摘要: Shanghai’s car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to . A. better cars supplied by producers B. fast service offered by car rental firms C. the increasing number of white-collar employees D. people’s growing interest in traveling during holidays Passage 40 The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. More time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem. A visit to a doctor’s office costs from 15 to 50 dollars. It is almost impossible for people to pay for the medical care they need. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid. Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required to study medicine for a long time. Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from bank to pay their tuition. Because their money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work. So, they charge people high prices for medical care. Therefore, it is possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary, because high tuition is one cause of high costs. One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition.
Shanghai:Car rentals(出租)are becoming more and more popular as an inexpensive way of taking to roads.Business people, foreign and families alike are making good use of the growing industry(工业).
The first car rental company opened in Shanghai in 1992 and now 12 car rental players are in the game, with more than 11,500 cars in their books.
The largest player-Shanghai Basher Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices-deluxe sedans, minivans, station wagons, coaches.Santana sedans are the big favorite.
Companies can attract(吸引)enough customers(消费者)for 70 percent of their cars every month.This figure(数字)shoots up during holiday seasons like National Day, Labor Day and New Year’s Day, with some recording 100 % rental.
The main market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees(白领雇员), who can afford the new service, said Zhuang Yu, marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co.
(1)
The words “deluxe sedans,” “minivans” and “station wagons” used in the text refer to(指)________.
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A.
cars in the making
B.
car rental firms
C.
cars for rent
D.
car makers
(2)
Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
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A.
70% of the cars can be rented out on holiday.
B.
70% of the customers are white-collar employees.
C.
More firms are open for service during holiday seasons.
D.
Some firms rent out all their cars during holiday seasons.
(3)
Shanghai’s car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to________.
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A.
better cars supplied by producers
B.
fast service offered by car rental firms
C.
the increasing number of white-collar employees
D.
people’s growing interest in traveling during holidays