Question

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．

1.	A．healthy B． poor C．pretty D．rich

2.	A．actually B．truly C．really D．exactly

3.	A．making B．doing C．designing D．owing

4.	A．afford B．affect C．effort D．effect

5.	A．foot B．horse backs C．wheels D．chairs

6.	A．helped B．tried C．hoped D．got

7.	A．well-known B．popular C．lovely D．famous

8.	A．In all B．After all C．Above all D．First of all

9.	A．walk B．transport C．move D．go

10.	A．provides B．offers C．takes D．proves

11.	A．with B．by C．for D．without

12.	A．journey B．transportation C．travel D．trip

13.	A．unusual B．usual C．common D．ordinary

14.	A．bikes B．ships C．planes D．rockets

15.	A．completely B．continuously C．frequently D．fully

16.	A．important B．funny C．common D．simple

17.	A．dependence B．independence C．selfishness D．self-confidence

18.	A．nor B．but C．and D．or even

19.	A．take B．receive C．accept D．follow

20.	A．most B．worst C．best D．least

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C 

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A 

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.C 

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.B 上下文串联。根据even if a person is poor，说明没有汽车，他们会感觉自己穷。

2.C 副词辨析。A实际上；B精确地；C真正地；D精确地；当一个人有车的时候，他不会感觉自己真的穷。说明在美国人心中汽车是非常重要的。

3.A 动词辨析。A生产；B做；C设计；D拥有；指亨利福特是第一个大量生产汽车的人。

4.B 词义辨析。A买得起；B影响；C努力；（名词）D影响（名词）；句意：亨利福特也许不知道汽车对于美国文化的影响有多么的巨大。让美国成为车轮上的国家。

5.C 名词辨析。A脚；B马背；C车轮；D椅子。句意同上句解释。

6..A 动词辨析。A帮助；B努力；C希望；D得到；汽车帮助美国成为现在的国家。

7.B 上下文串联。根据下文叙述的三大原因，说明在美国汽车非常受人欢迎。

8.D 上下文串联。根据上行three main reasons；本句是列举，first of all首先，指第一个原因。

9.C 动词辨析。A步行；B运输；C移动；D去；move around四处走动。

10.A 动词辨析。Provide提供；offer提供，后面要接双宾语；本句只有一个宾语，A正确。

11.D 句意分析。句意：不要花很多钱，人们就可以四处走动。

12.B 固定词组。Public transportation公共交通。

13.C 句意分析。句意：在美国长途旅行没有在其它国家那么的普遍。Common普遍，常见。

14.C 上下文串联。根据air-service说明这里是plane提供的服务。

15.C 副词辨析。A完全地；B继续；C频繁地；D充分地；指频繁乘飞机太昂贵了。

16.A 上下文串联。指第三个理由是三个里面最重要的一个。

17.B 上下文串联。根据下文解释每个人喜欢自由独立，说明这里应该是B正确。

18.D 固定词组。or even乃至，以至；美国人不喜欢等汽车，火车乃至飞机。

19.D 动词辨析。A拿走；B收到；C接受；D跟随；指美国人不喜欢根据确定的时间表。

20.A 句意分析。指自由是美国人最喜欢的事物。

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