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It’s summer. In the United States, it’s the season of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips. Road trip vacations

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问题     It’s summer. In the United States, it’s the season of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips.
    Road trip vacations where the car journey is part of the fun are especially popular with college students, who like to explore the country on wheels. These budget trips are ideal for students who often have plenty of free time but little money.
    "Ever since I went to college, I’ve been traveling around a lot, exploring the country," said Austin Hawkins, a 19-year-old college student from New York. This summer, Hawkins and his friends have spent weekends traveling in New England.
    The best part about car trips, said Hawkins, is that you can be spontaneous. "On a road trip, if you get interested in things you see along the way you can stop and explore."
    Matt Roberts, a 20-year-old student from Ohio who drove to Montreal, Canada, agrees. "With road trips you don’t have to plan in advance, you can just get into a car and drive."
    Even with high gas prices, driving with friends is cheaper than flying. Roberts paid about 40 dollars for gas, but a round-trip plane ticket would have cost nearly 400 dollars.
    Driving trips first became popular in the 1920s. Newly paved roads and improved cars made it possible to travel longer distances. Motel and restaurant chains popped up everywhere making long distance trips easier.
    Though many college students don’t own a car, most have access to one. On many of Hawkins’ trips, they used a borrowed van.
    Hawkins’ most memorable road trip took place over spring break. He and two friends drove from New York to New Orleans to volunteer, helping rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina hit it last July. They crossed the country in two days and slept in their car in church parking lots.
    Roberts’ road trip to Canada last winter was even more eventful. Upon arriving in Montreal, they were lost in a blizzard and shivering in the -25℃cold. To find their hotel, they turned on a laptop and drove around in circles until they found a spot with wireless Internet coverage.
    "I know we should have planned better, but we’re young. Now, when I see those guys I always say: ’Remember when we were lost in the snow storm! ’I’ll never forget that."
Traveling on wheels is most popular among______.
选项 A、adventurous businessmen who have lots of time and money
B、wealthy men who have luxurious cars
C、quiet college students with a car and plenty of free time
D、undergraduates without much money but lots of free time
答案D
解析 文章第二段提到，公路旅行假期在喜爱驾车旅行的大学生中尤其流行，这种便宜的旅行方式通常是有足够多的时间但没钱的学生所理想的。[D]意为“大学生钱少但闲暇多”，与原文意思相符，故为答案。由该段可知，喜爱公路旅行的人有三个特点：喜爱旅行、有足够闲暇、不富裕，因此富人和好静的学生都不在其列，故排除其他选项。
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