Americans love cars．They go everywhere in them．8 5％of people in the US go to and

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Americans love cars．They go everywhere in them．8 5％of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licens．Why does this car culture exist?How it startedAmerica’s love of cars started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives．They borrowed money from the government to buy hous and cars which became the symbols of status(地位)．The more money they had，the bigger their cars were．Making of roadsDuring the war，President Einhower noticed what good roads Germany had．He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America．He said if something happened suddenly，the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities．Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started．Car loverNot just teenagers are crazy about cars．Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully .The are called Art Cars．Every April there is an activity in Houston，Texas，where they show their cars．PollutionCars have polluted the environment．American President Bush refud a worldwide law that is against pollution．Many countries were angry about it．Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars．Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less．But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars．小题1:When did Americans begin to love cars?   A．Before the new two-lane roads were built．B．After World War II．C．During World War II．D．Before World War II．小题2:New four-1ane roads were build _______.A．in GermanyB．by car and oil companiesC．in AmericaD．when something suddenly happened小题3:The underlined word “building” here means “the building of _______”． A．companiesB．soldiers’ livesC．housD．roads小题4:What were other countries’ feelings about Bush’s decision?  A．They agreed with him．B．They showed anger to it．C．They paid no attention to it.D．The passage doesn’t tell us.小题5:What does the last ntence  mean? A．It’s better to have fewer cars．B．It’s better to make cars that pollute less．C．It’s easier to make cars that pollute less．D．It’s easier to make people have fewer cars．

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小题1:B小题2:C小题3:D小题4:B小题5:A

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小题1:根据America’s love of cars started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II 可知，美国人爱车是在二战后，所以本题应该选Ｂ。小题2:根据He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America．可知，应该是在美国。所以本题选Ｃ。小题3:根据上文我们知道，本句的意思应该是“汽车和石油公司很喜欢他的主意，所以修路的工程就开始了。”所以本题选Ｄ。小题4:通过Many countries were angry about it可知，其他国家并不赞成，所以表现出了愤怒。所以本题选Ｂ。小题5:通过阅读上下文，本句的意思就是最好有更少的汽车。所以本题选Ａ。点评：本题除了第２小题能直接在文中找到答案外，其他的都需要通过仔细阅读，加以分析推断方能得出答案，但是只要我们能将题目放进原文，反复比较得出正确的答案还是比较容易的。

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