2020年重庆专升本英语模拟题三套.pdf

2020年重庆专升本英语模拟题三套

2020年重庆专升本英语模拟题（一）

Theautomobilehasgivenpeopleincrediblefreedomofmovement.Itenablesthem

todecidewheretheywanttogoandwhen.Theautomobileinfluenceswherepeople

liveandworkandhowtheyspendtheirleisuretime.Thestrikingchangesinpeople’

slivescreatedbytheautomobilebeganintheUnitedStatesandhavesincespread

acrossmuchoftheglobe,especiallyindevelopedcountries.Butevenindeveloping

nations,theautomobileisincreasinglyreshapingpatternsofliving.

Whenthefirstautomobileswereproduced,onlythewell-to-docouldaffordthem.

Soon,however,pricesdeclinedasproductionincreasedinresponsetothegrowing

demand.ThelowerpricesputtheautomobilewithinreachofmoreandmoreAmericans.

Well-offurbanresidentsfoundcarownershipcheaperthankeepingahorseand

carriage.Thegrowthincarownershipledtothebuildingofmoreandbetterroads,

whichfurtherincreasedtravelthroughoutthenation.Beforethedevelopmentof

automobiles,urbanworkerswalked,bicycled,orrodehorse-drawnvehiclestotheir

jobs.Butasroadsimprovedandcarownershipexpanded,workersnolongerhadto

liveneartheirjobs.

Duringthe1920s,peopleinU.S.citiesincreasinglymovedtothesuburbsbecause

ofthefreedomprovidedtotheworkersbyautomobileownership.Bythemid-1950s,

evenfactorieshadbeguntorelocateinthesuburbs.Whereverpeoplehaveeasyaccess

toautomobiles,carsplayamajorroleinsociallifeandthechoiceofrecreational

activities.Peoplefinditfuntohopinthecarandvisitfriendsandrelatives,

whetherthedrivetakesafewminutes,hours,ordays.Theautomobilehelpsmake

iteasytoorganizepicnics,familyreunions,andotherget-togethers.Tripsby

automobiletosuchplacesasthemeparks,nationalparks,andmountainandseashore

resortsareafavoritetypeofvacationformanypeople.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTachangebroughtbytheautomobile?

A.Thefreedomto