Question

Americans love cars．They go everywhere in them．8 5％of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses．Why does this car culture exist?

How it started

America’s love of cars started after the war(戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives．They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位)．The more money they had，the bigger their cars were．

Making of roads

During the war，President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had．He decided to build new four-lane(四車道)roads in America．He said if something happened suddenly，the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities．Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started．

Car lover

Not just teenagers are crazy about cars．Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully .These are called Art Cars．Every April there is an activity in Houston，Texas，where they show their cars．

Pollution

Cars have polluted the environment．American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution．Many countries were angry about it．Bush said he had to think of the American economy(經(jīng)濟(jì))and all the American people that make money from cars．Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less．But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars．

1.When did Americans begin to love cars?   

A．Before the new two-lane roads were built．

B．After World War II．

C．During World War II．

D．Before World War II．

2.New four-1ane roads were build _______.

A．in Germany                            B．by car and oil companies

C．in America                            D．when something suddenly happened

3.The underlined word “building” here means “the building of _______”． 

A．companies        B．soldiers’ lives     C．houses           D．roads

4.What were other countries’ feelings about Bush’s decision?  

A．They agreed with him．                  B．They showed anger to it．

C．They paid no attention to it.                D．The passage doesn’t tell us.

5.What does the last sentence  mean? 

A．It’s better to have fewer cars．

B．It’s better to make cars that pollute less．

C．It’s easier to make cars that pollute less．

D．It’s easier to make people have fewer cars．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：1.根據(jù)America’s love of cars started after the war(戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))when soldiers returned home from World War II 可知，美國(guó)人愛車是在二戰(zhàn)后，所以本題應(yīng)該選Ｂ。

2.根據(jù)He decided to build new four-lane(四車道)roads in America．可知，應(yīng)該是在美國(guó)。所以本題選Ｃ。

3.根據(jù)上文我們知道，本句的意思應(yīng)該是“汽車和石油公司很喜歡他的主意，所以修路的工程就開始了�！彼�以本題選Ｄ。

4.通過Many countries were angry about it可知，其他國(guó)家并不贊成，所以表現(xiàn)出了憤怒。所以本題選Ｂ。

5.通過閱讀上下文，本句的意思就是最好有更少的汽車。所以本題選Ａ。

考點(diǎn)：本題考查說明文。

點(diǎn)評(píng)：本題除了第２小題能直接在文中找到答案外，其他的都需要通過仔細(xì)閱讀，加以分析推斷方能得出答案，但是只要我們能將題目放進(jìn)原文，反復(fù)比較得出正確的答案還是比較容易的。