题型：阅读理解 题类：常考题 难易度：普通
辽宁省重点高中协作校2017-2018学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷
Traffic jam and cities, it seems go hand in hand. Everyone complains about being stuck in traffic, but, like the weather, no one seems to do anything about it. In particular, traffic engineers, transportation planners, and public officials responsible for transportation systems in large cities are frequently criticized for failing to solve traffic jam.
But is traffic jam a sign of failure? Long lines at restaurants or theater's box offices are seen as signs of success. Should transportation systems be viewed any differently? I think we should recognize that traffic jam is an unpreventable by-product of successful cities and view the “traffic problem” in a different light.
Traffic jam occurs where there are lots of people but limited spaces. Culturally and economically successful cities have the worst traffic problems, while decaying cities don't have much traffic. New York and Los Angeles are America's most crowded cities. But if you want access to major brokerage houses（经济行）, you will find them easier to reach in crowded New York than in any other large cities. And if your company needs access to post-production film editors or satellite-guidance engineers, you will reach them more quickly through the crowded freeways of LA than through less crowded roads elsewhere.
Despite traffic jam, a larger number and wider variety of social communications and economic dealings can be made perfect in large, crowded cities than elsewhere. Seen in this light, traffic jam is an unfortunate result of success, not a cause of economic decline and urban decay.
So while we can consider traffic jam as increasing costs on the areas of big cities, the costs of inaccessibility in uncrowded places are almost certainly greater.
There is no doubt that traffic jam brings the terrible economic and environmental damage in places like Bangkok, Jakarta, and Lagos. But mobility（移动性）is far higher and traffic jam levels are far lower here in the US, even in our most crowded cities. That's why, for now, we don't see people and capital streaming out of San Francisco and Chicago, heading for other cities in California, and Illinois.
I was a very lucky girl.Many girls didn't know they could take part in or even be good at sports,but I never needed to be told that because I grew up with my grandmother who was a great Olympian.Even today,many girls need that extra nod in sports,but where can they get it?
Winners Never Quit by Mia Hamm This picture book is a great message about how important attitude is in sports.I especially love the main character who is a child.This makes little girls and boys find themselves in similarly frustrating situations.You will find yourself saying "Winners never quit" a lot after reading this book. |
Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull It's the true story of Wilma Rudolph, the African-American Olympian who, despite having polio（小儿麻痹）as a child, became the first American woman ever to win three gold medals at one Olympic Games.What did Wilma have in her corner?Not much more than great determination.This story is incredibly inspiring and the illustrations（插图）by David Diaz bring the amazing facts straight to your heart. |
Players In Pigtails by Shana Corey This book takes the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and personalizes it for young readers.Many young girls who love sports more than princesses will like the main character and hopefully understand her desire to do what she loves. |
Basketball Belles by Sue Macy This book is set in 189 the attractive illustrations by Matt Collins take readers back to that time.The author takes you back into that gymnasium and makes you see not only how amazing that first game was for those devoted women who played in it, but also how important it was to all the women that have played basketball ever since. |
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