资格英语-雅思阅读分类模拟题练习十三

雅思阅读分类模拟题练习十三Reading passage 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based o

雅思阅读分类模拟题练习十三 Reading passage 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. Questions 1-7 Reading Passage 1has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below. Write the correct number i-x in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet. List of Headings i The need for resources ii Providing health information for citizens iii Anew area that aroused the academic interest iv Building cities in earthquake zones v The first campaigns for environmental changes vi The great effect of environment on city planning vii The impact of global warming on cities viii Laws bring temporary promotion ix Removal of the unwanted by-products x The increasing speed of suburban development 、 1 Paragraph A 、 2 Paragraph B 、 3 Paragraph C 、 4 Paragraph D 、 5 Paragraph E 、 6 Paragraph F 、 7 Paragraph G Relationship between the City and The Natural Environment Although cities and their metropolitan areas have interacted with and shaped the natural a environment, it is only recently that scientists have started to take into consideration this relationship. During our own time, the tension between natural and urbanized areas has increased, as the spread of metropolitan populations and urban land uses has reshaped and destroyed natural landscapes and environments. The relationship between the city and the natural environment has actually been circular, b with cities having massive effects on the natural environment, whereas the natural environment, in turn, has profoundly shaped urban conflgurations. To great extent, urban history is filled with stories about how city dwellers contended with the forces of nature that threatened their lives. Nature not only caused many of the annoyances of daily urban life, such as bad weather and pests, but it also gave rise to natural disasters and catastrophes such as floods, fires, and earthquakes. In order to protect themselves and their settlements against the forces of nature, cities built many defenses including flood walls and dams,