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Questions 40-50In 1900 the United States had only three cities with more than a million residents-New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. By 1930, it had ten giant metropolises. The newerones experienced remarkable growth, which reflected basic changes in the economy.Line The population of Los Angeles (114,000 in 1900) rose spectacularly in the early(5) decades of the twentieth century, increasing a dramatic 1,400 percent from 1900 to 1930.A number of circumstances contributed to the meteoric rise of Los Angeles. Theagricultural potential of the area was enormous if water for irrigation could be found, andthe city founders had the vision and dating to obtain it by constructing a 225-mileaqueduct, completed in 1913, to tap the water of the Owens River. The city had a superb(10) natural harbor, as well as excellent rail connections. The climate made it possible to shootmotion pictures year-round; hence Hollywood. Hollywood not only supplied jobs; itdisseminated an image of the good life in Southern California on screens all across thenation. The most important single industry powering the growth of Los Angeles, however,was directly linked to the automobile. The demand for petroleum to fuel gasoline engines(15) led to the opening of the Southern California oil fields, and made Los Angeles NorthAmerica's greatest refining center.Los Angeles was a product of the auto age in another sense as well: its distinctivespatial organization depended on widespread private ownership of automobiles. LosAngeles was a decentralized metropolis, sprawling across the desert landscape over an(20) area of 400 square miles. It was a city without a real center. The downtown businessdistrict did not grow apace with the city as a whole, and the rapid transit system designedto link the center with outlying areas withered away from disuse. Approximately 800,000cars were registered in Los Angeles County in 1930, one per 2.7 residents. Some visitorsfrom the east coast were dismayed at the endless urban sprawl and dismissed Los(25) Angeles as a mere collection of suburbs in search of a city. But the freedom and mobilityof a city built on wheels attracted floods of migrants to the city.
40. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) The growth of cities in the UnitedStates in the early 1900's
(B) The development of the SouthernCalifornia oil fields
(C) Factors contributing to the growth ofLos Angeles
(D) Industry and city planning in LosAngeles

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答案：C
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(2),B(0),C(2),D(0),E(0)

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