2011年12月英语六级听力精练第7套：复合听写

　　One of the most common images of an advanced, Western-style culture is that of a busy, traffic-filled city. Since their first（36）_________on American roadways, automobiles have become a（37）__________of progress, a source of thousands of jobs, and an almost inalienable right for citizens’ personal freedom of movement. In recent（38）_________, our “love affair” with the car is being（39）___________ directly to the developing world, and it is increasingly（40）________ that this transfer is leading to disaster.
　　America’s almost complete dependence on automobiles has been a terrible mistake. As late as the 1950s, a large （41）_____________of the American public used mass transit. A （42）__________ of public policy decisions and corporate scheming saw to it that countless （43）___________and efficient urban streetcar and intra-city rail systems were dismantled （拆除）。 （44）____________. Our lives have been planned along a road grid-homes far from work, shopping far from everything, with ugly stretches of concrete and blacktop in between.
　　Developing countries are copying Western-style transportation systems down to the last detail. （45）________. Pollution control measures are either not strict or nonexistent, leading to choking clouds of smog. Gasoline still contains lead, which is extremely poisonous to humans.（46）_____________.
　　In addition to pollution and traffic jams, auto safety is a critical issue in developing nations.
　　答案
　　36. appearance
　　37. symbol
　　38. decades
　　39. exported
　　40. apparent
　　41. percentage
　　42. combination
　　43. convenient
　　44. Our air quality now suffers from the effects of pollutants emitted directly from our cars
　　45. The problems caused by motorized vehicles in the West are often magnified in developing nations
　　46. Movement in some cities comes to a virtual standstill as motorized traffic competes with bicycles
　　原文
　　One of the most common images of advanced Western-style culture is that of a busy traffic-filled city. Since their first (36) appearance on American roadways, automobiles have become a (37) symbol of progress, a source of thousands of jobs and almost an inalienable right for citizens’ personal freedom of movement. In recent (38) decades, our love affair with the car is being (39) exported directly to the developing world and it is increasingly (40)apparent that this transfer is leading to disaster.
　　America’s almost complete dependence on automobiles has been a terrible mistake. As late as the 1950s, a large (41) percentage of the American public used mass transit. A (42) combination of public policy decisions and corporate scheming saw to it that countless (43) convenient and efficient urban streetcar and intra-city rail systems were dismantled. (44) Our air quality now suffers from the effects of the pollutants emitted directly from our cars. Our lives have been planned along a road grid--homes far from work, shopping far from everything, with ugly stretches of concrete and blacktop in between.
　　Developing countries are copying Western-style transportation systems down to the last detail. (45) The problems caused by motorized vehicles in the West are often magnified in developing nations. Pollution-control measures are either not strict or non-existent, leading to choking clouds of smog. Gasoline still contains lead, which is extremely poisonous to humans. (46) Movement in some cities comes to a virtual standstill, as motorized traffic competes with bicycles and pedestrians.
　　In addition to pollution and traffic jams, auto safety is a critical issue in developing countries