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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 hecessities.

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      to drive 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 to drive 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. 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.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：短文大意：该文介绍美国充满了汽车。没有汽车的家庭仍有许多家庭。但有些家庭有两三辆车。然而汽车更多用于快乐。他们是生活中的一部分。

1.A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。even甚至； much 多的；little 少的；uch这样的。Even可修饰形容词的比较级。所以选A。

2.B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。great 很棒；necessary必须的；proper适当的；possible可能的。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

3.B考查名词及对语境的理解。句意：车被用于做生意。families家庭； business 生意； education 教育；farms农场。根据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 hecessities.的描述可知该选B。

4.A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。get to 到达； look for 寻找； find out 找出，查明； use up用光根据由They are driven to offices，他们去办公室可知他们去上班。所以选 A。

5.B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。same 同样的；different 不同的；every 每一个；each每一个。same、every、和each后跟单数名词，而different后跟名词复数。所以选B。

6.D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.B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。cities 城市；schools 学校；parks公园；gardens花园。根据In some cities, school buses are used only when可知有的学生要坐车去上学。所以选B。

8.C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。move 移动；study 学习；live 居住；ork工作。根据此句句意可知校车接的是住的远的学生。所以选C。

9.C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small小的；big 大的；young 年轻的；old老的。small指的是物体的大小。young指的是年龄小。所以选C。

10.D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。money钱；time时间；ride自豪；turns轮流。take turns to do sth轮流做某事。所以选D。

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

12.D查动词及对语境的理解。句意：这种行为叫做拼车。call叫，打电话；calling是call的现在分词或动名词形式；to call是call的动词不定式形式；called 是call的过去式或过去分词。be done被动语态。be called被叫做。所以选D。

13.A 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。where 在哪里；that那；which 哪一个；when何时。定语从句先行词为地点，故用地点副词where，所以选A。

14.B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。more 更多的；fewer 更少的；many许多的；less更少的。fewer+可数名词复数，更少的。less+不可数名词。所以选B。

15.；Running 跑；Parking 停车；Forming组成。根据and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven。可知停车可能是一个大问题。所以选C。

考点：社会现象类短文。