Maps and statistics can tell us a lot about where a country is headed．Take the US Census Bureau's latest findings on American cities．They show that for the first time since 1900，Detroit is not on the list of the Top 10 most populous US cities．In its place is San Jose，California．
Detroit has been the long-time centre of the US auto industry，but in the past few years the "Big Three" US automakers - General Motors，F(xiàn)ord，and Chrysler - have closed plants and laid off workers．With the factory closings and huge job losses，Detroit cannot collect enough tax revenue to pay its bills，forcing it to close schools and lay off city workers．Cutbacks then cause others to flee the city．
"It's part of a pattern for the heavily industrialized cities，" says Dana Johnson，an economist in Detroit． "There's been an ongoing dynamic （變化） here of people fleeing the city looking for better schools，better lifestyles，better services．"
Detroit is hardly alone．After World War II，the US was the world's leading manufacturer．Cars，televisions，toys，and clothing made in America were exported around the world．As a result，the well-paid factory workers formed the backbone of a rising middle class．In the last three decades，the US economy has changed．Companies have moved factories overseas to take advantage of lower wages in Asia，Latin America，and Eastern Europe．
Where are people who leave the northeast and midwest going？They are moving south and west，another broad trend．In general，people are moving to where it's warmer，less expensive and less crowded，or where jobs are more plentiful in growing service industries like health care，in the technology sector，or in factories that moved from the northeast or midwest．
In a sense，the computer chips of San Jose，the new 10th largest city，in the heart of what is known as Silicon Valley，have replaced the sheet metal and molten steel of Detroit as the symbol of American economic power．
（1）The main difficulty that Detroit is now facing is AA．
A．the factory closings and huge job losses
B．many people's moving to the south and west
C．the poor quality of the automobile
D．the lack of the computer chips
（2）Which of the following isn't the trend of the change？ CC
A．The decline of the manufacturing economy．
B．Companies' moving overseas．
C．The end of the US cities' development．
D．The migration of Americans to the south and west．
（3）Which statement is not correct according to the passage？ BB
A．Detroit has been on the list of the Top 10 most populous US cities for over a century．
B．People immigrate south and west to take advantage of lower wages there．
C．The US was an important exporting country in the middle of the last century．
D．The US economy now is not as prosperous as 30 years ago．
【考點】傳統(tǒng)習俗與文化．
【答案】A；C；B
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