首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] (21)One of the complaints of city residents, not surprisingly
[originaltext] (21)One of the complaints of city residents, not surprisingly
游客
2024-01-21
54
管理
问题
(21)One of the complaints of city residents, not surprisingly, is the lack of parking. This problem is partly caused by all the abandoned cars on the streets. It has been estimated by A to Z Towing Inc., a nationwide tow-truck agency, that (19)over one million cars are abandoned on the streets and alleyways of the nation’s cities. Each year, approximately a third of those cars are removed and destroyed. The rest of the cars, which are not removed, take up parking spaces and make neighborhoods look rundown.
A survey of twenty cities by A to Z reports that as much as 30 million dollars is spent annually to tow away and dismantle abandoned vehicles. One city alone, Los Angeles, spends five million dollars a year to control the accumulation of abandoned cars on its streets. Even though the city spends so much money on the program, it is always fighting a losing battle as more and more cars are constantly coming off the production line.
Boston, on the other hand, which spends most of its money on museums and libraries, does not appropriate tax money to clear abandoned cars off the streets. In Boston the problem has been dealt with by (20)a non-profit government agency called Street Horizons, which uses the money from the recycling of metal in the cars to pay for the cost of towing them. The program in Boston sounds good although it has not completely reached financial independence from the federal government yet. Until a truly self-sufficient program for removing old cars is developed, it will remain a serious problem.
19. How many cars are towed from the streets each year?
20. What is Street Horizons?
21. What is the problem with abandoned cars?
选项
A、A federal government agency.
B、A car removal center in Los Angeles.
C、A place where old cars are fixed.
D、An agency that tries to clear the cars.
答案
D
解析
答案为D。a non-profit government agency不等于a federal government agency,故A错。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3382821.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext](19)Thereasonpeoplecountsheep,asopposedtobluebirdsor
[originaltext](19)Thereasonpeoplecountsheep,asopposedtobluebirdsor
[originaltext](16)Technologycanbringlastingchangetosociety,andonec
[originaltext](16)Technologycanbringlastingchangetosociety,andonec
[originaltext](16)Technologycanbringlastingchangetosociety,andonec
[originaltext]M:I’vebeenwaitinghereintheconferenceroomfortenminutes
[originaltext]M:I’vebeenwaitinghereintheconferenceroomfortenminutes
[originaltext]W:Hi,Sid,(8)Ilovedyourconcertlastnight!Howareyou?M:
[originaltext]W:Hi,Sid,(8)Ilovedyourconcertlastnight!Howareyou?M:
[originaltext]W:Hi,Sid,(8)Ilovedyourconcertlastnight!Howareyou?M:
随机试题
Becauseofitsintimacy,radioisusuallymorethanjustamedium;itis______.A
Whenyouuseyouroldpersonalrecordtowritearesume,you’dbetter______.[br
[originaltext]Inthe18thcenturyFrencheconomistsprotestedtheexcessive
Hewasafunny-lookingmanwithacheerfulface,good-naturedandagreatt
构建和谐高校校园文化的基本理念:
诗人的抒情往往是经历一个从感觉到感情,又从感情到感觉的过程,人类感觉更深一层次的
某承建单位准备把机房项目中的消防系统工程分包出去,并准备了详细的设计图纸和各项说
公路水运工程助理试验检测师考试科目设()。A.公共基础科目 B.专业科目
药材红花的主要成分是A.生物碱类B.挥发油C.酚类化合物D.黄酮类E.皂苷类
关于特发性血小板减少性紫癜(ITP),哪一种描述是错误的 A.急性型ITP与感
最新回复
(
0
)