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• 11As is given in the first paragraph, the reason why the car has become a problem is that ________.

  A.poor people can’t afford it

  B.it is too expensive to maintain

  C.too many people are using it

  D.it causes too many road accidents

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• 12According to the passage, the car started to gain popularity because ________.

  A.it didn’t break down as easily as a horse

  B.it had a comparatively pleasant odor

  C.it caused less pollution than horses

  D.it brightened up the gloomy streets

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• 13What impact did the use of cars have on society、

  A.People were compelled to leave downtown areas.

  B.People were able to live in less crowded suburban areas.

  C.Business along trolley and rail lines slackene

  D.D.City streets were free of ugly overhead wires.

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• 14Mr.Flink argued in his book that cars would not be widely used in other countries because ________.

  A.the once booming car market has become saturated

  B.traffic jams in those countries are getting more and more serious

  C.expensive motorways are not available in less developed countries

  D.people worry about pollution and the diminishing oil resources

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• 15What’s wrong with Mr. Flink’s prediction、

  A.The use of automobiles has kept increasing worldwide.

  B.New generations of cars are virtually pollution free.

  C.The population of America has not increased as fast.

  D.People’s environmental concerns are constantly increasing.

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• 16Catherine Brown and her friends feel that having children is not ______.

  A.totally wise

  B.a huge problem

  C.a rational choice

  D.absolutely necessary

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• 17It can be inferred that, for many women, having babies nowadays is ______.

  A.a hard commitment

  B.helpful to their career

  C.essential for happiness

  D.an understandable decision

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• 18In the old days, many women remained childless ______.

  A.as a quiet form of protest

  B.because of lack of support

  C.because of unfortunate circumstances

  D.because they lacked social responsibility

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• 19We learn that childlessness at present ______.

  A.affects Europe more than it does Asia

  B.produces more benefits than in the past

  C.is more a woman’s decision than a man’s

  D.is more complex in its cause than that in the past

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• 20According to the text, when a Japanese man decides not to have children, he probably feels unable to ______.

  A.help with housework

  B.afford to have a child

  C.be a responsible father

  D.balance work and family

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