Not too many decades ago it seemed "obvious" both to the general public and to sociologists that modem society has changed people’s natural relations, loosened their responsibilities to kin and neighbors, and substituted in their place superficial relationships with passing acquaintances. However, in recent years a growing body of research has revealed that the "obvious" is not true. It seems that if you are a city resident, you typically know a smaller proportion of your neighbors than you do if you are a resident of a smaller community. But, for the most part, this fact has few significant consequences. It does not necessarily follow that if you know few of your neighbors you will know no one else.
Even in very large cities, people maintain close social ties within small, private social worlds. Indeed, the number and quality of meaningful relationships do not differ between more and less urban people. Small-town residents are more involved with
A. Similarities in the interpersonal relationships between urbanites and small-town dwellers.
B. Advantages of living in big cities as compared with living in small towns.
C. The positive role that urbanism plays in modern life.
D. The strong feeling of alienation of city inhabitants.
Many years ago, when I worked (61) a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was (62) a rare and serious disease. Her only (63) of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion (输血) (64) her 5 - year- old brother, (65) had amazingly (66) the same disease and had developed the antibodies (抗体) needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the (67) to her little brother, and asked the boy if he (68) give his blood to his sister. I saw him (69) for only a moment before (70) a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I’ll do it if it will save Liz." As the transfusion (71) , he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, (72) we all did, (73) the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face (74) pale and his smile (75) . He looked up at the doctor and asked in a (an) (76) voice, "Will I start to die (77) " Being young,
A. saw
B. seeing
C. seen
D. to see
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