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  3. 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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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] 【C1】
选项 A、personal
B、individual
C、private
D、own
答案 C
解析 考查近义词辨析。private意为“个人的，私有的”，表示与公共的或公有的相反， private cars意为“私家车”。personal意为“个人的，亲自的”，着重强调属于或涉及本人，而非他人所能代表或代替的事物；individual意为“个体的，个人的”，区别于集体，整体或普通，明确指某类单一的、个别的人物；own意为“自己的”，不能单独用作定语，一般要和物主代词连用。
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