Reading the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.

The private automobile(私家车)has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has e1. the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.

For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to t2. their children to distant schools.

Family life has been a3.in various ways, The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can't keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by s4. or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims(受害者)of such accidents have f5. an organization called MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving. These women want to prevent further tragedies(悲剧). They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age, Students have formed a similar organization, SADD(Students Against Drunk Driving)and are spreading the same message among their friends.

For many Americans the automobile is a necessity. But for some, it is also a m6. of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an a7.. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans.

It was Jimmy’s fifth birthday. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum(鼓).

“Who gave him that thing?” Jimmy’s father asked when he saw it.

“His grandfather did,” answered Jimmy’s mother.

“Oh,” said his father.

Of course, Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his mother did not mind. His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise.

But one of the neighbours did not like the noise at all. So one morning a few days later, she took a knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was playing his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Jimmy. Do you know there’s something very nice inside your drum? Here’s a knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.”

1.Jimmy got a lot of presents because ________.

A. it was his birthday B. he was five years old

C. he was a clever boy D. his family was rich

2.Everyone hates the terrible noise except (除了)________.

A. the neighbours B. Jimmy’s father

C. Jimmy’s mother D. Jimmy’s family

3.Which is Not True?

A. Jimmy was five years old.

B. Jimmy’s grandfather gave him the drum.

C. The big drum made a terrible noise.

D. Jimmy’s father liked to listen to the drum.

4.When Jimmy’s father got home, ________.

A. Jimmy was playing the drum B. Jimmy was sleeping

C. he heard the drum’s noise D. Jimmy’s mother was playing the drum

5.From what the neighbour said, we know that ________.

A. She wanted to play Jimmy’s drum

B. She wanted to find something in the drum

C. She wanted to break the drum

D. She wanted to help Jimmy to open the drum

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网