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Shanghai-More Shanghai people are renting cars to travel over the coming National Day holiday, Tom reported today.

Most cars in large local car-rental companies such as Yongda, Anji and Dazhong are leased so far with the Buick Sport Utility Vehichle (SUV) in high demand.

Santana and Jetta were previously the most popular car models rented by Shanghai people for travel, while the high-end Buick models have generated great interest among locals renting cars these years. However, the rent on a Buick GL or GS model is between 650 yuan and 750 yuan a day, nearly double those of the Santana and Jetta cars.

Compared with Santana, Buick looks better, has greater capabilities and is safer and more comfortable, said a car leaser. “I don’t mind paying a higher cost for a Buick to enjoy the holiday,” he said.

SUV cars are very popular in the car renting market, according to some car rental firms.

“All the 31 Buick GL8SUV cars were leased out several days ago,” said an employee with the Shanghai Yongda Car Rental Co.

local people are more inclined (倾向于) to go travel with groups of friends, so SUV cars are a better choice, said an industry analyst (分析家). Moreover, SUV car are safer on rugged and rough roads, the analyst said.

According to the data, most people rented cars for seven days; a less number rented them for two or three days.

What’s the best title for the passage ?

A. How Shanghai People Spend Their Holidays

B. Why So Many Shanghai People Rented Cars for Holidays

C. More Shanghai Rent Cars for Holidays

D. Shanghai Rent SUV Instead of Santana and Jetta

According to the passage we can see SUV is ________.

A. the name of a car-rental company

B. the name of an expensive car

C. the name of an ordinary car

D. the place for the holiday

At present for how much money can you rent a Santana or Jetta for a day ?

A. Between 650 yuan and 750 yuan.

B. Between 350 yuan and 380 yuan.

C. About 450 yuan.

D. Less than 300 yuan.

Why do many people choose SUV cars for their holidays ?

A. Because they are cheaper.  

B. Because they are convenient on rugged and rough roads.

C. Only because they can run on bugged and tough roads.

D. Because no Santana and Jetta can be rented now.

Answer 1

【小题1】A

【小题2】B

【小题3】B

【小题4】B

解析:

【小题1】概括主旨题。第一段的首句More Shanghai people are renting cars to travel over the coming National Day holiday 是全文的主旨，这也是大多数新闻报道中常采用的方式。其他各项仿离了文章的中心话题。

【小题2】词义理解题。从第二段SUV 前面的Most cars in large local car-rental companies…in high demand 以及第三、四段，可以知道SUV 是一种车的名字。

【小题3】数字计算题。从However, the rent on a Buick GL or GS model is between 650 yuan and 750 yuan a day, nearly double those of the Santana and Jetta cars. 我们可以知道，租GL 或GS 的费用是每天650元到750元，这个数字是租Santana 和Jetta 的两倍，因此得出答案B。

【小题4】细节理解题。从Compared with Santana, Buick looks better, has greater capabilities and is safer and more comfortable… 可以得出答案B。