That is what Los Angeles did. Los Angeles decided to build highways for cars rather than spending money on public transportation. This decision was suitable for Los Angeles. The city grew outward instead of upward. Los Angeles never built many tall apartment buildings. Instead, people live in houses with gardens. In Los Angeles, most people drive cars to work. And every car has to have a parking space. So many buildings where people work also have building lots. Los Angeles also became a city without a Central Business District (CBD). If a city has a CBD, crowds of people rush into it every day to work. If people drive to work, they need lots of road space. So Los Angeles developed several business districts and built homes and other buildings in between the districts. This required more roads and parking spaces. Some people defend this growth pattern. They say Los Angeles is the city of the future.1. According to the passage, Los Angeles is a city where

    Some cities have planned their transportation systems for car owners. That is what Los Angeles did. Los Angeles decided to build highways for cars rather than spending money on public transportation.

    This decision was suitable for Los Angeles. The city grew outward instead of upward. Los Angeles never built many tall apartment buildings. Instead, people live in houses with gardens.

    In Los Angeles, most people drive cars to work. And every car has to have a parking space. So many buildings where people work also have building lots.

    Los Angeles also became a city without a Central Business District (CBD). If a city has a CBD, crowds of people rush into it every day to work. If people drive to work, they need lots of road space.

    So Los Angeles developed several business districts and built homes and other buildings in between the districts. This required more roads and parking spaces.

    Some people defend this growth pattern. They say Los Angeles is the city of the future.

1. According to the passage, Los Angeles is a city where

A. there is no public transportation system

B. more money is spent on highways for cars

C. more money is spent on public transportation systems

D. public transportation is more developed than in other cities

2.“The city grew I outward instead of upward”(Line 1，Para. 2) means

A. the city became more spread out instead of growing taller

B. there were fewer small houses than tall buildings

C. rapid deve1opment took place in the city center

D. many tall bui1dings could be found in the city.

3. According to the passage, if a city has several business districts,

A. people won't have to drive to work every day

B. there have to more roads and parking spaces

C. companies would be located in between the districts

D. there would be no need to build parking spaces within the districts

4. According to the growth pattern of Los Angeles, homes were mainly built ______．
A．in the city center
B．along the main roads
C．around business districts
D．within the business districts

5. The passage is mainly about ______．
A．the construction of parking spaces in Los Angeles
B．the new growth pattern of the city of Los Angeles
C．the public transportation system in Los Angeles
D．the problem of traffic jams in Los Angeles