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America is the land of the automobile. This country has only 6 percent of t
America is the land of the automobile. This country has only 6 percent of t
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America is the land of the automobile. This country has only 6 percent of the world’s population but 46 percent of the world’s cars. Right now, there are 97 million【C1】______ cars consuming 75 billion gallons of gasoline and【C2】______ an estimated 1,000 billion miles a year. The figures also【C3】______ something we know every time we refill our gasoline tank. The automobile is a very thirsty piece of 【C4】______ Of the total petroleum【C5】______ in the United States, 30 percent goes to quench that thirst.
Other aspects of our commitment【C6】______ the automobile also bear【C7】______ here. It【C8】______ a great deal of energy to manufacture one automobile.【C9】______ , we expend energy in the process of shipping cars from factories to showrooms,【C10】______ them for sale and making replacement parts for repairs. Building highways and parking【C11】______ has used up much of our land. It has been estimated that we have paved over 21,000 square miles of this country’s surface, most of【C12】______ to accommodate the automobile. The automobile is also the largest contributor【C13】______ our nation’s air pollution【C14】______ and a very serious one because most of its pollutants are emitted in our large metropolitan areas.
Aside from the great impact that【C15】______ if everyone seriously practiced 【C16】______ , one should stop and think about his own casual use of the automobile. There are numerous situations【C17】______ better planning and awareness could really【C18】______ a difference in energy savings and dollars. Because the automobile uses the largest percentage of energy in an average American family’s energy【C19】______ and almost half of the dollars, the【C20】______ for savings is tremendous. [br] 【C5】
选项
A、support
B、reservation
C、supply
D、provisions
答案
C
解析
考查近义词辨析。supply是指把东西储存起来,可以为了某个具体的目的,也可以在需要的时候拿来用,指“供应,提供”的意思,这里是指石油的供应。support意为“支持,供养”,与上下文不符;reservation没有“储备”的意思,而是指“保护区”,也可作“保留”讲;provisions通常用复数形式,尤指食物的供应储备。
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