中考阅读理解SectionIV社会文化篇3Passage39Shanghai:Carrentals(出租)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularasaninexpensivewayoftakingtoroads.Businesspeople,foreignandfamiliesalikearemakinggooduseofthegrowingindustry(工业).ThefirstcarrentalcompanyopenedinShanghaiin1992andnow12carrentalplayersareinthegame,withmorethan11,500carsintheirbooks.Thelargestplayer-ShanghaiBasherTourismCarRentalCenteroffersawidevarietyofchoices—deluxesedans,minivans,stationwagons,coaches.Santanasedansarethebigfavorite.Companiescanattract(吸引)enoughcustomers(消费者)for70percentoftheircarseverymonth.Thisfigure(数字)shootsupduringholidayseasonslikeNationalDay,LaborDayandNewYear’sDay,withsomerecording100%rental.Themainmarketforcerestsinthegrowingpopulationofwhite-collaremployees(白领雇员),whocanaffordthenewservice,saidZhuangYu,marketingmanagerofShanghaiAngelCarRentalCo.1.Thewords“deluxesedans,”“minivans”and“stationwagons”usedinthetextreferto_________.A.carsinthemakingB.carrentalfirmsC.carsforrentD.carmakers2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.70%ofthecarscanberentedoutonholiday.B.70%ofthecustomersarewhite-collaremployees.C.Morefirmsareopenforserviceduringholidayseasons.D.Somefirmsrentoutalltheircarsduringholidayseasons.3.Shanghai’scarrentalindustryisgrowingsofastmainlydueto_________.A.bettercarssuppliedbyproducersB.fastserviceofferedbycarrentalfirmsC.theincreasingnumberofwhite-collaremployeesD.people’sgrowinginterestintravelingduringholidaysPassage40ThecostofmedicalcareintheUnitedStatesisveryhigh.Moretimeandmoneythatdoctorsspendontheirmedicaleducationisprobablyonereasonforthisproblem.Avisittoadoctor’sofficecostsfrom15to50dollars.Itisalmostimpossibleforpeopletopayforthemedicalcaretheyneed.ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkthatdoctorsareoverpaid.Mostdoctors,however,disagree.Theysaythattheywererequired(要求)tostudymedicineforalongtime.Tuitionformanyyearsofmedicaleducationcostsalotofmoney.Doctorssaythatitisnecessaryformostmedicalstudentstoborrowmoneyfrombanktopaytheirtuition.Becausetheirmoneymustber