Cars are an important part of life in the United States． Without a car， most people feel that they are___36___．And even if a person is poor， he doesn’t feel___37___poor when he has a car．
Henry Ford was the man who first started ___38___cars in large numbers． He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to ___39___American culture．The car made the United States a nation on ___ 40___． And it ___41___to make the United States what it is today．
There are three main reasons that the car has become so___42___in the United States． ___43___，the country is a huge one and Americans like to __44__around in it ．The car__45__the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation． With a car， people can go any place___46___spending a lot of money．The second reason is that the United States never really developed an efficient（有效地） and inexpensive form of public___47___． Long distance trains have never been as ___48___in the United States as they are in other parts of the world．Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by ___49__．But it is too expensive to be used ___50__． The third reason is the most ___51__one．The American spirit of ___52___is what really made cars popular． Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train ___53___a plane． They don’t like to have to ___54___an exact schedule． A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time．And this is the freedom that Americans want___55___to have．
小題1:
A．healthyB． poorC．prettyD．rich
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ctuallyB．trulyC．reallyD．exactly
小題3:
A．makingB．doingC．designingD．owing
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ffordB．a(chǎn)ffectC．effortD．effect
小題5:
A．footB．horse backsC．wheelsD．chairs
小題6:
A．helpedB．triedC．hopedD．got
小題7:
A．well-knownB．popularC．lovelyD．famous
小題8:
A．In allB．After allC．Above allD．First of all
小題9:
A．walkB．transportC．moveD．go
小題10:
A．providesB．offersC．takesD．proves
小題11:
A．withB．by?C．forD．without
小題12:
A．journeyB．transportation?C．travelD．trip
小題13:
A．unusualB．usualC．commonD．ordinary
小題14:
A．bikesB．shipsC．planesD．rockets
小題15:
A．completelyB．continuously C．frequently D．fully
小題16:
A．importantB．funnyC．commonD．simple
小題17:
A．dependenceB．independenceC．selfishnessD．self-confidence
小題18:
A．norB．butC．a(chǎn)ndD．or even
小題19:
A．takeB．receiveC．a(chǎn)cceptD．follow
小題20:
A．mostB．worstC．bestD．least

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C 
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:A 
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:C
小題15:C 
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:D
小題19:D
小題20:A

試題分析：
小題1:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)even if a person is poor，說明沒有汽車，他們會(huì)感覺自己窮。
小題2:C 副詞辨析。A實(shí)際上；B精確地；C真正地；D精確地；當(dāng)一個(gè)人有車的時(shí)候，他不會(huì)感覺自己真的窮。說明在美國(guó)人心中汽車是非常重要的。
小題3:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A生產(chǎn)；B做；C設(shè)計(jì)；D擁有；指亨利福特是第一個(gè)大量生產(chǎn)汽車的人。
小題4:B 詞義辨析。A買得起；B影響；C努力；（名詞）D影響（名詞）；句意：亨利福特也許不知道汽車對(duì)于美國(guó)文化的影響有多么的巨大。讓美國(guó)成為車輪上的國(guó)家。
小題5:C 名詞辨析。A腳；B馬背；C車輪；D椅子。句意同上句解釋。
小題6:.A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A幫助；B努力；C希望；D得到；汽車幫助美國(guó)成為現(xiàn)在的國(guó)家。
小題7:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文敘述的三大原因，說明在美國(guó)汽車非常受人歡迎。
小題8:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上行three main reasons；本句是列舉，first of all首先，指第一個(gè)原因。
小題9:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A步行；B運(yùn)輸；C移動(dòng)；D去；move around四處走動(dòng)。
小題10:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。Provide提供；offer提供，后面要接雙賓語；本句只有一個(gè)賓語，A正確。
小題11:D 句意分析。句意：不要花很多錢，人們就可以四處走動(dòng)。
小題12:B 固定詞組。Public transportation公共交通。
小題13:C 句意分析。句意：在美國(guó)長(zhǎng)途旅行沒有在其它國(guó)家那么的普遍。Common普遍，常見。
小題14:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)air-service說明這里是plane提供的服務(wù)。
小題15:C 副詞辨析。A完全地；B繼續(xù)；C頻繁地；D充分地；指頻繁乘飛機(jī)太昂貴了。
小題16:A 上下文串聯(lián)。指第三個(gè)理由是三個(gè)里面最重要的一個(gè)。
小題17:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文解釋每個(gè)人喜歡自由獨(dú)立，說明這里應(yīng)該是B正確。
小題18:D 固定詞組。or even乃至，以至；美國(guó)人不喜歡等汽車，火車乃至飛機(jī)。
小題19:D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A拿走；B收到；C接受；D跟隨；指美國(guó)人不喜歡根據(jù)確定的時(shí)間表。
小題20:A 句意分析。指自由是美國(guó)人最喜歡的事物。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了汽車在每個(gè)人生活中的重要地位，也是美國(guó)人自由和獨(dú)立的象征。美國(guó)人喜歡汽車的原因也在于此。本問主要考查了詞匯的辨析與運(yùn)用，但更加注重綜合語言能力的運(yùn)用，需要根據(jù)故事情節(jié)，了解詞匯用法的同時(shí)，結(jié)合語境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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A．Most difficult.B．Most energetic.C．Strongest.D．Best.
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The hottest time in Death Valley is from June to August.
B．Not all the visitors to Death Valley are foreigners.
C．The lowest temperature in Death Valley is 29.4 ℃.
D．Death Valley is made up of salt flats.
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Crazy Fans of Death Valley.
B．Importance of Death Valley.
C．Beauty of California National Park.
D．The Best Tourist Attraction in North America.

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