Ozarks, which has cultural events. Kimberling City had only about 600 people in 1970 but has nearly doubled since then. A local planning official estimates the town’s population will reach 4 000 by the end of the 20th century.
The newcomers are demanding more paved roads, says Mrs. Edgington, the $ 50-a-month mayor. A central sewer system is needed. These services require more money, but the town does not receive enough money from taxes. Even though industries could help provide taxes to pay for these services, the town is not seeking industries.
Residents do not want industries and the traffic they bring. Most residents came to get away from the cities, and now they find the town has changed. "I came here to get away from Kansas City," says retired James Mitchell. "This was really rural when I came. Now it’s getting crowded. " [br] From the passage we know that residents living in the small town now______.
选项
A、are satisfied with their present situation
B、regret their coming
C、are to leave
D、have complaints
答案
D
解析
本题问从文章中我们知道住在小城镇里的居民怎样。根据文章第一段和最后一段的内容,许多小城镇都经历了由于城市人口的迁入而使新人口增加并进而带来了小城镇所负担不起的需求。居民们不想要这些工业企业以及它们所带来的车辆。大多数人本来是为了离开城市,但现在他们发现这些小镇已经变了样。退休的詹姆斯·米切尔说:“我来这里是为了离开堪萨斯城,我来时这里是真正的乡下,但是,现在这里也变成了闹市。”因此,本题的正确答案应是D“也有怨言”。
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