Impact of cars in Australia(1940s - 1990s)

题目与答案

1. 1940s

   ·One person in eight owned a car

   ·31_____ transport was used for 60% of journeys.

   答案：public

   原文定位：Nearly sixty percent of journeys were still made by various means of public transport

   同义替换：「used for」↔「made by」

2. Buses:

   Problems crowed and 32_____ .

   答案：uncomfortable

   原文定位：Buses were very crowded in the days before extensive car use, and they were also considered to be uncomfortable despite providing a cheap option that most people could afford

   同义替换：「affordable」↔「cheap option」

3. Advantage affordable

   Cars were associated with 33_____ .

   答案：freedom

   原文定位：To them, cars represented freedom

   同义替换：「associated with」↔「represented」

4. Problems of car ownership

   a)cost

   b)many spare parts were imported

   c)restrictions on fuel

   d)high 34_____ on cars

   答案：taxes

   原文定位：Another problem for car owners was that fuel was still rationed and car taxes were very high

   同义替换：「restrictions」↔「rationed」

5. Result of pressure from motorists - new 35_____ in Australia in 1949

   答案：government

   原文定位：Strong public feeling on issues like these from various pressure groups resulted in a change of government in Australia after the general election in 1949, which undoubtedly shaped the future of our nation

   同义替换：「motorists」↔「groups」，「new」↔「change」

6. 1960s

   ·Cars were cheaper and more reliable

   ·More people lived in the suburbs

   ·Main streets were congested and 36_____ (and usually straight)

   ·New streets were built with curves to make drivers slow down

   答案：polluted

   原文定位：For the previous one hundred and fifty years, the city center had been a prestigious area, but the addition of cars made the main streets congested. This wasn't the only problem. Now they were polluted as well

7. 1970s

   · Roads had more 37_____ .

   答案：lanes

   原文定位：By the nineteen-seventies, the type of roads being built changed, with more lanes in each direction

8. · More commuters

   · Cars use affected the 38_____ between people.

   答案：relationship

   原文定位：It even, surprisingly, affected relationships

9. · More commuters

   · Cars use affected the 39_____ were designed to attract motorists.

   答案：advertisements

   原文定位：By the late nineteen-seventies, massive advertisements were designed to attract the notice of the passing motorist

10. 1980s and 1990s

    ·Less business in town centers because of introduction of 40_____ .

    答案：shopping malls

    原文定位：We built shopping malls out in the suburbs, which meant that old town centers did far less business