大学英语文化背景知识学习(1)

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1、大学英语文化背景知识阅读1．HighwaysinU.S.ATheUnitedStatesiswell-knownforitsnetwork(1)ofmajorhighwaysdesignedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortestpossibletime.Althoughthesewidemodernroadsaregenerallydirect,smoothandwell-maintained(2)theyarenotalwaysthemos

2、tenjoyableone.Largehighwaysoftenpassbyscenic(3)areasandinterestingsmalltowns.Furthermore,thesehighwaysgenerallyconnectlargeurban(4)centerswhichmeanstheywouldbecomecrowded(5)withheavytrafficduringrushhours.However,ifyouarenotinahurry,youcanchooseanotherro

3、ute(6).Notfarfromthenewsuperhighways,thereareoftenolder,lessheavilytraveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.Thesesecondary(7)routesmaygoupsteep(8)slopes,alonghighcliffs(9)ordownfrighteninghillsidestotownslyingindeepvalleys.Throughtheselessdirectroutes,l

4、ongerandslower,theygenerallygotoplaceswheretheairiscleanandthescenery(10)isbeautiful,andthedrivermayhaveachancetogetafresh,cleanviewoftheworld.1.networkn.网络2.well-maintainedadj.保养良好的3.scenicadj.风景优美的4.urbanadj.都市的5.crowdedadj.拥挤的6.routen.路线7.secondaryadj

5、.次要的8.steepn.陡峭的9.cliffn.悬崖10.sceneryn.风景，景色美国的公路美国的公路系统能够让司机以最短的时间在地区之间穿行。尽管这些宽阔的现代公路通常是笔直、顺畅并且养护良好的，但是，他们也并不总是那么令人愉悦。主要的公路常常穿过风景区和有趣的小镇。还有，这些公路通常连接大的城市，这意味着在高峰时段这些道路将变得异常拥挤。然而，如果你不着急赶时间，你可以选择另一条路线。距离新修建的高速公路旁边通常都有古老的，穿过乡村的车辆不多的公路。走这些路线可能要翻过陡峭的坡，沿着悬崖和山脉

6、，深入到山谷。走这些绕弯的，花费更长时间的道路，你就可以到达那些空气清新，风景优美的地方。司机也可以看到新鲜的纯净的风景。2．CarsinUSAHenryFordwasthemanwhofirststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn’tknowhowmuchthecarwasgoingtoaffect(1)Americanculture(2)ThecarmadetheUnitedStatesanationonwheels.(3)Andithelpe

7、dmaketheUnitedStateswhatitistoday.TherearethreemainreasonswhythecarbecamesopopularintheUnitedStates26.FirstofallthecountryisahugeoneandAmericansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapestformoftransportation.Withacarpeoplecangoanypla

8、cewithoutspendingalotofmoney.Thesecondreasoncarsaresopopular(4)isthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedanefficient(5)andinexpensive(6)formofpublictransportation.(7)Long-distancetrainshaveneverbeenascommonintheUnite