is further，it can work out quicker.

Set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins.Many new car stereo systems(汽车音响系统)are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel.This way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary.

________.Most traffic jams usually occur during rush hour，so try to avoid this time period if possible.Some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour.Some jobs even allow you to work from home so as to avoid commuting altogether.Ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.

Use public transport alternatives where available.The easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car.Not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money as the cost of motoring rises.

【语篇解读】随着汽车数量的增加，城市的堵车现象日益严重，因此如何减少自己在路上花费的时间就显得非常重要。本文给我们提出了五条可行的建议。

16．The underlined word"inevitable"in Paragraph 1 probably means________.

A．hard to accept B．impossible to avoid

C．getting less serious D．seen everywhere

答案　B　[词义猜测题。根据第一段的内容可知，路上的汽车越来越多，交通堵塞是不可避免的。inevitable意为"不可避免的，必然发生的。"]

17．The author wrote the text in order to________.

A．explain why there are traffic jams

B．tell the negative effects of traffic jams

C．tell us what we can do on the road

D．tell us how to save time on the road

答案　D　[写作目的题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，作者写本文的目的是告诉读者如何做才能减少自己在路上花费的时间。]

18．To get the latest traffic information，you could do the following except________.

A．surfing the Internet

B．listening to the radio for traffic news

C．listening to the traffic channel

D．turning to other drivers for information

答案　D　[推理判断题。根据第二、四段的信息可知，前三项均是获取最新交通信息的方式，D项文中并未提及。]

19．Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text?

A．Choose a job that has flexible working hours

B．Try traveling at different time