请阅读短文,完成此题。 Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgive

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请阅读短文,完成此题。 Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoiceweshouldpretertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren'tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecountry.Buthowrealisticisthedream? Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Allyoucanseefromyourwindowsissky,orotherblocksofflats.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous--coopedupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothefeelislatedfromtherestoftheworld.Strangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon'tevensayhellotoeachother. Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsi~omthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.WhileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfiSendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarefromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.There'slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,antiforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown.Thecitydwellerwholeavesforthecountry,isoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet. What,then,istheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet,butsuffersti'omthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff;thecitybreedsafeelingofisolation,andconstantnoisebattersthesenses.Butoneofitstnainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecentreofthings;andthatlifedoesn'tcometoanendathalfpastnineatnight.Somepeoplehavefound(orratherbought)acompromisebetweenthetwo:theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe"quietlife"byleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities.Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleavebehind--theyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages. Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph? 查看材料

A.Large cities are dirty and noisy.

B.A job is very important for "me".

C.Many city people prefer village to city.

D.Villages are tidy and peaceful.

正确答案是C