背景知識(shí)：

交通（Transportation）

交通是運(yùn)輸和郵電的總稱(chēng)。運(yùn)輸是人和物借助交通工具的載運(yùn)，產(chǎn)生有目的的空間位移，郵電則是郵政和電信的總稱(chēng)。

改革以來(lái)，我國(guó)的鐵路、公路、水運(yùn)和民航等運(yùn)輸方式均得到較快的發(fā)展，而且隨著交通運(yùn)輸事業(yè)市場(chǎng)化程度的不斷提高，各種運(yùn)輸方式之間的市場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)也已全面展開(kāi)。但是，由于多年來(lái)運(yùn)輸市場(chǎng)分屬不同部門(mén)管理，缺乏統(tǒng)一的總體規(guī)劃和政策指導(dǎo)，各種運(yùn)輸方式發(fā)展很不平衡：公路高速發(fā)展，近幾年年投入2000多億元，高速公路已達(dá)3萬(wàn)多公里，位居世界第二；鐵路、水運(yùn)相對(duì)發(fā)展緩慢，鐵路客運(yùn)量十多年來(lái)一直徘徊不前，運(yùn)輸份額持續(xù)下降，公路運(yùn)輸承擔(dān)了大量的長(zhǎng)距離大宗散貨運(yùn)輸；銜接不同運(yùn)輸方式的綜合運(yùn)輸樞紐建設(shè)嚴(yán)重滯后，鐵路、公路和水運(yùn)在同類(lèi)客貨源上盲目競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的現(xiàn)象較為普遍。

拓展閱讀：

We are well aware of the role of modern transportation in our lives. Not too long ago, people endured great hardship in order to make a long journey. Moving heavy goods from one town to another involved hard labor. Today, we enjoy the convenience of various kinds of vehicles including ships, planes, trains, and automobiles, which allow us to go wherever we choose and make our workload much lighter.

But modern transportation, along with convenience has brought some problems. With more drivers on the road, there has been an increase in traffic jams and accidents. The exhaust from automobiles has added to our air pollution, not to mention additional noise caused by trucks and cars on the road.

Like everything else, modern transportation has more than one face. Here in China, we look to our government experts to solve these problems. Scientists are working on developing modern fuel that produces less pollution. However, we can all help reduce air pollution from automobiles by only driving when it is necessary and using public transportation when available.

1. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Transportation B. Modern Transportation

C. Old Transportation D. Transportation in China

2. Modern transportation makes our life more ______.

A. convenient B. fast C. bad D. hard

3. With more drivers on the road, there has been a(an) ______ in traffic jams and accidents.

A. low B. stops C. decline D. increase

4. What are the problems with modern transportation?

5. What about modern transportation in China?

答案：

1.B

解析：通讀全文可知本文講交通，比較A、B，B更為貼近文意，選B。

2.A

解析：But modern transportation, along with convenience has brought some problems. 一句可知現(xiàn)代交通帶給我們很多便利。

3.D

解析：With more drivers on the road, there has been an increase in traffic jams and accidents. 一句可知，選D。

4. The problems include an increase in traffic jams and accidents, added air pollution and additional noise caused by trucks and cars on the road.

解析：With more drivers on the road, there has been an increase in traffic jams and accidents. The exhaust from automobiles has added to our air pollution, not to mention additional noise caused by trucks and cars on the road. 一句總結(jié)答案。

5. Here in China, we look to our government experts to solve these problems.

解析：Here in China, we look to our government experts to solve these problems. 原文