题目内容
8．Do you dream of the day you can drive a car？In the United States，teenagers can get their driver's license when they are only 16years old，but it feels like forever until that day comes．Trust me，because I've been there．（26）C But in my opinion，it's worth it because it means having a lot more freedom．I'm from the rural （乡下的） state of Iowa that doesn't have much public transportation，and everything there is really spread out．So until I turned 16，my parents had to drive me pretty much everywhere．
（27）E First，in Iowa，everyone can get their learner's permit at the age of 14，which means you can only drive if your parent is sitting in the seat next to you．
（28）DIn the state of Iowa，if you live more than a mile （1.6km） away from school you can get a school permit．You can only drive to school and back home．Luckily，I lived just over a mile away from school，so I was able to drive my mom's car to school．（29）G
Finally，after taking （and passing） a three-month-long driver's education course and the final test，I was able to get my driver's license．（30）A It did in fact make life quite a bit easier．
A．I could almost taste the freedom already．
B．Still，on the day of my driver's test，I was nervous．
C．Getting a driver's license takes a lot of time and energy．
D．The next step was getting my school permit at the age of 15．
E．There were several steps before I got that special plastic card．
F．To many people，getting a driver's license involves a lot of luck．
G．But if you were caught going outside that route （路线） you would get in big trouble．
分析 本文讲述了作者考驾照的经历．
解答 CEDGA
26．C 考查细节理解以及上下文联系．根据"I'm from the rural （乡下的） state of Iowa that doesn't have much public transportation，and everything there is really spread out．"可知，获得驾照需要花费大量的时间和精力，但是还是很有必要的．故选C．
27．E 考查细节理解以及上下文联系．根据"First，in Iowa，everyone can get their learner's permit at the age of 14，which means you can only drive if your parent is sitting in the seat next to you"可知，这里要讲述的是一些步骤．故选E．
28．D 考查细节理解以及上下文联系．根据前面的内容可知，前文说的是第一步要做什么，那么接下来讲的就是下一步要做的事情．故选D．
29．G 考查细节理解以及上下文联系．根据"Luckily，I lived just over a mile away from school，so I was able to drive my mom's car to school．"可知，如果你被困在这条路上你就会遇到大麻烦．故选G．
30．A 考查细节理解以及上下文联系．根据"It did in fact make life quite a bit easier．"可知，作者拿到驾照时，特别开心，能感受到自由的滋味．故选A．
点评 七选五"这样的题型，主要目的在于"考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握．解题时最主要的两个步骤就是1．理清文章的逻辑和结构，2．在所给的原文中找出关键词或者说是线索词．文章的整体思路能帮助你在答案中筛选出符合逻辑的选项，关键词则能帮助你确定更多的细节，排除相近的选项．这些技巧多练练就能孰能生巧．
