1、Urbanization(2013高考北京卷)Until relatively recently，the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city.The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago._71_In fact，nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (鄉(xiāng)村的) villages.It was not until the 20th century t

2、hat Great Britain became the first urban society in historya society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.Britain was only the beginning._72_The process of urbanizationthe migration (遷徙) of people from the countryside to the citywas the result of modernization，

3、which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.In 1990，fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas.Today，over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms._73_Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized.Even in advanced agricultural so

4、cieties，it took about ninetyfive people on farms to feed five people in cities._74_Until modern times，those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite(精英) and the servants，laborers and professionals who served them.Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplu

5、s food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.Over the past two centuries，the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country._75_Today，instead of needing ninetyfive farmers to feed five city people，one American far

6、mer is able to feed more than a hundred nonfarmers.AThat kept cities very small.BThe rest live in small towns.CThe effects of urban living on people should be considered.DSoon many other industrial nations became urban societies.EBut even 200 years ago，only a few people could live in cities.FModerni

7、zation drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.GModern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.考試說(shuō)明對(duì)該題型命題目的的表述為 “主要考查考生對(duì)文章的整體內(nèi)容和結(jié)構(gòu)以及上下文邏輯意義的理解和掌握?！标P(guān)于七選五的做題方法1、先看選項(xiàng)。七選五的答案選項(xiàng)給出的都是句子，因此，我們可以通過(guò)句子的完整性或者句子后面的標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)來(lái)判斷該句在文章中的位置。2、再看空前空后。由于七選五空出的是整個(gè)句子，而這些句子與句子之

8、間必然有一種聯(lián)系，因此我們可以通過(guò)選項(xiàng)中某個(gè)名詞或動(dòng)詞跟空前或空后的一致性或者相關(guān)性來(lái)確定這兩個(gè)句子之間有一種關(guān)聯(lián)性，從而選擇正確的答案。3、注意。一定要注意句子中出現(xiàn)的人稱(chēng)代詞或者指示代詞，代詞是指代一個(gè)名詞或者一個(gè)句子的，通過(guò)理解代詞指代的意義（人，事物，還是某句話）來(lái)選擇。4、注意一些特殊疑問(wèn)詞。如果選項(xiàng)中或空前出現(xiàn)特殊疑問(wèn)詞，一定要把這句話仔細(xì)讀幾遍，根據(jù)不同特殊疑問(wèn)詞的回答方式，比如對(duì)why的回答，后面要有because等表原因的詞，對(duì)when的回答，后面要有表時(shí)間的狀語(yǔ)，對(duì)where的回答，后面要有表地點(diǎn)的名詞，對(duì)how的回答，后面要有方式狀語(yǔ)等。5、注意一些連詞。如一些表示轉(zhuǎn)折的

9、連詞，but，However，yet，though，nevertheless等，另外還有一些表示并列關(guān)系的連詞如and，also，as well as，neither.nor，either.or，not only.but also，on one hand.on the other hand等。通過(guò)不同的連詞我們可以推知句與句之間不同的關(guān)系。sourceConnection SummarizingKey wordsUrbanization(2013高考北京卷)Until relatively recently，the vast majority of human beings lived and

10、 died without ever seeing a city.The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago._71_In fact，nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (鄉(xiāng)村的) villages.It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in historya society in which the majority o

11、f people live in cities and do not farm for a living.Britain only the beginning._72_The process of urbanizationthe migration (遷徙) of people from the countryside to the citywas the result of modernization，which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.In 1990，fewer than 40% of Amer

12、icans lived in urban areas.Today，over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms._73_Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized.Even in advanced agricultural societies，it took about ninetyfive people on farms to feed five people in cities._74_Until modern

13、times，those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite(精英) and the servants，laborers and professionals who served them.Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to c

14、ity.Over the past two centuries，the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country. _75_Today，instead of needing ninetyfive farmers to feed five city people，one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred nonfarmers.AThat kept cities very small.BThe rest live in small towns.CThe effects of urban living on people should be considered.DSoon many other industrial nations became urban societies.EBut even 200 years ago，only a few people could live in cities.FModernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more p