三、完形填空(共15小题;每题2分，共30分)通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并把它前面的大写字母填入括号里。
efore the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States.Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.
Today the car is the most popular 21 of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 22 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for 23 90 percent of all personal 24 .
Most Americans are able to 25 cars. The average price of a 26 made car was1,050 in 1950, 1,740 in 1960 and up to 1,750 27 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about 28 their products and work efficiency.
As a result, the yearly income of the 29 family increased from 1950 to 1975 30 .than the price of cars. For this reason 31 a new car takes a smaller 32 of a family's to- tal earnings today.
In 1951 33 it took 8.1 months of an average family's 34 to buy a new car. In1962 a new car 35 8.3 of a family's annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 months in- come. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years.
The influence of the automobile extends throughout the economy as the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money to keep their cars running than on any other item.
根据以上内容,回答下面试题.
第21题单选 第21题应填入( )
A. kinds
B.means
C.mean
D.types
第22题单选 第22题应填入( )
A. denied
B.reproduced
C.replaced
D.Ridiculed
第23题单选 第23题应填入( )
A. hardly
B.nearly
C.certainly
D.Somehow
第24题单选 第24题应填入( )
A.trip
B.works
C.business
D.travel
第25题单选 第25题应填入( )
A.buy
B.sell
C.race
D.see
第26题单选 第26题应填入( )
A.quickly
B.regularly
C.rapidly
D.Recently
第27题单选 第27题应填入( )
A. on
B.in
C.behind
D.About
第28题单选 第28题应填入( )
A.raising
B.making
C.reducing
D.improving
第29题单选 第29题应填入( )
A.unusual
B.interested
C.average
D.biggest
第30题单选 第30题应填入( )
A.slowest
B.equal
C.faster
D.less than
第31题单选 第31题应填入( )
A.bringing
B.obtain
C.bought
D.Purchasing
第32题单选 第32题应填入( )
A.part
B.half
C.number
D.side
第33题单选 第33题应填入( )
A.clearly
B.proportionally
C.percentage
D.Suddenly
第34题单选 第34题应填入( )
A.income
B.work
C.plants
D.debts
第35题单选 第35题应填入( )
A.used
B.spend
C.cost
D.needed
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