【完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)Beforethe29thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.Todaythecaristhemostpopularsortof】
完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
Beforethe29thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.
TodaythecaristhemostpopularsortoftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletely 41 thehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarsfornearly90percentofallpersonal 42 .
MostAmericansareabletobuycars.Theaveragepriceofa 43 madecarwas$2,500in1950,$2,740in1960andupto$4,750in1975.DuringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetabout 44 theirproducts.Asaresult,theyearlyincomeoftheaveragefamilyincreasedfrom1950to1975 45 thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreasonpurchasinganewcartakesasmaller 46 ofafamily’stotalearningstoday.
In1951proportionallyittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily’s 47 tobuyanewcar.By1975itonlytook4.75 48 income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnicallysuperiortomodelsfrompreviousyears.
The 49 oftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomyasthecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoney 50 theircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.
41.A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.repeated
42.A.trip B.works C.business D.travel
43.A.quickly B.regularly &nb