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　　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 why 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 stem 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.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A.In the United States only the rich 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.

　　2.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.never travel by plane

　　D.use public traffic often

　　3.Which of the following is not told in the passage?

　　A.Buses, trains and planes are not comfortable.

　　B.Traveling by car is not expensive.

　　C.Americans have the spirit of independence.

　　D.Americans often move from place to place.

　　4.In the writer's opinion, cars are popular in the United States mainly because .

　　A.Americans like planning their own time

　　B.America 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

　　5.“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's life

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

　　答案详情

　　1.D

　　[解析]通过定位原文第一段 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.可得知除非一个美国人拥有汽车，否则他会 觉得自己是穷人。

　　2.B

　　[解析]通过定位原文第三段First of all, the country is a big one and Americans like to move around it. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.可得知美国人开车出行、出游比较多。

　　3.A

　　[解析] A. Buses, trains and planes are not comfortable.此选项中的关键词comfortable在原文中并没有出现，也没有出现其同意近义词。

　　4.A

　　[解析]通过定位原文第五段The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. They don't like to have to follow an exact timetable. A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time.可得知美国人喜欢自己规划自己的时间。

　　5.C

　　[解析]通过定位原文第三段第一句话There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States.可得知汽车在美国人的生活中起着重要的作用。