補全短文 專項練習與答案精講 一

（一）Cars Are Good for the Environment, Honest

Britain's motor industry is planning a major publicity campaign to counter what it sees as an official anti-car bias and to improve the environmental image of the cars, according to documents leaked to the pressure group, Friends of the Earth (FOE).　1

The internal document which was produced last month by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, says that the "ultimate objective of the campaign must be to protect the long-term commercial freedom of the motor industry and the lifestyle freedom of car users".　2　European car manufacturers have already agreed with the European Commission to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars by 25 per cent to target of 140 grams per kilometer by 2008. However, the document also reveals that the industry is some way from meeting the target.　3

To help control these emissions, the government has proposed replacing the flat rate annual tax on cars with a tax related to engine size so that owners of large gas-guzzler would pay more than owners of small cars.　4

Richard Barnet, the society's media manager, says: "We will work with the government to practice a practical system."　5

A. The campaign will highlight the motor industry's efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.

B. But the motor industry opposes taxes on persons owning cars preferring taxes on use.

C. The five-year campaign could cost up to ￡12 million.

D. The reason why cars are good for the environment is obvious.

E. But Ian Willmore of FOE says the industry "may pose as partners of the government, but its real intention is to frustrate serious attempts to reduce traffic levels".

F. For example, last year's new cars exceed an average of 192 grams per kilometre—some 37 percent above the target.

［詞匯提示］

gas-guzzler n. 耗油量大的汽車

carbon dioxide 二氧化碳

frustrate v. 挫敗；阻撓；使感到灰心

emission n. 排放物

［高頻考點］

考點1：段首段末是中心句的原則；

考點2：時間一致性原則；

考點3：特指事物前后統(tǒng)一性的邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)原則；

考點4：承上啟下的邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)原則；

考點5：內(nèi)容銜接、意思連貫的關(guān)系。

［主旨大意］

第一段簡單地提出英國汽車產(chǎn)業(yè)為了應對反汽車歧視而計劃采取宣傳活動。

第二段詳細地介紹該活動的最終目的是保護汽車貿(mào)易、汽車產(chǎn)業(yè)以及汽車使用者的自由性，并同時提及一些其他的細節(jié)。

第三段陳述政府提出的關(guān)于控制CO2排放量的建議。

第四段指出汽車企業(yè)與政府在推行這些活動時的關(guān)系。

［長難句結(jié)構(gòu)解析］

The internal document which was produced last month by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, says that the "ultimate objective of the campaign must be to protect the long-term commercial freedom of the motor industry and the lifestyle freedom of car users".

（1）我們需要找到該句的主句。當我們看到which was時可以確定which后為從句，因此判斷主句的主語為The internal document。

（2）which從句結(jié)束后緊跟動詞says, says后的畫線句為由that引導的賓語從句。

（3）參考譯文：活動必須以保護汽車產(chǎn)業(yè)長久的自由貿(mào)易往來以及汽車使用者自由的生活方式為最終目標。

［答案解析］

1．C。［解析］本段前部分提到了倡導新的活動，自然而然地會聯(lián)系到費用，故答案為C。

2．A。［解析］前文提到了campaign：活動，由后文可知本段對該活動進行解釋，故答案為A。

3．F。［解析］前句進行了總說，而后句為另一話題，前后之間沒有空間，故可以判斷此處可以作為前句的舉例說明。

4．B。［解析］通過閱讀可知本段主要講述tax，故從內(nèi)容上看只有B選項符合。

5．E。［解析］前一句是Richard Barnet對政府和汽車行業(yè)在此活動執(zhí)行上的看法，而E選項則對他的想法進行了相應地改動，并起到了進一步升華的作用。故答案為E。