专题03 七选五15篇(第二期)-备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(新高考九省专用)

备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(新高考九省专用) 第二期 专题03 七选五15篇 （2024·黑龙江·二模）Living car-free in the US Culdesac admitted its first thirty-six residents in Tempe, Arizona, US, earlier this year. 1 . The $170 million neighborhood, with its white buildings and narrow walkways(走道), is expected to hold around 1,000 people when the full 760 units are completed by 2025, according to The Guardian. Similar projects in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas, are also underway, said Bloomberg. In a country as car-dependent as the US, Culdesac is nothing short of visionary (有远见的). 2 although some densely(稠密地) populated costal US cities like Boston and New York City are walkable and have various public transportation options like bus and light rail. In the 2019 US Census, it was found that roughly 85% of Americans relied on a car to get to work. 3 . In a 2023 study, the American Automobile Association said that it costs an average of about $12,000 per year to own and maintain a car in the US. So, what is stopping Americans from abandoning cars and embracing relatively cheaper alternatives like e-bikes? In a word, unsafe roads that prioritize cars over people. According to a 2019 report by the World Health Organization, the US traffic fatality rate is 12.4 deaths per 100,000. At the same time, pedestrians and cyclists in the US are often blamed for being hit by drivers rather than the other way around. 4 . By embracing a new car-free way of living, US projects like Culdesac can provide an alternative way of living that is both healthier and more affordable and, in turn, influence others to live a better way as well. As Vanessa Fox, a 32-year-old resident of Culdesac, said, “ 5 . Freedom is being to just simply walk out and access places.” A．Still, there is hope B．Cars are allowed, but parking is limited C．This can effectively avoid traffic accidents on a road D．This reliance on cars doesn’t come cheap, unfortunately E．For some, cars equal freedom, but for