Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words
The automobile may not be closely associated with modem American culture, but it has occupied a central role in America’s economic and social history.
No one can deny the status of Henry Ford in car history. When the first Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1908, businessman Henry Ford transformed the car from a luxury attachment for the rich to an automobile product for the middle classes. The rush of cars into the community forced all levels of government to build new and better roads. Better roads fed the demand for larger, faster, more stylish vehicles, and a host of companies rushed to meet that demand.
If there was a first Golden Age of automobile, it may well have been the 1950s. It was an age of prosperity. Large, regular paychecks encouraged the public display of wealth through costly items such as new cars. Americans, moreover, needed those cars as they moved away from the cities into the suburbs, where such things as stores, jobs, and schools were seldom within walking distance. Cars became essential if people were to get to work or to the grocery store.
As Ac 1950s slipped into 1960s, it became apparent that these fashionable wheels were gas-consuming road cruisers, dangerous in an accident, and often full of faults. Under pressure from a variety of groins, the federal government required that newer models provide greater fuel efficiency and cleaner emissions. Seatbelts became standard equipment as well Rising fad prices in the 1970s, coupled with concern for the environment, made the smaller cars produced by foreign companies for European and Asian markets very popular.
The 1980s and 1990s saw an upswing in the popularity of big cars. New models including minivans and sport utility vehicles have become main products in auto dealers’ showrooms. Traffic jams on the roads have become part of the American way of life. In 1911 a horse could travel through rush-hour traffic in Los Angeles at 11 miles per hour. In 2000 a car covering the same territory at the same time of day moved at about 4 miles per hour. But perhaps that is not important. When a car is equipped with a telephone and television set, a computer, and global positioning satellite connections, it can feel just like home.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
【小題1】___________________made Henry Ford well-known in car history.
【小題2】That the car industry prospered in the 1950s in America resulted from ________.
【小題3】 Why were smaller cars once popular in the 1970s?
【小題4】 In today’s society, how can a car make people ignore traffic jams?

【小題1】Turning a car from a luxury to an affordable product
【小題2】(American’s) large, regular paychecks and living far away/ living in the suburbs
【小題3】Because of the rising fuel price and the environmental concerns
【小題4】By offering different /modern facilities for entertainment

解析【小題1】從文章第二段的:When the first Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1908, businessman Henry Ford transformed the car from a luxury attachment for the rich to an automobile product for the middle classes. 得出Henry Ford把汽車從富人的奢侈品變成中等階層的騎車產(chǎn)品,我們可以得出結(jié)論是Henry Ford’s turning a car from a luxury to an affordable product made him popular.
【小題2】從第三段的:It was an age of prosperity. Large, regular paychecks encouraged the public display of wealth through costly items such as new cars. Americans, moreover, needed those cars as they moved away from the cities into the suburbs,說明美國(guó)汽車業(yè)的繁榮是源自美國(guó)人的固定的收入和住在偏遠(yuǎn)的郊區(qū)引起的。所以概括成(American’s) large, regular paychecks and living far away/ living in the suburbs。
【小題3】從第三段的:Rising fad prices in the 1970s, coupled with concern for the environment, made the smaller cars produced by foreign companies for European and Asian markets very popular.說明小型汽車的普及是因?yàn)閮r(jià)格的上漲和對(duì)環(huán)境的擔(dān)心。
【小題4】第五段的這句:When a car is equipped with a telephone and television set, a computer, and global positioning satellite connections, it can feel just like home.說明為了讓人們忽視交通堵塞可以提供些娛樂設(shè)備。

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