河北省石家庄市英语学科2004-2005学年度第二学期期末考试试卷4-无忧考网CHerearetwocarsthatmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday’sautomobiles.Ifeveryonedrivessuchacarinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillalsobemoreparkingspaceinthecities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowed.Threesuchcarscanfitinthespacenowneededforonecaroftheusualsize.Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too,andtheselittlecarscangoonly65kilometersperhour.Thecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgettingaroundacity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforlongtrips.Ifthecarispoweredbyelectricity,itwillhavetwobatteries-onebatteryforthemotorandoneforthehorn(喇叭),signals（信号灯）,andsoon.Littlecarswhicharepoweredbygaswillgo450kilometersbeforeneedingtostopformoregas.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsroadswillbeneededinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andtheotherroadswillbeneededforthesmall,sloweronesinthefuture..66.Thecaroftomorrowwillbe___aslargeadtoday’s?onesecondB.onethirdC.threetimesD.twice67.Whyisitsafertodrivethesmallcars?Because________.thespeedofthesmallcarsisunlimitedthespeedofthesmallcarsislimitedthestreetswon’tbesocrowdedthecarsneedonlyalittlespace68.Whatarethetwocarstalkedaboutinthepassage?A.OnethatisgoodforgettingroundacityandonethatisnotusefulforlongtripsB.Onethatispoweredbyelectricityandonethatispoweredbygas.C.OnethatispoweredbyelectricityandonethatispoweredbysunlightD.Onethatcostslessandonethatrunsslowly.69.Twosetsofroadsarenecessaryinthefutureinorderto_______.preventroadaccidentsmakethecitymorebeautifulletsmallcarrunfasterlimitthespeedofcars70.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe________.BigCarsandSmallCarsHowtoDriveSmallCarsCarsforTomorrowCarsforEveryoneDAmericahasbeenexperiencingthelongesteconomicincreaseinitshistory.Incomeshaverisen,unemploymenthasfallen,andcitiesasNewYorkareburstingwithnewofficebuildings.ButjustashortwalkfromManhattan’sskyscrapers,GorgeBrownsitsonthesidewalk,cookingalunchofriceandbitsoffishoveracanofcookingfuel.Heishomeless—oneofthe2.3millionpeopleintheUSwhoenduponthestreet.Duringtheday,Browncollectsaluminumcansandsellsthemforfivecentsapiece.Atnight,hesleepsonthestreetabouteightornineyears,somethinglikethat,”saidthe62-year-oldformerconstructionworker.Brownadmitshe’shadproblemwithalcoholandhadsmokedcocaine.Buthesayshestillwantsamorestablehousingarrangement.Hecouldafforditjustwiththemoneyheearnsbycollectingcansandsmallpiecesofmetal,ifonlytrulylow-incomehousingwereavailable.However,heseesnohopeoffindingaaffordablehousinginNewYork.Withthestrongeconomyandunemploymentdown,beautifulhousingisbeingbuilttomeettheend.Oneofthesideeffectsofthestrongeconomyisthatrentshavebeengoingup.AUSreportshowsrentsinNewYorkcityrosemorethan27percentbetween1984and1999,fromUS$549toUS$700amonth.So,whatthemajorityofpeoplewhoexperiencehomelessnessreallyneedisjustsomeaffordablehousinghelp.However,fewprojectshavebeenbuiltforthepoor.Brown,thehomelessNewYorker,sayshehasadaughterwholivesinthecitybutheseldomseesher.Sheisangryabouthisdrinkingandwon’tallowitinherhouse.Smiling,hesayshehassevengrandchildrenwhomhe’dliketoseemoreoften.71.WhatkindoflifedoesBrownlead?Homelessanddangerous.B.PoorbuthappyC.ColdandhungryD.Homelessandmiserable72.WecanseefromBrown’slifethat_________.oldAmericansleadahardlifeoldAmericansprefertolivealoneNewYorkisfullofpoorpeopleBadhabitsplayaroleinpoorpeople’slife73.WecaninferfromBrown’slifethat______.AmericaisshortofhousingcompaniesPoorpeopleinAmericacanneverbecomerich.Thepoorcan’tbenefit(受益)fromtheincreasingeconomyHousingcompaniesonlybuildeconomicalhouses74.Ifthispassagewastakenfromanewspaper,onwhichsectionmayitbe?A.SocietyB.ScienceC.EconomyD.Business75.What’sBrownlike?A.SelfishB.LazyC.Warm-heartedD.Open-minded===========无忧考网https://www.kaowang.com/show/568635.html===========11欢迎访问无忧考网官方网站：www.kaowang.com微信公众号：无忧考网