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1、新SAT社会科学类文章阅读解题备考方法 我们来看一下下面这篇社会科学类文章。 ThispassageisadaptedfromRichardFlorida,TheGreatReset.©2010byRichardFloria. Intoday’sidea-driveneconomy,thecostoftimeiswhatreallymatters.Withtheconstantpressuretoinnovate,itmakeslittlesensetowastecountlesscollectivehourscommuting.So,themostefficientan
2、dproductiveregionsarethoseinwhichpeoplearethinkingandworking—notsittingintraffic. Theauto-dependenttransportationsystemhasreacheditslimitinmostmajorcitiesandmegaregions.Commutingbycarisamongtheleastefficientofallouractivities—nottomentionamongtheleastenjoyable,accordingtodetailedresearchbyt
3、heNobelPrize–winningeconomistDanielKahnemanandhiscolleagues.Thoughonemightthinkthattheeconomiccrisisbeginningin2007wouldhavereducedtraffic(highunemploymentmeansfewerworkerstravelingtoandfromwork),theoppositehasbeentrue.Averagecommuteshavelengthened,andcongestionhasgottenworse,ifanything.Thea
4、veragecommuterosein2008to25.5minutes,“erasingyearsofdecreasestostandatthelevelof2000,aspeoplehadtoleavehomeearlierinthemorningtopickupfriendsfortheirridetoworkortocatchabusorsubwaytrain,”accordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau,whichcollectsthefigures.Andthoseareaveragefigures.Commutesarefarlongerinth
5、ebigWestCoastcitiesofLosAngelesandSanFranciscoandtheEastCoastcitiesofNewYork,Philadelphia,Baltimore,andWashington,D.C.Inmanyofthesecities,gridlockhasbecomethenorm,notjustatrushhourbutallday,everyday. Thecostsareastounding.InLosAngeles,congestioneatsupmorethan485millionworkinghoursayear;that
6、’sseventyhours,ornearlytwoweeks,offull-timeworkpercommuter.InD.C.,thetimecostofcongestionissixty-twohoursperworkerperyear.InNewYorkit’sforty-fourhours.Averageitout,andthetimecostacrossAmerica’sthirteenbiggestcity-regionsisfifty-onehoursperworkerperyear.Acrossthecountry,commutingwastes4.2bill
7、ionhoursofworktimeannually—nearlyafullworkweekforeverycommuter.TheoverallcosttotheU.S.economyisnearly$90billionwhenlostproductivityandwastedfuelaretakenintoaccount.AttheMartinProsperityInstitute,wecalculatethateveryminuteshavedoffAmerica’scommuting
