阅读理解DreamforacarAttheonsetofanewyearIalwaysaskmyChinesefriendswhattheirexpectationstorealizethateventhanlastyeartheyalldreamofowningacar.Mostofthemhopethatsoonerorlater
阅读理解
Dreamforacar
AttheonsetofanewyearIalwaysaskmyChinesefriendswhattheirexpectationstorealizethateventhanlastyeartheyalldreamofowningacar.MostofthemhopethatsoonerorlatereveryChinesefamilycanacquireacar.
Idon’tbyanymeanscontesttherightsofChinesepeopletoenjoythesamehousingconditionshouseholdappliancesandothergoodsthatareavailableindevelopedcountries.Butitseemsobviousthatmanyofthemhaverelatedtothemassownershipofprivateautos.
Iknowthatit’snoteasytosacrificeourpersonalcomfortandopenourmindstoconsiderwhatisgoodforanentiresocietyratherthanjustforourselves.ButIforonewouldnotcontributetothefurtherpollutionofBeijingbyowningacar.AndifIweretoreturntoMontrealIwouldnotbuyacarthereeither.
Intoday’sChinaowningacarisseenasasymbolofwealthandsuccess.IwishChinesepeoplewouldacquirethematuritytorejectthatideaandturntheireffortstowardsdevelopingagoodpublictransportationsystem.Thecountryneedsmoretrains(lighturbancommuterlinesaswellaslong-distancetrains)morebusesandmoresubways.Thatistheonlywaytogetoutofthetrafficjam.
(1)
AccordingtothepassagemostofChinesehopethatsoonerorlatereveryChinesefamilycanpossess________.
[]A.
ahouse
B.
acar
C.
aTV
D.
goodsthatareavailableindevelopedcountries
(2)
Manyofpeoplewanttoownacarwithoutconsidering________.
[]A.
thisisadream
B.
money
C.
theproblemsrelatedtothemassownershipofprivateautos
D.
comfort
(3)
Intoday’sChinaowningacarisseenasasymbolof________.
[]A.
wealth
B.
success
C.