Question

The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or     more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a     part of life.

Cars are used for      . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to       their jobs. When salesmen are sent to       parts of the city, they have to drive in order to       their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.

Sometimes, small children must be driven to      . In some cities, school buses are used only when children        more than a mile from the school. When the children are too      to walk that far, their parents take       driving them to school. One        drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is        forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place     they work.

More car pools should be formed in order to put       cars on the road and to use less oil.       is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.

1.A. even      B. much          C. little            D. such

2.A. great          B. necessary     C. proper         D. poss ible

3.A. families     B. business       C. education  D. farms

4.A. get to         B. look for         C. find out         D. use up

5.A. same   B. different   C. every       D. each

6.A. catch         B. create C. cover       D. carry

7.A. cities          B. schools         C. parks        D. gardens

8.A. move         B. study        C. live            D. work

9.A. small         B. big          C. young  D. old

10.A. money    B. time         C. pride         D. turns

11.A. parent     B. child         C. way            D. car

12.A. call          B. calling          C. to call           D. called

13.A. where     B. that          C. which    D. when

14.A. more       B. fewer       C. many         D. less

15.A. Driving B. Running   C. Parking         D. Forming

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.考查形容词及对语境的理解。句意：但是有很多的家庭有两辆甚至更多的车。A. even甚至   B. much    多的C. little      少的D. such这样的。even修饰形容词的比较级。A

2.考查形容词及对语境的理解。句意：这是生活中必须的一部分。A great 很棒B. necessary必须的 C.proper适当的      D.possible可能的B

3.考查名词及对语境的理解。句意：车被用于做生意。A. families家庭 B. business 生意C. education 教育D. farms农场。从文章中They are driven to offices，When salesmen are sent to。可知选B。

4.考查短语及对语境的理解。句意：那些没有其他方法到达工作地点的人。A. get to 到达B. look for 寻找C. find out 找出，查明D. use up用光。由They are driven to offices，他们去办公室可知他们去上班。故选择 A。

5.考查形容词及对语境的理解。句意：当商人被派到城市中不同部分的时候。 A. same 同样的B. different 不同的C. every 每一个D. each每一个。ACD后跟名词单数，B后跟名词复数。故选B。

6.考查动词及对语境的理解。句意：他们不得不开车来携带他们的产品。A. catch 抓住B. create 创造C. cover 覆盖D.carry携带。故选D。

7.考查名词及对语境的理解。句意：有时，小孩子必须被开车送到学校。A. cities 城市B. schools 学校C. parks公园D. gardens花园。由In some cities, school buses are used only when可知有的学生要坐车去上学。故选B。

8.考查动词及对语境的理解。句意：在一些城市，校车仅接送离学校超过一英里的学生。A. move 移动B. study 学习C. live 居住D. work工作。根据此句句意可知校车接的是住的远的学生。故选C。

9.考查形容词及对语境的理解。句意：当小孩子们太小而不能走那么远的时候。：A. small 小的B. big 大的C. young 年轻的D. old老的。small指的是物体的大小。Young指的是年龄小。故选C。

10.考查名词及对语境的理解。句意：他们的父母轮流送他们去学校。A. money钱B. time时间C. pride自豪D. turns轮流 take turns to do sth轮流做某事。故选D。

11.考查名词及对语境的理解。句意：一个父母星期一接送自己及邻居的孩子。A.parent父母   B. child小孩C. way 道路D. car车。由Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on可知父母们轮流接送学生。故选A。

12.考查动词及对语境的理解。句意：这种行为叫做拼车。be done 被动语态。be called被叫做。故选D。

13.考查疑问词及对语境的理解。句意：上班族也会三四个人一起拼车到他们的工作地点。A. where 在那儿B. that C. which 那个D. when何时。定语从句先行词为地点，故用地点副词where，故选A。

14.考查形容词的比较级及对语境的理解。 句意：更多的人会选择拼车来使道路上的车更少，更省油。A. more 更多的B. fewer 更少的C.many多的D. less更少的。fewer+可数名词复数，更少的。less+不可数名词。故选B。

15.考查非谓语动词及对语境的理解。句意：停车也是一个大问题。A. Driving 开车B. Running 跑C. Parking 停车D. Forming组成。由文中：and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven。可知停车可是一个大问题。.故选C。

考点：社会现象类短文。