题目内容
What four letters of the alphabet(字母表)would scare off(吓跑)a burglar(窃贼)?
A.O, I, C, U
B.O, E, I, C
C.E, I, O, U
D.O, B, C, U
One day, my wife and I went shopping. We took the car as we had a lot of things to buy because my brother and his family were going to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car in front of the shop. An hour later we came back to the car with a lot of things. Then the trouble started. We could not open the car door. “Oh, dear,” said my wife. “What are we going to do?” “Let’s ask that policeman,” I said. The policeman was very kind and glad to help us. Soon he got the door open. Just at that moment an angry man came up and shouted. “What are you doing with my car?” We looked at the number of the car, and our faces turned very red.
1.The husband and the wife went shopping _________.
A.by bus B.in their car C.by bike D.on foot
2.They spent _________ in the shop doing their shopping.
A.half an hour B.four hours
C.one hour D.eight hours
3.The _________ opened the car door in the end.
A.husband B.wife
C.policeman D.owner of the car
4.The owner of the car was very angry to see _______
A.someone had opened his car door
B.the policeman standing by the car
C.his car was not there
D.that there was a trouble
5.They didn’t know it was the wrong car until they looked at the ____ of the car.
A.color B.owner C.door D.number
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 licenses.Why does this car culture exist?
How it started
America’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 houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位).The more money they had,the bigger their cars were.
Making of roads
During the war,President Eisenhower 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 lover
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars.Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully .These are called Art Cars.Every April there is an activity in Houston,Texas,where they show their cars.
Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment.American President Bush refused 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.
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.
2.New four-1ane roads were build _______.
A.in Germany B.by car and oil companies
C.in America D.when something suddenly happened
3.The underlined word “building” here means “the building of _______”.
A.companies B.soldiers’ lives C.houses D.roads
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.
5.What does the last sentence 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.