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英語四級(jí)聽力真題短文14

The United States has one of the best highwaysystems in the world.

美國(guó)擁有世界上的公路系統(tǒng)。

Interstate highways connect just about every largeand mid-sized city in the country.

州際公路連接幾乎所有大、中期的城市國(guó)家。

Did you ever wonder why such a complete system ofexcellent roads exists?

你有沒有想過為什么這樣一個(gè)完整的系統(tǒng)優(yōu)秀的道路存在嗎?

For an answer, you would have to go back to theearly 1920s.

要回答這個(gè)問題，你必須回到20世紀(jì)20年代初。

In those years, just after World War I, the military wanted to build an American highwaysystem for national defense.

那些年,次世界大戰(zhàn)之后,美國(guó)軍方想建立一個(gè)國(guó)防公路系統(tǒng)。

Such a system could, if necessary, move troops quickly from one area to another.

這樣一個(gè)系統(tǒng),如果必要,將部隊(duì)迅速從一個(gè)地區(qū)到另一個(gè)地方。

It could also get people out of cities in danger of being bombed.

它也可以讓人們的城市被轟炸的危險(xiǎn)。

So-called roads of national importance were designated, but they were mostly small countryroads.

所謂國(guó)家重要性的道路被指定,但他們大多是小國(guó)家的道路。

In 1944, Congress passed a bill to upgrade the system, but did not fund the plan right away.

1944年,國(guó)會(huì)通過一項(xiàng)法案來升級(jí)系統(tǒng),但沒有基金的計(jì)劃。

In the 1950s, the plan began to become a reality.

20世紀(jì)50年代，這個(gè)計(jì)劃開始成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。

Over $25 billion was appropriated by Congress, and construction began on about 40,000 miles of new roads.

由國(guó)會(huì)撥款超過250億美元,建設(shè)開始于大約40000英里的新道路。

The idea was to connect the new system to existing expressways and freeways.

當(dāng)時(shí)的想法是將新系統(tǒng)連接到現(xiàn)有的高速公路和高速公路。

And though the system was built mostly to make car travel easier* defense was not forgotten.

雖然系統(tǒng)建于主要是為了使汽車旅行更容易防御不被遺忘。

For instance, highway overpasses had to be high enough to allow trailers carrying militarymissiles to pass under them.

例如,高速公路立交橋必須高到足以讓拖車運(yùn)送軍事導(dǎo)彈通過。

By 1974, this system was mostly completed.

到1974年，這個(gè)系統(tǒng)基本完成。

A few additional roads would come later.

之后還會(huì)有一些其他的道路。

Quick and easy travel between all parts of the country was now possible.

現(xiàn)在可以在全國(guó)各地之間方便快捷地旅行了。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題19至問題21。

Question 19. What does the speaker say about the American highway system?

問題19：關(guān)于美國(guó)的高速公路系統(tǒng)，講話者都說了些什么?

Question 20. What was the original purpose of building a highway system?

問題20：修建公路系統(tǒng)的最初目的是什么?

Question 21. When was the interstate highway system mostly completed?

問題21：州際公路系統(tǒng)于何時(shí)基本建成?