C
Here are two cars that may some day take the place of today’s automobiles. If everyone drives such a car in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more parking space in the cities, and the streets will be less crowed. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, and these little cars can go only 65 kilometers per hour.
The cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If the car is powered by electricity, it will have two batteries-one battery for the motor and one for the horn(喇叭), signals（信号灯）, and so on. Little cars which are powered by gas will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gas.
If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and the other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones in the future..
66. The car of tomorrow will be ___as large ad today’s?
one secondB. one thirdC. three timesD. twice
67. Why is it safer to drive the small cars? Because ________.
the speed of the small cars is unlimited
the speed of the small cars is limited
the streets won’t be so crowded
the cars need only a little space
68. What are the two cars talked about in the passage?
A.One that is good for getting round a city and one that is not useful for long trips
B.One that is powered by electricity and one that is powered by gas.
C.One that is powered by electricity and one that is powered by sunlight
D.One that costs less and one that runs slowly.
69. Two sets of roads are necessary in the future in order to_______.
prevent road accidents
make the city more beautiful
let small car run faster
limit the speed of cars
70. The best title for the passage might be________.
Big Cars and Small Cars
How to Drive Small Cars
Cars for Tomorrow
Cars for Everyone
D
America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history. Incomes have risen , unemployment has fallen , and cities as New York are bursting with new office buildings .
But just a short walk from Manhattan’s skyscrapers , Gorge Brown sits on the sidewalk , cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel . He is homeless —one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street . During the day , Brown collects aluminum cans and sells them for five cents a piece. At night, he sleeps on the street about eight or nine years, something like that,” said the 62-year-old former construction worker.
Brown admits he’s had problem with alcohol and had smoked cocaine. But he says he still wants a more stable housing arrangement. He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.
However, he sees no hope of finding a affordable housing in New York. With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet the end.
One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up. A US report shows rents in New York city rose more than 27 per cent between 1984 and 1999, from US$ 549 to US $700 a month. So, what the majority of people who experience homelessness really need is just some affordable housing help. However, few projects have been built for the poor.
Brown, the homeless New Yorker, says he has a daughter who lives in the city but he seldom sees her. She is angry about his drinking and won’t allow it in her house.
Smiling, he says he has seven grandchildren whom he’d like to see more often.
71. What kind of life does Brown lead?
Homeless and dangerous. B. Poor but happy
C. Cold and hungryD. Homeless and miserable
72. We can see from Brown’s life that_________.
old Americans lead a hard life
old Americans prefer to live alone
New York is full ofpoor people
Bad habits play a role in poor people’s life
73. We can infer from Brown’s life that______.
America is short of housing companies
Poor people in America can never become rich.
The poor can’t benefit (受益) from the increasing economy
Housing companies only build economical houses
74. If this passage was taken from a newspaper, on which section may it be?
A. SocietyB. ScienceC. EconomyD.Business
75. What’s Brown like?
A. SelfishB. LazyC.Warm-heartedD. Open-minded