| The earth is witnessing an urban
revolution, as people worldwide crowd into towns and cities. In 1800 only five
per cent of the world’s population were urban dwellers; now the proportion has
risen to more than forty-five percent, and by the year 2010 more people will
live in towns and cities than in the countryside. Humanity will, for the first
time, have become a predominantly urban species. Though the world is getting more crowded by the day, absolute numbers of population are less important than where people concentrate and whether these areas can cope with them. Even densities, however, tell us nothing about the quality of the infrastructure—roads, housing and job creation, for example—or the availability of crucial services. The main question, then, is not how many people there are in a given area, but how well their needs c A. incentives to improve the slums B. land to squatters C. preference to urban areas D. hard currency to cities and towns [单项选择]Cafes in France
Cafes are very much a part of the French way of life and are frequented as a meeting point among friends. Most cafes are primarily focused (29) drinks but provide lunchtime snacks (30) as sandwiches, salads and toast. All kinds of drinks are served, (31) alcoholic drinks and hot beverages. Generally customers (32) consume only a small mount of food and drink (33) visit and there are high taxes on alcohol served in public bars. Consequently, the price of drinks is generally high (34) with other European countries. (35) cafes increasingly have to compare with fast food outlets, (36) are used as meeting places by young people attracted by their low prices. In France, cafes and bars are mainly independent family-nm businesses, (37) 70% of them employing between one (38) five people. The number of cafes and bars in France has steadily diminished (39) the past fe A. such B. like C. so 我来回答: 提交
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