2两题课外完成,开学备查;3、4两题完成后答案上传。 1. Copy the new words and expressions in Unit 2, Section A. 2. Prepare for the d i ctation for the new words and expressions. 3. Read through Text A and do the exercise of Getting the Message. 4. 阅读理解 Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs , its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry( 林业 ) , and most of the rest live in or around towns , small and large . Here the traditional picture is changing : every small town may still be very like other small towns , and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country , but most Americans do not live in small towns any more . Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs 、 of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England , let alone France . The statistics( 统计 )of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day . As the rush to live out of town continues . rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses , so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment . 1 . If now America has 250 million people . how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? A . About 25 million . B . More than 25 million . C . Less than 25 million . D. Less than 225 million 2 . Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas? A . United States . B . Germany . C . France . D . England . 3 . What’s the meaning of the word“ metropolitan” in the middle of the passage? A .Of a large city with its suburbs . B . Of small and large towns . C . Of urban areas . D . Of rural areas . 4. According to the passage , what can we learn about small towns in the United States? A Most small towns become gradually crowded B . Small towns are still similar to each other . C. As the traditional picture is changing , towns are different . D. Small towns are turning into large cities 5 . Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb? A . Because they are the same . B . Because the rush takes place too quickly C . Because the process is gradual . D . Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas .