Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor , he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.

Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to change American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a big one and Americans like to move around it. The car makes the travel the most comfortable and cheapest. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed a practical and cheap public travel system. Long distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Now there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used often.

The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact timetable. A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.

Less oil has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real answer will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much oil.

1.We can learn from this passage that Americans ______.

A.spend a lot of money traveling by car        B.travel a lot in their cars

C.seldom travel by plane                   D.use public traffic often

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.In the United States even the poor own cars.

B.In the United States all the poor have no cars.

C.When an American has a car, he will never be poor.

D.An American will feel poor unless he has a car.

3.In the writer’s opinion, cars are popular in the United States mainly because ___.

A.Americans like to plan their own time

B.The United States does not have enough public transportation

C.Americans will not feel poor when they travel in their cars

D.Americans cannot move around without their own cars

4.“A nation on wheels” in the second paragraph means that _______.

A.everyone in the United States owns a car

B.the United States produces most of the cars in the world

C.cars play an important part in American’ life

D.the United States depend on car industry for its development

 

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文介紹了汽車(chē)在美國(guó)人生活中的重要作用,并分析了3個(gè)主要的原因。

1.B 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知在美國(guó)人的生活中,汽車(chē)占有很重要的地位,人們很依靠汽車(chē),故B正確、

2.D 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句And even if a person is poor , he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car說(shuō)明D項(xiàng)正確。

3.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段錢(qián)3行The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane.說(shuō)明美國(guó)人喜歡獨(dú)立,不喜歡被別人影響,說(shuō)明A正確。

4.B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today. 說(shuō)明美國(guó)汽車(chē)保有量很大,故B正確。

考點(diǎn):考查社會(huì)知識(shí)類短文

點(diǎn)評(píng):本文講述了在美國(guó)人的生活里,汽車(chē)所占的重要作用。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時(shí)要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句,因?yàn)樗鼈兺褪俏恼碌闹黝}句。閱讀中要注意要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問(wèn)題,再讀全文,找出答題所需要的依據(jù),完成閱讀任務(wù)。

 

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