首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distan
Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distan
admin
2009-10-19
57
问题
Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.
Today the car is the most popular【C1】______ of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely【C2】______ the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for【C3】______ 90 percent of all personal【C4】______ .
Most Americans are able to【C5】______ cars. The average price of a【C6】______ made car was, 500 in 1950, 740 in 1960 and up【C7】______ 750 in 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about【C8】______ their products and work efficiency.
Meanwhile, the yearly income of the【C9】______ family increased from 1950 to 1975【C10】______ than the price of cars. For this reason,【C11】______ a new car takes a smaller【C12】______ of a family’s total earnings today.
In 1951【C13】______ it took 8.1 months of an average family’s【C14】______ to buy a new car. In 1962, a new car【C15】______ 8.3 of a family’s annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75【C16】______ income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically【C17】______ to models from previous years.
The【C18】______ of the automobile extends throughout the economy【C19】______ the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money【C20】______ their cars running than on any other item.
【C8】
选项
A、raising
B、reducing
C、making
D、improving
答案
D
解析
词义辨析题,raise意为“提高”,make意为“制作”,reduce意为“减少”,improve意为“改进”,结合空格后的内容可知,空格处应填入能与宾语their products and work efficiency相搭配的动词的现在分词,此处意思为“提高他们的产品和工作效率”,故选D
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/umt7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Inpreviousgenerations,youngpeoplewereundertheirparents’control;nowtheteenagechildrenoftheWest’srichestgenerati
BeforeWorldWarII,blacksintheNorthlivedinghettos,becausetheycouldnotaffordhousesoutsidethisarea.Oneofther
Ifpeoplebecomeextremelyrich,mostofthemdon’tbotherto_____________________(学习知识)theyneedtosucceedanymore.
A、Tendecades.B、Aquarterofcentury.C、Onedecade.D、One-tenthofyear.CHowlongdidittaketocuttheSuezCanal?
Thepassagegivesanoverviewofhurricanesandtheirhistory.HurricaneMitchwasaForce5stormthathittheUnitedStates.
Althoughvehiclesarebecomingmoreandmoreimportantasthemeansoftransportinmodemlife,whydotheyalsocausemanyprob
A、Theycaneasilylearnquitelongpoemsbyheart.B、Theycanrememberlongstoriesbyheart.C、Thecanrememberalmosteverythi
DigitalCameraInthepasttwentyyears,mostofthemajortechnologicalbreakthroughsinconsumerelectronicshavereallyb
Digitaltechnologiesreallybegantotakeformwhen______.Theexampleofphotographyisusedtoshow______.
随机试题
有关谈判团队的说法错误的是()
A、殷门B、章门C、关门D、石门E、郄门脐下2寸为
硫脲类抗甲状腺药起效慢的主要原因是
土袋围堰适用于水深()的土。
融资租赁作为一种筹资方式,其优点有()。
纳税义务人在下列( )情况下可以自缴纳税款之日起1年内,凭原纳税收据向海关书面申请退税。
需求量和需求.或者供给量和供给的含义是否相同?
基本分析流派的主要理论假设是()
根据《中华人民共和国会计法》的规定,企业的下列人员中,应当在财务会计报告上签名并盖章的有()。
MillionsofU.S.collegestudentswillhavetoshouldermoreofthecostoftheireducationunderfederalrulesimposedlatelas
最新回复
(
0
)