首页
登录
职称英语
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
游客
2023-11-21
15
管理
问题
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] 【C7】
选项
A、having mentioned
B、to mention
C、mentioning
D、mentioned
答案
C
解析
考查动词的用法。动词bear作“值得”讲时,后面常接动名词形式。但当bear在否定中和can’t连用(can’t bear)时,作“不能忍受,无法忍受”讲,这时既可接动词不定式也可接动名词。这里bear作“值得”讲,后接动名词,但having mentioned与bear在语义上是不能搭配的,所以只能选择mentioning。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3206213.html
相关试题推荐
WherewasthefirsttelephoneserviceinAmericaestablished?[originaltext]
Mostoftheearliest_________intoAmericacamefromEurope.A、migrantsB、emigra
EverypeoplehasitsownspecialwordsandexpressionsliketheAmericanex
Inmycountry,the________arealldistributedfree.A、lettersboxB、lettersbox
Ourcountryisdevelopingveryfast,anditisimportantforustomakethe
Althoughthecolonists______tosomeextentwiththenativeAmericans,theIndi
ThesurveyfoundthatHungary______asthemostenvironment-consciouscountryo
CaracushasbeencalledtheLosAnglesofSouthAmerica;at______theylookexa
Inthatcountry,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighly______iftheinvitatio
MorethanayearlaterhearrivedbackinAmerica______.A、ill,tiredandunhapp
随机试题
[originaltext]M:Right,let’sgetontothemarketingstrategy.W:Well,thema
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedto
StepstoBetterFootHealthA)Areyourfeethealthy?Evenpeople
[audioFiles]audio_ehaz200612_001(200612)[/audioFiles]A、Itwasboring.B、Itwas
关于脂肪酸β-氧化的叙述错误的是A.酶系存在于线粒体中 B.不发生脱水反应
原发型肺结核最少见的症状是A.低热 B.纳差、乏力 C.盗汗、消瘦 D.咳
中医学认为衰老的根本原因是A.血脉不调 B.中气不足 C.肾精亏虚 D.心
一名护士发现自己给患者发错了药,不知如何是好,请帮助她选择最佳行为()A
共用题干 张护士在参与抢救失血性休克的患者时需要电话联系上级主管医师,在执行电
最新回复
(
0
)