Question

七选五

Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets as millions of new cars and trucks are produced. One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars and trucks with gas.  1.

Most Americans would find it hard to imagine what life would look like without cars.  2. . The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.

3. . That’s what several of the large car factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else.  4. . Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases man.

To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we’ll have to make some changes in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to cut down on the number of their total cars. They are encouraged to travel and go to work by bicycle. Bicycling is thought to help the air clean. But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down. 5. .

Although cars have led us to a better life, they have also brought us new problems.

A.Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars

B. Americans know cars very well.

C. However, some have realized the serious problems of the air pollution that is caused by cars.

D. One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute.

E. However, the number of vehicles has continued to increase in recent years.

F. Americans won’t live without cars!

G. Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.

Answer

1.F

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.G

【解析】

试题分析：美国人的生活和汽车息息相关，但由汽车导致的大气污染问题也很严重。针对这一问题，本文讨论了一些解决方法例如生产使用清洁能源的汽车，或者以自行车代替汽车等。

1.F 根据前文One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars and trucks with gas可知美国人的生活与汽车息息相关，而F选项Americans won’t live without cars!“美国人离开了汽车简直活不下去”正是对这一现象的一个总结，也与下文Most Americans would find it hard to imagine what life would look like without cars相关联。故选F。

2.C 分析语境可知此处前文说明大多数美国人对汽车的依赖，而后文The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health提到的是大气污染。浏览选项发现C选项However, some have realized the serious problems of the air pollution that is caused by cars在语境上起到了承上启下的作用。而且C选项中some和前文中的most Americans形成对比，however不仅表示了两者的对比，还转换了话题。故选C。

3.D 分析后文That’s what several of the large car factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done可知大的汽车工厂一直在努力做的是使用生产清洁无污染能源的汽车。由此推知that指代的内容是build a clean car。浏览选项发现D选项One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute中的build a car that does not pollute与之对应，符合语境。而且D选项One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute中的one way与第四段的段首Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else中的another way对应。故选D。

4.A 根据前文Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else可知解决汽车污染大气问题的另一个解决方法是用别的东西代替汽车能源。而A选项Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars中steam cars 、electric cars都属于清洁无污染能源的汽车，符合前文语境。故选A。

5.G 分析前文But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down可知美国鼓励人们放弃汽车，以自行车代步的可行性不大。因为如果一个汽车工厂倒闭，将会有许多工人失业。浏览选项发现G选项 Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment中将环境污染问题the problem of air pollution与工人失业问题the problem of unemployment进行比较，符合语境。故选G。

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【名师点睛】

注意段落间的关系

由于英语的句段之间经常会运用关联词表示衔接和过渡，使文章逻辑更清楚和连贯，因此文章中和选项中表示各种逻辑关系的路标性信号词在选择答案时都是很重要的线索。典型的关联词有很多，例如and，also，as well as，neither nor，either or，not only...but also，on one hand....on the other hand等。这些连词可以表现句子与句子之间的关系，通过不同的连词考生可以推知句子与句子之间不同的关系。句子之间的关系可以根据关联词判断，但将这些关系放大到段落之间，很多考生就难以察觉。

在做题过程中，考生不仅要关注语句之间的关系，还应注意段落之间的关系。本文的第38小题就是这样一个例子。考生可以分析后文得出that指代的内容为build a clean car。D选项One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute中的build a car that does not pollute与之对应，由此考生可以选择出正确答案。但如果考生能够注意到第三段和第四段之间的并列关系，就可以根据第四段的段首句Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else中的another way is to...推测出第三段的段首句的格式为one way is to... 那么考生就可以直接选择D选项，从而加快做题速度。