【正确答案】:
BUT IF THE CAR OWNER CAN IGNORE THE LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, HE CAN HARDLY IGNORE THE DECAY OF SERVICES IN GENERAL. HIS CAR NEEDS MECHANICS, AND MECHANICS GROW MORE EXPENSIVE AND LESS EFFICIENT. THE GADGETS IN THE HOME ARE CHEAPER TO REPLACE THAN REPAIR. THE MORE EFFICIENTLY SELF-CONTAINED THE HOME SEEMS TO BE, THE MORE DEPENDENT IS ON THE GREAT IMPERSONAL CORPORATIONS, AS WELL AS A DIMINISHING ARMY OF SERVITORS.
【题目解析】:考点:ignore:忽略,忽视;the lack of:……的缺乏;decay:衰败,衰退,恶化;in general:通常,大体上,总的来说;mechanic:维修工;gadget:小配件,小装置;self-contained:设备齐全的;diminishing:逐渐缩小的,日益减少的;servitor:仆人,随从。句子结构:The more……the more……越……越……