首页
财务会计
医药卫生
金融经济
考公考编
外语考试
学历提升
职称考试
建筑工程
IT考试
其他
登录
职称考试
Traffic Jams — No End in Sight 1 Traffic congestion (拥堵)affects people throu...
Traffic Jams — No End in Sight 1 Traffic congestion (拥堵)affects people throu...
admin
2020-12-24
52
问题
Traffic Jams — No End in Sight
1 Traffic congestion (拥堵)affects people throughout the world. Traffic jams cause smog in dozens of cities across both the developed and developing world. In the U.S., commuters (通勤人员)spend an average of a full working week each year sitting in traffic jams, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. While alternative ways of getting around are available, most people still choose their cars because they are looking for convenience, comfort and privacy.
2 The most promising technique for reducing city traffic is called congestion pricing, whereby cities charge a toll to enter certain parts of town at certain times of day. In theory, if the toll is high enough, some drivers will cancel their trips or go by bus or train. And in practice it seems to work: Singapore, London and Stockholm have reduced traffic and pollution in city centres thanks to congestion pricing.
3 Another way to reduce rush-hour traffic is for employers to implement flexitime , which lets employees travel to and from work at off-peak traffic times to avoid the rush hour. Those who have to travel during busy times can do their part by sharing cars. Employers can also allow more staff to telecommute (work from home) so as to keep more cars off the road altogether.
4 Some urban planners still believe that the best way to ease traffic congestion is to build more roads, especially roads that can take drivers around or over crowded city streets. But such techniques do not really keep cars off the road; they only accommodate more of them.
5 Other, more forward-thinking, planners know that more and more drivers and cars are taking to the roads every day, and they are unwilling to encourage more private automobiles when public transport is so much better both for people and the environment. For this reason, the American government has decided to spend some $7 billion on helping to increase capacity on public-transport systems and upgrade them with more efficient technologies. But environmentalists complain that such funding is tiny compared with the $50 billion being spent on roads and bridges.
Most American drivers think it convenient to .
选项
A reduce traffic jams
B spend more money
C drive around
D travel regularly
E go by bus
F encourage more private cars
答案
C
解析
从第一段最后一句 "While alternative ways of getting around are available, most people still choose their cars because they are looking for convenience, comfort and privacy. ’’ 可知, 人们认为开车比较方便。
转载请注明原文地址:https://ti.zuoweng.com/ti/72MQKKKQ
相关试题推荐
WhyPeopleUsePseudonyms(假名字)? Youcan’tchoosethenameyouaregivenat...
WhyPeopleUsePseudonyms(假名字)? Youcan’tchoosethenameyouaregivenat...
WhyPeopleUsePseudonyms(假名字)? Youcan’tchoosethenameyouaregivenat...
WhyPeopleUsePseudonyms(假名字)? Youcan’tchoosethenameyouaregivenat...
WhyPeopleUsePseudonyms(假名字)? Youcan’tchoosethenameyouaregivenat...
WhyPeopleUsePseudonyms(假名字)? Youcan’tchoosethenameyouaregivenat...
ThreeWaystoBecomeMoreCreative Mostpeoplebelievetheydon’thavemuch...
ThreeWaystoBecomeMoreCreative Mostpeoplebelievetheydon’thavemuch...
ThreeWaystoBecomeMoreCreative Mostpeoplebelievetheydon’thavemuch...
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
随机试题
高温环境对蛋白质需要量有影响,下列选项错误的是( )。 A、高温引起蛋白质需
(2009年真题)投资项目生产工艺技术选择应遵循的经济合理性原则,主要体现在
医疗机构发现甲类传染病时,应当对病人、病原携带者予以隔离治疗、隔离期限根据医学检
A.渗透性腹泻 B.分泌性腹泻 C.渗出性腹泻 D.肠运动功能异常性腹泻
【背景资料】某安装公司承包某制药厂生产设备工程的施工,该制药厂生产设备的主机及控
膜对哪种离子的通透性升高时,可产生抑制性突触后电位( ) A. B. C
以下哪项不属于初级卫生保健的八项要素( ) A.增进必要的营养,充足的安全饮
商业银行负债业务创新的最终目的是( )。A.提高存款的获利能力B.加强存款账户的灵活性C.创造更多的派生存款D.获得低成本的存款来源
下列哪个说法是错误的A.传染源向四周传播病原体所能涉及的范围称为疫源地B.流行过程是指一系列相互联系、相继发生的疫源地构成传染病的流行过程C.传染病流行强度
关于取得房地产经纪人协理职业资格证书的人员应当具备的职业能力,下列说法不正确的是( )。A、基本掌握房地产交易流程,具有一定的房地产交易运作能力B、了解