geographic features of the country: mountains, steep grades, wetlands, rivers, deserts and plains Variables included the slope of the land, the ability of the pavement to support the load, the intensity of road use, and the nature of the underlying soil. Urban areas were another problem. Innovative designs of roadways, tunnels, bridges, overpasses, and interchanges that could run through or bypass urban areas soon began to weave their way across the country, forever altering the face of America Today, the interstate system links every major city in the U.S and the U.S. with Canada and Mexico. Built with safety in mind the highways have wide lanes and shoulders, dividing medians, or barriers, long entry and exit lanes, curves engineered for safe tums, and limited access. The death rate on highways is half that of all other U.S. roads(0.86 deaths per 100 milion passenger miles compared to 1.99 deaths per 100 By opening the North American continent, highways have enabled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country spurred the growth of suburbs and provided people wi th greater options in term of jobs, access to cultural programs, health care, and other benefits. Above all, the interstate system provides individuals with what they cherish most: personal freedom of mobility The interstate system has been an essential element of the nation s economic growth in terms of shipping and job creation: more than 75 percent of the nation s freight deliveries arrive by truck; and most products that arive by rail or air use interstates for the last leg of the joumey by vehicle. Not only has the highway system affected the american economy by providing shipping routes, it has led to the growth of pin-off industries like service stations motes, restaurants, and shopping centers. It has allowed the relocation of manufacturing plants and other industries from urban areas to rural By the end of the century there was an immense network of paved roads, residential streets, expressways, and freeways built to support millions of vehicles. The highway system was officially renamed for Eisenhower to honor his vision and leadership. The year construction began he said: Together, the united forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear-United States Without them, we would be a mere alliance of many separate parts. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. National standards for paved roads were in place by 192 2. General Eisenhower felt that the broad German motorways made more sense than the two -lane highways of America 3. It was in the 1950s that the american govemment finally took action to build a national highway system 4. Many of the problems presented by the country's geographical features found solutions in innovative engineering projects. 5. In spite of safety considerations, the death rate on interstate highways is still higher than that of other American roads 6. The interstate highway system provides access between major military installations in America 7. Service stations, motels and restaurants promoted the development of the intersta te highway system [附:答题卡1] 1.[Y][N][NG] 2.[Y][N][NG] 3.[Y[N][NG] 4.[Y][N][NG] 5.[][N][NG] 6.[Y[N[NG] 7.[Y[N[NG]geographic features of the country: mountains, steep grades, wetlands, rivers, deserts and plains. Variables included the slope of the land, the ability of the pavement to support the load, the intensity of road use, and the nature of the underlying soil. Urban areas were another problem. Innovative designs of roadways, tunnels, bridges, overpasses, and interchanges that could run through or bypass urban areas soon began to weave their way across the country, forever altering the face of America. Today, the interstate system links every major city in the U.S., and the U.S. with Canada and Mexico. Built with safety in mind, the highways have wide lanes and shoulders, dividing medians, or barriers, long entry and exit lanes, curves engineered for safe turns, and limited access. The death rate on highways is half that of all other U.S. roads (0.86 deaths per 100 million passenger miles compare d to 1.99 deaths per 100 million on all other roads). By opening the North American continent, highways have enabled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country, spurred the growth of suburbs, and provided people with greater options in term of jobs, access to cultural programs, health care, and other benefits. Above all, the interstate system provides individuals with what they cherish most: personal freedom of mobility. The interstate system has been an essential element of the nation’s economic growth in terms of shipping and job creation: more than 75 percent of the nation’s freight deliveries arrive by truck; and most products that arrive by rail or air use interstates for the last leg of the journey by vehicle. Not only has the highway system affected the American economy by providing shipping routes, it has led to the growth of spin-off industries like service stations, motels, restaurants, and shopping centers. It has allowed the relocation of manufacturing plants and other industries from urban areas to rural. By the end of the century there was an immense network of paved roads, residential streets, expressways, and freeways built to support millions of vehicles. The highway system was officially renamed for Eisenhower to honor his vision and leadership. The year construction began he said: “Together, the united forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear—United States. Without them, we would be a mere alliance of many separate parts.” 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。 1. National standards for paved roads were in place by 1921. 2. General Eisenhower felt that the broad German motorways made more sense than the two -lane highways of America. 3. It was in the 1950s that the American government finally took action to build a national highway system. 4. Many of the problems presented by the country’s geographical features found solutions in innovative engineering projects. 5. In spite of safety considerations, the death rate on interstate highways is still higher than that of other American roads. 6. The interstate highway system provides access between major military installations in America. 7. Service stations, motels and restaurants promoted the development of the intersta te highway system. [附：答题卡 1] 1. [Y] [N] [NG] 2. [Y] [N] [NG] 3. [Y] [N] [NG] 4. [Y] [N] [NG] 5. [Y] [N] [NG] 6. [Y] [N] [NG] 7. [Y] [N] [NG]