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【題目】 American teenagers are driving less than ever before. Surveys of American teenagers show that American young people prefer chatting with their fiends online or playing games on the Internet to driving around in their cars.

For teenagers in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century, they had to have a car at an early age to show they were cool. Today, many teenagers have to choose between a car and the latest smart phones. With gas prices going up, car driving is becoming more expensive. For almost half of the people between 18 and 26, surfing the Internet is more important than owning a car. Young adults today meet their friends just through Facebook and chat, swap photos and play games together.

The golden age of the 50s and 60s of the 20th century when teenagers drove around just for fun is gone. In those days a shiny new car was something to boast about. It showed who you were. In 1978 about half of all 16-year-olds got their driver's licenses(駕駛執(zhí)照)as soon as they had reached that age . In 2010 the figure dropped to only 30%.

Today driving is not as much fun as it was in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century. In the golden age car meant everything for young people. Another reason why teenagers drive less may be stricter driving tests and the fact that 16-year-olds must drive with experienced drivers over 21.

A study also shows that Americans of all ages have reduced car use , mostly because high gas prices.

【1】Why did teenagers in the 50s and 60s have to buy a car?

A.To go traveling with their families.B.To play games with their friend.

C.To have more talks with their friendsD.To become cool and enjoy themselves.

【2】What make today’s American car sales fall down according to the last paragraph?

A.High gas pricesB.Strict driving testsC.Heavy trafficD.Lack of fashion styles

【3】The text is organized by comparing the different needs between American teenagers in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century and ________.

A.American teenagers in 1978B.16-year-olds in Asia

C.today’s teenagers in AmericaD.middle-aged Asian

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

本文講述了美國青少年開車的次數(shù)比以往任何時候都少。對美國青少年的調(diào)查顯示，美國年輕人更喜歡和他們的朋友在網(wǎng)上聊天或在網(wǎng)上玩游戲。對于20世紀五六十年代的青少年來說，他們必須在很小的時候就擁有一輛車，以顯示他們很酷。青少年開車少的另一個原因可能是更嚴格的駕駛考試，還有各個年齡段的美國人都減少了汽車的使用，主要是因為高油價。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“For teenagers in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century, they had to have a car at an early age to show they were cool.”可知他們是為了酷，故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“A study also shows that Americans of all ages have reduced car use , mostly because high gas prices.”可知原因是高油價，故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“American teenagers are driving less than ever before. Surveys of American teenagers show that American young people prefer chatting with their fiends online or playing games on the Internet to driving around in their cars.”可知是比較19世紀五六十年代的人和今天的美國青少年，故選C。