Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car.
Perhaps(可能) you have heard of Henry Ford. He first started making cars in large numbers. Perhaps he didn't know how much the car was going to be to American culture(文化). The car made the United States a nation on wheels(車輪). And it helped make the United States what it is now.
The car has become popular in the United States. The Americans like to move around in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.
小題1:In the United States ____.
A．only rich people have cars
B．no poor people have cars
C．most people have cars
D．only a few people have beautiful cars
小題2:Who was Henry Ford? ____.
A．He was one of the famous car makers
B．He was the most popular man in the USA
C．He was the richest man in the USA
D．He was the first car maker in American history
小題3:Henry Ford started making cars in large numbers because ____.
A．he wanted to change the American culture
B．he knew cars would be make only in the United States
C．he thought Americans would like his cars best
D．he knew more and more people would buy cars
小題4:Which of the following do you think is true? ____.
A. There are too many people everywhere in the USA.  
B. There are a lot of cars everywhere in the USA . 
C. Car pollution(污染) is the biggest problem in the USA.  
D. Every family more or less has a car.
小題5:We can know from this passage(文章) that ____.
A．cars are cheaper in the USA
B．the Americans are the richest in the world
C．the Americans like to move around in cars
D．the USA makes the most cars

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

小題1:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car.”理解可知。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“He first started making cars in large numbers.”理解可知。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Perhaps he didn't know how much the car was going to be to American culture(文化). The car made the United States a nation on wheels(車輪). And it helped make the United States what it is now.”理解可知。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“The car has become popular in the United States.”理解可知。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“The Americans like to move around in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.”理解可知。
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