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2021-4-29班 级： 科 目 ：20XX年复习资料 2021-4-29 班 级： 科 目 ： 20XX年复习资料 教学复习资料 小综合训练8 　对应学生用书P136 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A （2019·武汉联考) For its outsize reputation， Silicon Valley is a narrow thing。 Americas innovation capital mainly consists of many small towns and cities on the San Francisco Peninsula （半岛） squeezed between the coastal mountain range to the west and the bay to the east. It is traditionally made up of the top of Santa Clara County as well as the very bottom of San Not long ago， this place was known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight, famous for its plentiful fruit yards。 The circumstances that turned the countryside into a technological center have been studied carefully， and many have attempted to replicate the magic in Edwards Suburban Dreams project was born in 1997。 “I felt lonely and trapped， but I realized that the people around me really loved being there， she recalled。 She began by photographing friends and acquaintances near her home in San Carlos. The project grew as she interviewed her subjects to understand how their environment shaped their hopes and dreams。 “Its really important to me that the pictures are true to what is happening in the home，” she says。 In 2016， Edwards began revisiting her subjects to see the effects of the growth and the wealth. But she was surprised by how little had changed in the lives of those still there。 Many Silicon Valley natives do not recognize much of what they see there nowadays。 Its true that modest bungalows (平房） have been replaced by very large houses。 Almost everything is more crowded and more expensive. But a lot will never change。 The main roads— Highway 101, El Camino Real-are the same。 So are the freestanding oak trees and gentle hills surrounded by golden grass。 And at the heart of them all， as Edwards’ photos illustrate, the suburban dream is still alive。 【语篇解读】　 硅谷是由美国旧金山附近的郊区乡镇发展而成的，虽然经济富裕，高楼大厦取代了低矮的平房，但是从爱德华兹所拍摄的硅谷人民生活变化的照片可以看出，经济的发展对许多人的生活并没有产生很大的影响。人们仍旧保留着“郊区之梦”。 1．Where is