Urban citizens(市民)can enjoy a more colorful life than rural citizens.Townspeople are well­informed because they have the easier access to news，while country people are uniformed because these districts are hard to get to.Urban traffic is so well­developed that the residents there often visit exhibitions and parks which are only a short bus ride away.For country people this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.Shopping，a necessary activity in everyday life is more convenient in the city than in the countryside.Townspeople can buy what they want at any time of a day.But rural residents go to town at most once a week.So after shopping they always stagger home loaded with heavy purchases.As for as meals and clothes concerned，townspeople are well­fed and well­dressed as there is an adequate(足够的)supply of goods.But rural residents are too busy to pay particular attention to them.It is for these reasons that more and more people are moving into the city and looking for a rest there.
　　On the contrary，some people are attracted by the rural area.Air pollution，noise and overcrowding which are the biggest problems confronting townspeople seem strange for rural residents.Medical studies have proved that rural residents can live longer than urban residents,because they are free from a polluted environment.In addition，the crime rate in the city is several times higher than in the countryside.As is known to all，the life in any city is much more expensive than in the countryside.So the safe,quiet and cheap life in the country appeals to(对……有吸引力)many city residents.
　　Either an urban or a rural area gives pleasure and trouble.But，I believe，the suburban area has the excellencies(优点)of both and is superior to both.As the automobile industry develops，more and more people will make their homes in suburban areas.
　　1、According to the passage，rural people are not as well­dressed as urban citizens mainly because________.
　　A.they live far away from town
　　B.they live a poorer life
　　C.they are busy with their work
　　D.they don't like to dress up
　　参考答案：C
　　参考解析：细节理解题。从第一段最后rural residents are too busy to pay particular attention to them可知。选C项。
　　2、When visiting an exhibition in town，country people have to ________.
　　A.listen to local news
　　B.take a bus
　　C.make a careful plan
　　D.ask friends for help
　　参考答案：C
　　参考解析：细节理解题。从第一段For country people this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.可知，乡村的人们要想看展览会得提前作计划。故选C项。
　　3、For rural residents，the problems the urban citizens facing are________.
　　A.common
　　B.unfamiliar
　　C.well­known
　　D.unimportant
　　参考答案：B
　　参考解析：推理判断题。从第二段第二句可知rural residents对townspeople所面临的污染等问题感到奇怪，可知选B。
　　4、Paragraph 1 mainly tells us the differences between urban and rural life in ________.
　　A.communication，traffic and shopping
　　B.traffic，shopping and diet
　　C.education，living conditions and housing
　　D.traffic，medicine and shopping
　　参考答案：A
　　参考解析：细节理解题。从第一段的内容可知作者依次从通讯、交通以及购物等方面进行了比较。故选A项。
　　参考译文：
　　城市居民的生活比农村居民丰富多彩。市民的见多识广是因为他们更容易获得新闻，而农村居民的制服是因为这些地区很难到达。城市交通十分发达，那里的居民经常参观展览和公园，而这些展览和公园乘坐公共汽车只需很短的时间。方式。对于农村居民来说，这是一项涉及大量规划的重大行动。购物是城市日常生活中的一项必要活动，比在农村更为方便。城镇居民一天中的任何时候都可以买到他们想要的东西，但农村居民一周最多进城一次，所以买完东西后总是摇摇晃晃地回家，买的东西很多。至于饭菜和衣服，城里人吃得很饱，穿得很好，因为商品供应充足。但是农村居民太忙，没有特别注意他们。正是由于这些原因，越来越多的人进城休息。
　　相反，一些人被农村所吸引，空气污染、噪音和拥挤是城镇居民面临的最大问题，这对农村居民来说似乎很奇怪。医学研究证明，农村居民可以比城市居民长寿，因为他们没有受到污染的环境。此外，城市的犯罪率比农村高出几倍，众所周知，任何城市的生活都比农村昂贵得多，因此，农村的安全、安静、廉价的生活吸引了许多城市居民。
　　无论是城市还是农村，都会给人带来快乐和麻烦。但是，我相信，郊区既有优点，又优于两者。随着汽车工业的发展，越来越多的人会在郊区安家。