阅读学习英语六级词汇

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1、阅读学习英语六级词汇TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofCars　　Theuseofthemotorisbecomingmoreandmorewidespreadinthetwentiethcentury；asanincreasingnumberofcountriesdevelopbothtechnicallyandeconomically，soalargerproportionoftheworld'spopulationisabletobuyanduseacar.Posses

2、singacargivesamuchgreaterdegreeofmobility，enablingthedrivertomovearoundfreely.Theownerofacarisnolongerforcedtorelyonpublictransportandis，therefore，notcompelledtoworklocally.Hecanchoosefromdifferentjobsandprobablychangeshisworkmorefrequentlyasheisnotrestr

3、ictedtoachoicewithinasmallradius.Travelingtoworkbycarisalsomorecomfortablethanhavingtousepublictransport；thedrivercanadjusttheheatinginwinterandtheair-conditioninginthesummertosuithisownneedsandpreference.Thereisnoirritationcausedbywaitingfortrains，buses

4、orundergroundtrains，standinginlongpatientqueues，orsittingonwindyplatforms，foraslongashalfanhoursometimes.Withthebuildingofgood，fastmotorwayslongdistancescanbecoveredrapidlyandpleasantly.Forthefirsttimeinthiscenturyalso，manypeoplearenowabletoenjoytheirlei

5、suretimetothefullbymakingtripstothecountryorseasideattheweekends，insteadofbeingconfinedtotheirimmediateneighborhood.Thisfeelingofindependence，andthefreedomtogowhereyouplease，isperhapsthegreatestadvantageofthecar.　　whenconsideringthedrawbacks，perhapspollu

6、tionisofprimeimportance.Asmoreandmorecarsareproducedandused，sotheemissionfromtheirexhaust-pipescontainsaneverlargervolumeofpoisonousgas.Someofthecontentsofthisgas，suchaslead，notonlypollutetheatmospherebutcauseactualharmtothehealthofpeople.Manyoftheminori

7、llnessesofmodernindustrialsociety，headaches，tiredness，andstomachupsetsarethoughttoarisefrombreathingpollutedair；doctors'surgeriesarefullofpeoplesufferingfromillnessescausedbypollution.Itisalsobecomingincreasinglydifficulttodealwiththeproblemoftrafficinto

8、wns；mostoftheimportantcitiesoftheworldsufferformtrafficjams.Infact，anyadvantagegainedincomfortisoftencancelledoutincitydrivingbythefrustrationcausedbytrafficjams：endlessqueuesofcarscrawlingoneafteranotherattheintersections