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III. 文意選填 10%America’s passion for the automobile developed rather quickly in the beginning of thetwentieth century. At the turn of that century, there were few automobiles, or horseless carriages,as they were called at the time, and those that existed were considered 31 playthings ofthe rich. They were rather fragile machines that sputtered and smoked and broke down often;they were expensive toys that could not be 32 to get one where one needed to go; theycould only be afforded by the wealthy class, who could afford both the expensive 33 andthe inherent delays that resulted from the use of a machine that tended to break down time andagain. These early automobiles required repairs so frequently both because their engineeringwas at a(n) 34 stage and because roads were unpaved and often in poor condition. Then,when breakdowns occurred, there were no services such as roadside gas stations or tow trucks~ 3 ~to assist drivers needing help in their 35 . Drivers of horse-drawn carriages considered thehorseless mode of transportation foolhardy, preferring instead to rely on their four-legged“engines,” which they considered a tremendously more 36 and cost-effective means ofgetting around.Automobiles in the beginning of the twentieth century were quite unlike today’s models.Many of them were electric cars, even though the electric models had quite a limited range andneed to be recharged frequently at electric charging stations; many others were powered bysteam, though it was often required that drivers of steam cars be 37 steam engineers dueto the dangers 38 in operating a steam-powered machine. The early automobiles also39 much emphasis on body design; in fact, they were often little more than benches onwheels, though by the end of the first decade of the century they had progressed toleather-upholstered chairs or sofas on thin wheels that 40 little of the incessant poundingassociated with the movement of these machines.(AB) dispensed with (AC) immature (AD) dependable (AE) recessive(BC) predicament (BD) inherent (BE) frivolous (CD) absorbed(CE) certified (DE) upkeep (ABC) counted on (ABD) lacked
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答案：B,E
難度：適中0.4
統計：A(0),B(2),C(0),D(1),E(3)

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