首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] One of the complaints of city residents, not surprisingly, is
[originaltext] One of the complaints of city residents, not surprisingly, is
游客
2023-08-17
70
管理
问题
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 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 run-down.
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.
On the other hand, Boston, which spends most of its money on museums and libraries, does not appropriate tax money to clean abandoned cars off the streets. In Boston the problem has been dealt with by 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.
9. What is the problem with abandoned cars?
10. What does A to Z Towing Inc. say about the abandoned cars?
11. How has Boston dealt with the abandoned cars?
选项
A、They encourage more homeless people.
B、They are a safety hazard.
C、They take up parking spaces.
D、They destroy the neighborhoods.
答案
C
解析
录音开篇就指出城市居民经常抱怨停车场地少,其中一个原因就是由街上被抛弃的旧车所致,故C为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2934297.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]W:Mr.Stern,mayIaskyou?Doyouthinkitwasnecessaryandfa
[originaltext]W:Goodeveningandwelcometotonight’seditionofLegendaryLiv
[originaltext]Untilrecently,blindandvisuallyimpairedstudentsinKenya
[originaltext]Untilrecently,blindandvisuallyimpairedstudentsinKenya
[originaltext]Untilrecently,blindandvisuallyimpairedstudentsinKenya
[originaltext]Manypeoplewhodrinkalcoholalsoliketosmokecigarettes.
[originaltext]Manypeoplewhodrinkalcoholalsoliketosmokecigarettes.
[originaltext]Talkshowhost:Todaywehavegoodnewsforallourcoffeed
[originaltext]Talkshowhost:Todaywehavegoodnewsforallourcoffeed
[originaltext]Recentlyafive-yearstudywasconductedbytheCenterforCh
随机试题
Inthesentence"Iraisedmyvoicetomakemyselfheard",theitalicizedphrase
SpeakerA:Wheredidyoucelebrateyourbirthdaylastyear?SpeakerB:______.Ay
红外激光片的吸收光谱峰值为A.380nm B.420nm C.550nm
2010年1月1日,甲公司支付600万元取得乙公司100%股权,投资时乙公司可确
下列关于与汽车消费相关的贷款说法正确的是()。A.自用传统动力汽车贷款最高发放
最能提示急性出血坏死型胰腺炎的化验结果是A、低血糖 B、低血钙 C、血清淀粉
有135人参加某单位的招聘,31人有英语证书和普通话证书,37人有英语证书和计算
生态移民是指为了保护某个地区特殊的生态或让某个地区的生态得到修复而进行的移民,也
对弱光敏感的视觉神经细胞是()。A.锥体细胞 B.杆体细胞 C.双极细胞
根据《医疗机构制剂注册管理办法(试行)》,下列可以申报医疗机构制剂的是()。A.
最新回复
(
0
)