Question

The United States is full of cars. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life.

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

    Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile away from the school. When the children are too young to walk too far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children and the neighbors' as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

    More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and use less gas. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.

1.The United States is filled with cars, but       .

A. not every family has a car

B. few families have two cars or even more

C. every American has a car

D. every family has a car

2.Which statement is true according to the third paragraph?

A. Small children are driven to school.   

B. All children go to school by bus in some cities.

C. Mothers drive their children who can't walk to school. 

D. School buses pick up all children.

3.Mothers form car pools in order that             .

A. they can drive to school

B. they can take turns driving their children to school

C. they reach school quickly

D. they can drive their children to school in time

4.The traffic in and around cities is a great problem because        .

A. too many cars are being driven        B. there are too many car pools

C. people put fewer cars on the roads     D. there is less gas

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：有许多家庭没车，但是有一些家庭有两辆多。车可以用来做生意，可以用来接送孩子。现在有一种叫car pooling的方式可以帮助人们少用车、用油以减少交通压力。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，有许多家庭没车，但是有一些家庭有两辆多。所以选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段可知，校车接送离学校一里路以上的孩子；而当孩子太小不能自己走着去学校时，妈妈们就要开车送孩子上学。所以选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段可知，car pools在这里的意思是妈妈们轮流去送孩子们上学。不必一个人每天开车接送孩子。所以选B。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，路上的车太多。用car pools 的方式可以减少路上的车辆数目和少用油。A。

考点：环保类阅读。