四级练习2014.03.07
[audio]http://sound.yywz123.com/tingbbs/cet4/cet420140307.mp3[/audio]Before the 20th century,(1)___________________. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation. Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United State. It has completely replaced the horse as a means of everyday transportation. (2)_____________________. Most Americans are able to buy car. (3)________________________.During this period American car manufacturers set about improving their products and work efficiency. As a result,the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of car. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller part of a family's total earnings today.
**** Hidden Message ***** The horse provide day to day transportation in the United States
American use their car nearly 90% of all personal trips
The average price of recently made car was 2050 dollars in 1950,2740 in 1960 and up to 4750 in 1975.
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