Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most peop
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Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor , he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.
Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to change American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a big one and Americans like to move around it. The car makes the travel the most comfortable and cheapest. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.
The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed a practical and cheap public travel system. Long distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Now there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used often.
The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact timetable. A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.
Less oil has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real answer will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much oil.
小题1:We can learn from this passage that Americans ______.| A．spend a lot of money traveling by car | B．travel a lot in their cars | | C．seldom travel by plane | D．use public traffic often |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．In the United States even the poor own cars. | | B．In the United States all the poor have no cars. | | C．When an American has a car, he will never be poor. | | D．An American will feel poor unless he has a car. |
小题3:In the writer’s opinion, cars are popular in the United States mainly because ___.| A．Americans like to plan their own time | | B．The United States does not have enough public transportation | | C．Americans will not feel poor when they travel in their cars | | D．Americans cannot move around without their own cars |
小题4:“A nation on wheels” in the second paragraph means that _______.| A．everyone in the United States owns a car | | B．the United States produces most of the cars in the world | | C．cars play an important part in American’ life | | D．the United States depend on car industry for its development |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：本文介绍了汽车在美国人生活中的重要作用，并分析了3个主要的原因。
小题1:B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知在美国人的生活中，汽车占有很重要的地位，人们很依靠汽车，故B正确、
小题2:D 推理题。根据第一段最后两句And even if a person is poor , he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car说明D项正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据倒数第二段钱3行The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane.说明美国人喜欢独立，不喜欢被别人影响，说明Ａ正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据文章第二段The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today. 说明美国汽车保有量很大，故B正确。
点评：本文讲述了在美国人的生活里，汽车所占的重要作用。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。 |
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MySpace, the social networking website, is different from other websites which only provide stories about other people. MySpace is a place that allows you to broadcast your own stories and personal information to as many people as you like. Started two years ago, it is a big source of information for and about American kids.
Teenagers and their parents feel very differently about it. Teens are rushing to join the site, not sharing their parents" worries. It signals yet another generation gap in the digital era.（数字时代）
For teenagers, it is reliable network to keep in touch with their friends. They will often list their surnames, birthdays, afterschool jobs, school clubs, hobbies and other personal information.
“MySpace is an easy way to reach just about everyone. I don"t have all the phone numbers of all my acquaintances （熟人）. But if I want to get in touch with one of them, I could just leave them a message on MySpace.” said Abby Van Wassen. She is a sixteen year old student at Woodland Hills High of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Parents on the other hand are seriously concerned about the security problems of MySpace.
“Every time we hold a parents meeting, the first question is always about MySpace，” said Kent Gates, who travels the country doing Internet safety seminars (研讨会)．The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has received at least 288 MySpace related complaints, according to Mary Beth Buchanan, a lawyer in Pittsburgh.
“Your profile on MySpace shows all your personal information to anyone on the Web. And MySpace even lists this information by birthplace and age. It"s like a free checklist（清单）for troublemakers and it endangers children，” Buchanan said.
小题1:From the passage we can learn that MySpace ________.| A．brings about the generation gap | | B．is very careful about people"s privacy | | C．encourages you to list your personal information | | D．lists the telephone numbers of your friends |
小题2:Why are some parents against MySpace?| A．Because MySpace has a bad influence on their children. | | B．Because they don"t want to pay so much money for MySpace. | | C．Because it takes up too much of their children"s spare time. | | D．Because troublemakers can easily approach their children through the site. |
小题3:The writer"s attitude towards MySpace is ________.| A．negative | B．positive | C．optimistic | D．objective |
小题4:Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?| A．Internet safety | B．MySpace | C．Generation gap | D．The digital era |
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Thirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of doing the repairs and decorations in their own homes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator, unless of course they were either very hand up or were in the trade themselves.
Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round the house including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tiling walls and floors. Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by the introduction of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one “Do-It-Yourself” shop containing a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverings besides tools of every description including power drills and many accessories. “Do-It-Yourself” is a booming business; all these shops do a roaring trade and look like continuing to do so. Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs.
小题1:Why did people employ professional workers to decorate homes thirty years ago?| A．Because they could not do it themselves. | | B．Because professional workers were very cheap. | | C．Because they had no time. | | D．Because professional workers could do much better. |
小题2:Thirty years later what changes took place?| A．People could do everything themselves. | | B．Few people chose to be a professional worker. | | C．People with no professional training successfully built their own houses. | | D．New expensive materials required no skills at all. |
小题3:What caused the DIY craze?| A．Young people liked to follow the fashion. | | B．“Do-It-Yourself” is a booming business. | | C．There were fewer building companies. | | D．High cost of professional workers. |
小题4:What is the speaker telling us ?| A．How DIY comes into being. | B．Changes in building. | | C．Changes in housing. | D．Great changes in these thirty years. |
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Pets are popular. They’re good listeners, they encourage us to exercise, and they’re always on our side when we argue with others. They can bring people comfort and pleasure.
But it is important to keep in mind that pets can carry diseases that can make you sick. Washing your hands often — especially after you touch, feed, or clean up a pet — is the best way to keep yourself healthy and prevent the spread of disease. Be sure to clean your fingernails carefully every time you wash.
You also can protect your health by wearing gloves while cleaning animal cages or cat litter boxes. Avoid washing your pet in the bathtub(浴缸), but if you do, always disinfect(消毒) the tub immediately afterward.
Be sure to bring your pet to the hospital for examinations every two weeks or month and whenever your pet is sick or injured.
You can do a few other things to keep yourself and your pet healthy. Only give your pet food that has been planned ahead for them. It’s not a good idea to share your food with your pet. Human food (like chocolate) can make animals sick. Never feed your pet raw(生的) meat because it can carry germs(细菌) that cause serious illness.
And funny as it can be to see your dog or cat drinking from the toilet, don’t let pets do this. It’s bad for your pet’s health! Give them clean, fresh water to drink at all times.
Never give milk to cats. The only milk an animal should drink is from its mother. Cow’s milk is not for pets, especially for cats, as it makes them sick.
Finally, some animals aren’t pets. Don’t take in a wild or abandoned(被抛弃的) animal as a pet because it may have diseases that could make you or your family sick. Instead, turn to an animal rescue group that is trained in helping sick or abandoned animals.
小题1:The first paragraph mainly tells us that pets can ______.| A．be great friends | B．bring us pleasure | | C．help us keep healthy | D．do harm to us |
小题2:To keep healthy, the author may be against ______. | A．washing your fingernails after touching your pet | | B．wearing gloves when cleaning your pet’s cage | | C．washing your pet in the bathtub | | D．bringing your pet for examinations regularly |
小题3:The underlined word “it” in Para.7 refers to ______.| A．the cow | B．the mother cat | C．cow’s milk | D．mother cat’s milk |
小题4:Which is the RIGHT way to feed your pet?| A．Sharing your chocolate with your dog. | | B．Letting your dog drink from the toilet. | | C．Feeding your little cat with raw meat. | | D．Giving your cat cooked fish. |
小题5:According to the text, when you meet an abandoned dog, you should ______.| A．call an animal rescue group | B．bring it back to your home | | C．give it first aid（急救）in time | D．help to find its owner |
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Cars are very popular in America. When the kids are fourteen years old, they dream of having their own ____1___. Many students take a part-time job after school to ___2___ a car. In most places ____3___ people learn to drive in high school. They have to take a ___4____ test to get a license. Learning to drive and getting a driver’s ___5___ may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. For many, that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups.
Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. People almost never go to see a doctor when they are ____6_____. But they will take ____7____ cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem. At weekends, people ___8___ most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡) their cars. For some families it is not enough to have ___9___ car. They often have two or even three. Husbands need a car to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or ___10____ activities.
| 小题1: | | A．cars | B．computers | C．bikes | D．houses |
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| 小题2: | | A．borrow | B．buy | C．lend | D．sell |
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| 小题3: | | A．old | B．tall | C．strong | D．young |
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| 小题4: | | A．language | B．listening | C．driving | D．body |
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| 小题5: | | A．address | B．book | C．license | D．name |
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| 小题6: | | A．sick | B．healthy | C．pleased | D．angry |
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| 小题10: | | A．other | B．another | C．one | D．else |
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Fun is, in fact, a word heard far more frequently in families today than in the past, when "duty"" and "responsibility" were often the words used.
Parents today are more youthful in appearance and attitudes. Their clothes and hair-styles are more casual, helping to bridge the divide. Those who are athletically inclined also enjoy Rollerblading, snowboarding, and rock-climbing with their children.
For the past three years, Kathy and Phil Dalby have spent at least one evening a week at a climbing gym with their three children. "It"s great to be able to work together," Mrs Dalby says. "We discuss various climbs and where the hard parts are. Sometimes that leads to other Conversations. We"re definitely closer."
A popular movement of parent effectiveness training in the 1970s has helped to reshape generational roles. The philosophy encourages children to describe their feelings about various situations. As a result, says Robert Billingham, a family-studies professor at Indiana University, "Parents and children began talking to each other in ways they had not before."
On the plus side, he adds, these conversations made parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to be aware of.
But Professor Billingham also sees a downside: Many parents started making decisions based on what their child wanted. "The power shifted to children. Parents said, "I have to focus on making my child happy", as opposed to "I have to act as a parent most appropriately"."
Other changes are occurring as the ranks of working mothers grow. Time-short parents encourage children"s independence, making them more responsible for themselves. "They"ll say, "We trust you to make the right decisions" (whether they"re ready to assume the responsibility or not) ,"says Billingham.
The self-esteem movement of the past quarter-century has also affected the family dynamics (原动力). Some parents worry that if they tell their child no, it will hurt the child"s self-esteem.
小题1:What"s the trend in parent-child relationship mentioned in the passage?| A．Parents are chasing after fashion and ignoring the feelings of their children. | | B．More parents and children are sharing the same enthusiasm for a certain sport. | | C．Parents are taking more responsibility and setting more limits for their children. | | D．The generation gap is narrowing and parents are respecting their children"s thoughts more. |
小题2:Which of the following has NOT contributed to the change in the parent-child relationship?| A．Younger parents. | B．Parent effectiveness training. | | C．More working mothers. | D．The self-esteem movement. |
小题3:What"s Billingham"s attitude towards parents who make children more responsible for themselves?| A．He supports them. | B．He admires them. | | C．He disagrees with them. | D．He thinks they"re unreasonable. |
小题4:What will probably be discussed following the last paragraph?| A．The effect of more working mothers on children" s education. | | B．The benefits of the new relationship between parents and children. | | C．The importance of self-esteem and ways to develop children"s self-esteem. | | D．The risks of setting no rules and some suggestions on how to have a balanced attitude. |
小题5:What"s the best title for the text?| A．Parents and Children as Friends. | B．Parents and Professors as Debaters. | | C．Growing Mutual Understanding. | D．Disappearing Responsibility. |
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