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TheprincipaldifferencebetweenurbangrowthinEuropeandintheNorthAmericancolonieswastheslowevolutionofcitiesintheformerandtheirrapidgrowthinthelatter.InEuropetheygrewoveraperiodofcenturiesfromtowneconomiestotheirpresenturbanstructure.InNorthAmerica，theystartedaswildernesscommunitiesanddevelopedtomatureurbanisminlittlemorethanacentury.

IntheearlycolonialdaysinNorthAmerica，smallcitiessprangupalongtheAtlanticCoastline，mostlyinwhatarenowNewEnglandandMiddleAtlanticstatesintheUnitedStatesandinthelowerSaintLawrencevalleyinCanada.ThiswasnaturalbecausetheseareaswerenearesttoEnglandandFrance，particularlyEngland，fromwhichmostcapitalgoods（assetssuchasequipment）andmanyconsumergoodswereimported.Merchandisingestablishmentswere，accordingly，advantageouslylocatedinportcitiesfromwhichgoodscouldbereadilydistributedtointeriorsettlements.Here，too，werethefavoredlocationsforprocessingrawmaterialspriortoexport.Boston，Philadelphia，NewYork，Montreal，andothercitiesflourished，and，asthecoloniesgrew，thesecitiesincreasedinimportance.

ThiswaslesstrueinthecolonialSouth，wherelifecenteredaroundlargefarms，knownasplantations，ratherthanaroundtowns，aswasthecaseintheareasfurthernorthalongtheAtlanticcoastline.Thelocalisolationandtheeconomicself-sufficiencyoftheplantationswereantagonistictothedevelopmentofthetowns.Theplantationsmaintainedtheirindependencebecausetheywerelocatedonnavigablestreamsandeachhadawharfaccessibletothesmallshippingofthatday.Infact，oneofthestrongestfactorsintheselectionofplantationlandwasthedesiretohaveitsfrontonawaterhighway.

WhentheUnitedStatesbecameanindependentnationin1776，itdidnothaveasinglecityaslargeas50，000inhabitants，butby1820ithadacityofmorethan10，000people，andby1880ithadrecordedacityofoveronemillion.Itwasnotuntilafter1823，afterthemechanizationofthespinninghadweavingindustries，thatcitiesstarteddrawingyoungpeopleawayfromfarms.SuchmigrationwasparticularlyrapidfollowingtheCivilWar（1861-1865）.

托福阅读题目：

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss？

（A）FactorsthatslowedthegrowthofcitiesinEurope.

（B）TheevolutionofcitiesinNorthAmerica

（C）TradebetweenNorthAmericanandEuropeancities

（D）TheeffectsoftheUnitedSates＇independenceonurbangrowthinNewEngland.

2.Theword＂they＂inline4refersto

（A）NorthAmericancolonies

（B）cities

（C）centuries

（D）towneconomies

3.ThepassagecomparesearlyEuropeanandNorthAmericancitiesonthebasisofwhichofthe

following？

（A）Theireconomicsuccess

（B）Thetypeofmerchandisetheyexported

（C）Theirabilitytodistributegoodstointeriorsettlements

（D）Thepaceoftheirdevelopment

4.Theword＂accordingly＂inline11isclosestinmeaningto

（A）asusual

（B）incontrast

（C）tosomedegree

（D）forthatreason

5.Accordingtothepassage，earlycolonialcitieswereestablishedalongtheAtlanticcoastlineof

NorthAmericadueto

（A）anabundanceofnaturalresources

（B）financialsupportfromcolonialgovernments

（C）proximitytopartsofEurope

（D）afavorableclimate

6.Thepassageindicatesthatduringcolonialtimes，theAtlanticcoastlinecitiespreparedwhichof

thefollowingforshipmenttoEurope？

（A）Manufacturingequipment

（B）Capitalgoods

（C）Consumergoods

（D）Rawmaterials

7.Accordingtothepassage，allofthefollowingaspectsoftheplantationsysteminfluencedthe

growthofsoutherncitiesEXCEPTthe

（A）locationoftheplantations

（B）accessofplantationownerstoshipping

（C）relationshipsbetweenplantationresidentsandcityresidents

（D）economicself-sufficiencyoftheplantations

8.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat，incomparisonwithnortherncities，mostsoutherncities

were

（A）moreprosperous

（B）smaller

（C）lesseconomicallyself-sufficient

（D）tiedlesscloselytoEnglandthantoFrance

9.Theword＂recorded＂inline26isclosestinmeaningto

（A）imagined

（B）discovered

（C）documented

（D）planned

10.Theword＂drawing＂inline28isclosestinmeaningto

（A）attracting

（B）employing

（C）instructing

（D）representing

11.ThepassagementionstheperiodfollowingtheCivilWar（line29）becauseitwasatimeof

（A）significantobstaclestoindustrialgrowth

（B）decreaseddependenceonforeigntrade

（C）increasednumbersofpeopleleavingemploymentonfarms

（D）increasedmigrationfromnorthernstatestosouthernstates