2015考研英语阅读美国高速公路
<p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="highways">highways</span></p><p> 美国高速公路</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>-<span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="imperilling">imperilling</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="highwaysystem">highwaysystem</span></p><p> 驾车出行的减少和节能车的增多正在危及美国的高速公路系统</p><p> <span word="AMERICANS">AMERICANS</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18.4 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="pergallon">pergallon</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="roadsgot">roadsgot</span> 28.4 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="got">got</span> 18<span word="mpg">mpg</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span>27 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2010 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="got">got</span> 33.7<span word="mpg">mpg</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="got">got</span>22<span word="mpg">mpg</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> 33 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>.</p><p> 美国人支付每加仑18.4美分的联邦燃油税。这一金额是在1993年定下的，那时新的乘用车每加仑油可以在美国道路上平均行驶28.4英里，最畅销的国产车在城里可以行驶18英里，在高速公路上可以行驶27英里。2010年时新乘用车每加仑油平均可以行驶33.7英里，而最畅销车在城里可行驶22英里，在高速公路上可以行驶33英里。</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>-<span word="efficient">efficient</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2010 <span word="theydrove">theydrove</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="milesless">milesless</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>-<span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="isgood">isgood</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highwaysand">highwaysand</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>.</p>
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