职称英语考试综合类阅读理解经典练习题(二)
<p> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Trip">Trip</span> <span word="Vacations">Vacations</span></p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="pools">pools</span>, <span word="barbeques">barbeques</span>, <span word="camping">camping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="trips">trips</span>.</p><p> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="vacations">vacations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span> <span word="Hawkins">Hawkins</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 19-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="Hawkins">Hawkins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="trips">trips</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hawkins">Hawkins</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spontaneous">spontaneous</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explore">explore</span>.</p><p> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 20-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="agrees">agrees</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="flying">flying</span>. <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="about">about</span> 40 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 400 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p> <span word="Driving">Driving</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Newly">Newly</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="distances">distances</span>. <span word="Motels">Motels</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="car">car</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norm">norm</span>. <span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="interstate">interstate</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1956 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motel">motel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="popped">popped</span> <span word="up">up</span>1 <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>.</p>
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