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[originaltext] It’s not your imagination. Traffic in the US is actually gett
[originaltext] It’s not your imagination. Traffic in the US is actually gett
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2024-01-23
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It’s not your imagination. Traffic in the US is actually getting worse. (3) Americans drove more miles last year than any other year on record. The US Department of Transportation says Americans drove nearly 3,150 billion miles last year. That’s about the same distance as 337 round trips from Earth to Pluto. The previous record was 3,003 billion miles in 2007, before the economic recession and high gas prices. The traffic increase comes at the same time as gas prices drop significantly. The current average gas price in the US is $ 1. 71 per gallon. A year ago it was $ 2.31 per gallon and was often much higher in recent years. (4) A transportation expert told the reporter that job growth likely plays a part as well, along with some people driving longer distances to and from work. And so all this means more traffic jams on the road. The Texas ASM Travel Institute found that rush-hour travellers spent an extra 42 hours on the road last year because of travel delays.
Now, that is depressing.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3. What new record did the American drivers set last year?
4. What is depressing according to the speaker?
选项
A、Fewer people are commuting.
B、Gas consumption is soaring.
C、Job growth is slowing down.
D、Rush-hour traffic is worsening.
答案
D
解析
新闻中提到,一位交通专家告诉记者说,工作数量的增长加上人们通勤距离的加长意味着路上会有更多的拥堵,德克萨斯州的A&M交通协会发现,去年高峰时期由于交通延误,人们在路上要多花42个小时的时间,而这令人很沮丧。因此答案为D)。
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