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1、攀登英語(yǔ)網(wǎng)提供Unit1WhyILovetheCityAlotofmyfriendsaremovingoutofthecity.Theyrebuyinghousesinthesuburbsbecausetheywanttogetawayfromthenoisesmogtrafficcrimeofthecity.Onefriendsays“Therestoomuchairpollutioninthecity.Ipreferthesubur

2、bswheretheairisclean.“Anotherfriendcomplainsaboutthetraffic:“Therearetoomanycarsdowntown!Youcantfindaparkingplacethetrafficjamsareterrible.“Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:“Thecityisfullofcriminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight

3、—itstoodangerous.“Befemyfriendsmoveoutofthecitytheyusuallyrecitetheadvantagesofsuburbanlife:greengrassflowersswimmingpoolsbarbecuessoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedtherefayearsotheyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantast

4、heywereexpecting.WhatcausesthischangeTheirgardens!Theysoonlearnthatoneunavoidablepartofsuburbanlifeisyardwk.Aftertheywkallweekendintheirgardenstheyremuchtootiredtotakeaswimintheirpoolseventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.t

5、heyhaveanothercomplaint:theycantliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmyfriendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtrafficbutnowtheyhavetocommutetowkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfreewaytwohourseveryday!Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydifferent

6、frommyfriends—IlivedowntownIloveit!WhyWellfirstIlovenature—flowersgreengrasstreesanimals.InthecityIhavealltheadvantagesofnature:Icanwalkthroughthepublicparksmelltheflowerssitonthegrassunderthetrees.Icanvisittheanimalsint

7、hezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:Idonthavetodoyardwkfeedtheanimals.AlsointhecityIcangeteverywherebybusiftheresatrafficjamIcanwalkhome.Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothesuburbstoavoidthecrimeofthebigcities.Ihaveatheyabo

8、uturbancrimehoweversoIfeelsafedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:ifpeoplearebuyinghomesinthesuburbsthecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoisesmogpollutiontoo.Soonovercrowdingcrimewillbeproblems

9、ofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!PeopleontheMoveThehistyoftheAmericanpeopleisinpartthehistyofthemovementoftheAmericanpeople.TheymovedfromthecoloniesoftheEastCoasttotheopenspacesoftheWest.Theymovedfromthecountrythefarmtotheci

10、ty.MerecentlyAmericanshavebeenmovingfromthecitiestothesuburbs.OpenSpaceTheMoveWestPioneerAmericansbeganmovingfromtheEastCoasttotheWest250yearsago.Theymovedwestfmanyreasons.Onereasonwastheavailabilityofunlimitedopenspacel

11、ffarming.Americanslikedlargeopenspacestheyalsolikedthefreedomindependencetodevelopthelintheirownway.Someofthelbecamefarms.Imptantmineralswerediscoveredinsomeareassosomeofthelbecame攀登英語(yǔ)網(wǎng)提供Learninghowtoobtainusecreditispro

12、bablythemostvaluableknowledgeayoungpersoncanhave.Creditisadangeroustoolthatcanbeoftremendoushelpifitishledwithcaution.Havingcreditcanenablepeopletoobtainmaterialnecessitiesbefetheyhavethemoneytopurchasethemoutright.Butun

13、ftunatelymanymanyyoungpeoplegetcarriedawaywiththeirhyplasticcreditcardsawakeonedaytofindtheyareinseriousfinancialdebt.Learninghowtousecreditproperlycanbeaverydifficultpainfullessonindeed.Ofequalimptanceislearninghowtopla

14、napersonalbudget.Peoplehavetoknowhowtocontrolmoneyotherwiseitcancontrolthem.Studentsshouldleavecollegeknowinghowtoallocatetheirmoneyflivingexpensesinsurancesavingssofthindertoavoidthe“Ohno!ImflatbrokeIdontgetpaidagainftw

15、oweeks!“anxietysyndrome.Alongwithlearningaboutcreditpersonalfinancialplanninggraduatingcollegestudentsshouldbetrainedasconsumers.Theconsumermarkettodayisfloodedwithavarietyofproductsservicesofvaryingqualityprices.Ayoungp

16、ersonenteringthe“realwld“issuddenlyfacedwithdifficultdecisionsaboutwhichproducttobuywhoseservicestoengage.Heisusuallyunawareofsuchthingsasreturnpoliciesguaranteesrepairprocedures.Infmationofthisstisvitalknowledgetoeveryd

17、ayliving.Fanewlygraduatedcollegestudentthe“realwld“canbeascaryplacetobewhenhesheisfacedwithsuchissuesashlingcreditplanningabudgetknowingwhattolookfwhenmakingapurchasewhomtopurchaseitfrom.Enteringthis“realwld“couldbemadel

18、esspainfulifpersonswereeducatedindealingwiththeseareasofdailylife.WhatbetterplacetoaccomplishthisthanincollegeMemyLaneIsntWhatItUsedtoBeAboutthistimeeveryyearIgetverynostalgic.Walkingthroughmyneighbhoodonafallafternoonre

19、mindsmeofatimenottoolongagowhensoundsofchildrenfilledtheairchildrenplayinggamesonahillthrowingleavesaroundinthestreetbelowIwasoneofthosechildrencarefreehappy.Iliveonastreetthatisonlyoneblocklong.Ihavelivedonthesamestreet

20、fsixteenyears.Ilovemystreet.Onesidehassixhousesonittheotherhasonlytwohouseswithasmallhillinthedleahugecottonwoodtreeononeend.WhenIthinkofhomeIthinkofmystreetonlyIseeitasitwasbefe.Unftunatelythingschange.OnedaynotlongagoI

21、lookedaroundsawhowdifferenteverythinghasbecome.Lifeonmystreetwillneverbethesamebecauseneighbsarequicklygrowingoldfriendsaregrowingupleavingthecityisplanningtodestroymyprecioushillsellthepropertytocontracts.Itishardfmetoa

22、cceptthatmanyofmywonderfulneighbsaregrowingoldwontbearoundmuchlonger.Ihavefondmemiesofthecoupleacrossthestreetwhosattogetherontheirpchswingalmosteveryeveningthewidownextdowhoyelledatmybrothermefbeingtooloudthecrazyoldman

23、inablacksuitwhodroveanoldcar.IncontrasttothosepeoplethepeopleIseetodayareveryoldneighbswhohaveseenbetterdays.Themanintheblacksuitsayshewantstodieanotherneighbjustsoldhishousemovedintoanursinghome.Theladywhousedtoyellatus

24、istootiredtobotheranymethecoupleacrossthestreetrarelygoouttotheirfrontpchthesedays.ItisdifficulttowatchthesepreciouspeopleastheyneartheendoftheirlivesbecauseatonetimeIthoughttheywouldlivefever.The“comingsgoings“oftheyoun