Question

【题目】 Many cars in advertisements are red，blue or green —but almost 75 percent of new cars sold are black，white，silver or grey．

A survey shows people prefer the car colors that don't show dirt such as grey．That means the owners can wash their cars less， saving money． Besides， some areas that are short of water do not allow people to wash their cars often．

According to another survey，white cars are often sold more than cars of other colors．In China，car buyers say white makes a small car look bigger． Car buyers in other countries also like white． And the research also suggests that there is a lower risk of accidents during the day for white cars compared with darker ones．People also think the temperature inside white cars is lower than that in cars of other colors．

At present，every year about 11 percent of cars sold are red and 8 percent are blue．Green has become less popular In the mid- 1990s， green was the most popular color in many places of the world． But today， green cars are hard to find．

Sometime in the future，people may not have to choose the color of their car 一 technology may let owners change their car's paint color anytime．

【1】You can often see_______cars in advertisements．

A.whiteB.blackC.redD.silver

【2】Car buyers choose grey because they_______．

A.can wash their cars lessB.don't need to wash cars

C.can pay less money for carsD.don't allow washing cars

【3】According to the passage， white cars look_______ than those of other colors．

A.saferB.darkerC.cheaperD.bigger

【4】Green cars_______．

A.make up 11% of the cars soldB.are hard to find all the time

C.were the most popular in the mid- 1990sD.were less popular than blue cars in the past

【5】In the future，we can_______．

A.choose cars in all colorsB.paint our cars any color anywhere

C.buy cars in all colorsD.change our car's paint color anytime

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述来自不同国家的人喜欢不同颜色的汽车，白色和深色较受欢迎。还介绍了不同时期，最流行车的颜色的变化。在将来的某个时候，人们可能不必选择自己汽车的颜色——技术可以让车主随时改变汽车的油漆颜色。

【1】细节理解题。根据Many cars in advertisements are red，blue or green ——许多广告中的汽车是红色、蓝色或绿色的，故答案选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据A survey shows people prefer the car colors that don't show dirt such as grey一项调查显示，人们更喜欢不显示灰尘的汽车颜色，如灰色。That means the owners can wash their cars less，saving money．这意味着车主可以少洗车，省钱。故答案选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据And the research also suggests that there is a lower risk of accidents during the day for white cars compared with darker ones研究还表明，与深色车相比，白色车白天发生事故的风险更低。故答案选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据Green has become less popular．In the mid 1990s，green was the most popular color in many places of the world． But today，green cars are hard to find．绿色已经不那么流行了，在20世纪90年代中期，绿色是世界上许多地方最流行的颜色。但是今天，绿色汽车很难找到。故答案选C。

【5】细节理解题。根据Sometime in the future，people may not have to choose the color of their car 一 technology may let owners change their car's paint color anytime．将来的某个时候，人们可能不必选择自己汽车的颜色——技术可以让车主随时改变汽车的油漆颜色。故答案选D。