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. evenB. much    C. little    D. such

2.A. great B. necessary C. proper  D. possible

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.B

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】

试题解析：本文大意：美国到处是机动车，有很多家庭没有车，但一些家庭有两个或更多的汽车。他们是生活的必需品。汽车用来上班，农民们开车进城买生活用品，有时小孩子们需要开车被送到学校。太小的孩子不能自己步行上学，家长们就轮流开车。一个家长周一送自己的孩子和邻家的孩子上学，另一个家长周二开车。这种方式称为拼车。上班族也拼车，三四个人轮流开车去上班。拼车能减少路上的车辆和用油量。路上的车太多了，应该做些事情控制汽车的使用。

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6.】考查动词。句意：见【5】。catch抓住，create创造，cover 覆盖，carry携带。根据products产品，可知答案选D.

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10.】考查名词。句意：见【9】。money钱，time时间，pride 自豪，turns顺序。take turn轮流。根据 One一个，Another 另一个，可知答案选D.

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