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完型填空： 　　Cars are important part in the United States．Without a car most people feel that they are 　　1　　．And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel 　　2　　 poor when he has a car． 　　Henry Ford was the man who first started 　　3　　 cars in large numbers．He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to 　　4　　 American culture．The car made the United States a nation on 　　5　　．And it 　　6　　 to make the United States what it is today． 　　There are three main reasons that the car has become so 　　7　　 in the United States．　　8　　 the country is a huge one and Americans like to 　　9　　 around it．The car 　　10　　 the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation．With a car people can go any place 　　11　　 spending a lot of money．The second reason is that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public 　　12　　．Long distance trains have never been as 　　13　　 in the United States as they are in other parts of the world．Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by 　　14　　．But it is too expensive to be used 　　15　　．The third reason is the most 　　16　　 one．The Americans’ spirit of 　　17　　 is what really made cars popular．Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train, 　　18　　 a plane．They don’t like to have to 　　19　　 an exact schedule．A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time．And this is the freedom that Americans want 　　20　　 to have． (1) [　　] A． healthy B． rich C． pretty D． poor (2) [　　] A． really B． truly C． actually D． exactly (3) [　　] A． doing B． making C． designing D． owing (4) [　　] A． affect B． afford C． effort D． effect (5) [　　] A． foot B． horse backs C． chairs D． wheels (6) [　　] A． tried B． helped C． hoped D． got (7) [　　] A． well-known B． lovely C． popular D． famous (8) [　　] A． In all B． After all C． First of all D． Above all (9) [　　] A． move B． transport C． walk D． go (10) [　　] A． offers B． provides C． takes D． proves (11) [　　] A． with B． without C． for D． by (12) [　　] A． journey B． travel C． transportation D． trip (13) [　　] A． common B． usual C． unusual D． ordinary (14) [　　] A． bikes B． ships C． rockets D． planes (15) [　　] A． frequently B． continuously C． completely D． fully (16) [　　] A． funny B． important C． common D． simple (17) [　　] A． dependence B． serf-confidence C． selfishness D． independence (18) [　　] A． or even B． but C． and D． nor (19) [　　] A． take B． receive C． follow D． accept (20) [　　] A． worst B． most C． best D． least

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．B;4．A;5．D;6．C;7．C;8．C;9．A;10．B;11．B;12．C;13．A;14．D;15．A;16．B;17．D;18．A;19．C;20．B;
解析：

(1)	“汽车在美国是生活的重要部分。没有汽车，大多数人会感到贫穷。同时根据even if a person is poor。可知应选D。
(2)	really－thoroughly，故选A最佳，“不感到非常穷”。
(3)	Henry Ford是第一个大批量地生产汽车的人。
(4)	affect(动词)＝have an influence on sb．/sth．“影响”，选A最佳，“影响美国文化”。注意，D项effect是名词。
(5)	根据上下文，“汽车使美国成为轮子上的国家”。
(6)	汽车也帮助使美国成了今天的美国。
(7)	下文解释汽车“如此普及”的原因，故选C最佳。
(8)	三个主要原因的第一个，“首先”，故选C最佳。
(9)	move around－travel around，故选A最佳，“喜欢在国内旅游”。
(10)	汽车提供了最舒适最便宜的交通形式．offer：乐意提供帮．助provide：提供
(11)	根据上文说的“最便宜的交通工具”所以说“出行不花许多钱”。
(12)	汽车是属于交通工具，“一种有效率的、不贵的公共交通工具”。
(13)	长途火车在美国不普遍。
(14)	根据air-service，所以说是“飞机提供的优质的空中服务”。
(15)	“飞机太贵以至不经常用”。frequently：经常地；continuously：连续地
(16)	根据下文可知是“第三个原因是最重要的一点”，故选D最佳。
(17)	根据美国文化，选D最佳，“独立精神”。
(18)	并列否定用or，“甚至也不愿等飞机”。
(19)	“遵循准确的时间表”，follow：遵循。
(20)	上文说“汽车给了他们安排自己时间的自由”所以此处说“这是美国人最想拥有的自由”。