填空题 Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in all of the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation. Today the car is the most popular (1) 1 of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely (2) 2 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for (3) 3 90 per cent of all personal (4) 4. Most Americans are able to (5) 5 cars. The average price of a (6) 6 made car was $2,500 in 1950, $2,740 in 1960 and up to $4,750 (7) 7 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about (8) 8 their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the (9) 9 family increased from 1950 to 1975 (10) 10 than the price of cars. For this reason (11) 11 a new car takes a smaller (12) 12 of a family’s total earnings today. In 1951 (13) 13 it took 8.1 months of an average family’s (14) 14 to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car (15) 15 8.3 months of a family’s annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 (16) 16 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically (17) 17 to models from previous years. The (18) 18 of the automobile extends throughout the economy (19) 19 the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money (20) 20 their cars running than any other item. 1.A、kindsB、sortC、meanD、types 2.A、deniedB、reproducedC、replacedD、ridiculed 3.A、hardlyB、nearlyC、certainlyD、somewhat 4.A、tripsB、worksC、businessD、travels 5.A、buyB、sellC、raceD、see 6.A、quicklyB、regularlyC、rapidlyD、recently 7.A、onB、inC、behindD、about 8.A、raisingB、makingC、reducingD、improving 9.A、unusualB、interestedC、averageD、biggest 10.A、slowestB、equalC、fasterD、less 11.A、bringingB、obtainC、boughtD、purchasing 12.A、partB、halfC、numberD、cost 13.A、clearlyB、proportionallyC、percentageD、suddenly 14.A、incomeB、workC、planD、debts 15.A、usedB、spentC、costD、needed 16.A、months’B、dollar’sC、familyD、year 17.A、famousB、superiorC、fastestD、purchasing 18.A、runningB、noticeC、influenceD、discussion 19.A、thenB、asC、soD、which 20.A、startingB、leavingC、keeping D、repairing