Question

完形填空：从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共15小题；计15分）

The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some Families have two or more cars. However,cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a part of life.

Cars are used for . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to parts of the city, they have to drive in order to their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.

Sometimes, small children must be driven to . In some cities, school buses are used only when children more than a mile from the school. When the children are too to walk that far, their parents take driving them to school. One11drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place they work. More car pools should be formed in order to put cars on the road and to use less oil. is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.

1.A. even B. much C. little D. such

2.A. great B. necessary C. proper D. possible

3.A. families B. business C. education D. Farms

4.A. get to B. look for C. find out D. use up

5.A. same B. different C. every D. each

6.A. catch B. create C. cover D. carry

7.A. cities B. schools C. parks D. gardens

8.A. move B. study C. live D. Work

9.A. small B. big C. young D. old

10.A. money B. time C. pride D. turns

11.A. parent B. child C. way D. car

12.A. call B. calling C. to call D. called

13.A. where B. that C. which D. when

14.A. more B. fewer C. many D. less

15.A. Driving B. Running C. Parking D. Forming

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了美国是一个充满机动车的国家，然而也有很多家庭没有车辆。但是许多家庭有两辆或者更多的车。车已经不仅仅用来娱乐，他们已经成为了生活中的一部分。接着从各个角度描述了车辆对美国家庭的价值和用途。

1. cars为比较级，推知此处缺少修饰比较级的副词，结合句意，表示程度。故选A。

2.

3. are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to 4 their jobs.” 那些没有其他方式上班的工人们经常开车去办公室或者工厂，推知此处描述的工作或经商。故选B。

4.

5.

6. catch 赶上 ；B. create创造；C. cover 覆盖，走过；D. carry 携带，拉载，故选D。

7.

8.

9.

10. turns doing sth”，故选D。

11. mother”，推知此处描绘父母们之间轮流接送孩子的情况。故选A。

12. called”，被叫做。故选D。

13. work这个从句不缺少主语或者宾语，应该使用关系副词。故选A。14.

15. Driving开车；B. Running 跑步；C. Parking 停车；D. Forming 拼车。故选C。

考点：社会现象类短文。