(B)

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 ears 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 ears 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 lovers

Not just teenagers are crazy about cars．Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully I 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．

46．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．

47．New four-1ane roads were built 　　．　　 　

　　 A．in Germany　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．by car and oil companies

　　 C．in America　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．when something suddenly happened

48．The underlined word “building” here means “the building of 　　　”．　　

　　 A．companies　　 　　　　　　　 B．soldiers’ lives　　 　　 C．houses　　 　　　 D．roads

49．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．

50．The meaning of the last sentence is：“　　 ” 　　

　　 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．

1．听句子，选答语(共5小题。计5分)

本题共有5个小题，每个小题你将听到一句话，读两遍，请从所给的三个选项中选出一个最恰当的答语。

1．A．Thank you．　　 　　　　　　 B．All right．　　 　　　　 C．Very good．

2．A．It’s June 21st．　　 　　　　 B．It’s Sunday．　　 　　　　　 C．It’s 8"35．

3．A．It’s right．　　 　　　　　　　 B．It doesn’t matter．　　 　 C．My pleasure．

4．A．Yes. I’d love to．　　 　　　 B．Yes，I would．　　 　　　 C．Of course not．

5．A．You will．　　 　　　　　　　　 B．Not at all．　　 　　　　　　 C．Certainly．

Ⅱ．听对话。选答案(共10小题，计l0分)

本题共有l0个小题，每个小题你将听到一段对话和一个问题，读两遍，请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。

6．A．A basketball．　　 　　 B．A sweater．　　 　　　　　　 C．A skirt．　　 　

7．A．On foot．　　 　　　　　 B．By bike．　　 　　　　　　　　 C．By bus．　　 　

9．A．11．　　 　　　　　　　　 B．12．　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．13．　　 　

10．A．Snowy．　　　　 　 B．Windy．　　 　　　　　　　　 C．Cloudy．

11．A．In New York．　 　 B．In London．　　 　　　　　 C．In Beijin9．

12．A．A reporter．　　 　 B．A policewoman．　　 　　 C．A driver．

13．A．20 yuan．　　　 　　 B．20 pounds．　　 　　　　　 C．20 dollars．

14．A．She was short．　 　 B．No，she didn’t．　　 　　 C．Yes，she did．

15．A．She．is ill．　　 　　 B．She worked late last night．　　 　

　　 C．She looked after her daughter last night．

Ⅲ．听短文，选答案(共5小题，计l0分)

本题你将听到一篇短文，读两遍，请从每个小题的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。

16．If you are tired，how can you let the monkey know it?　　

A．Put both your hands on your head．

B．Put both your hands behind your head．

C．Put both your hands on your stomach．

17．The monkeys put out their hands to ask for 　　　after they have done something for you．　

A．a little money　　 　B．a little water　　 　　 C．some food

18．Where are the monkeys taught in India?　　 　

A．In the forest．　　 　B．In the zoo．　　 　　 C．In a school．

19．Are the monkeys in America taught to be doctors or nurses?　 　

A．Doctors．　　 　　B．Nurses．　　 　　　 C．Both．

20．After the job is done，Helen hopes to get some 　　　．

A．apples　　 　　　　B．pears　 　　　　　　 C．bananas

　　 假如你要参加一次社会实践活动，向社会推荐自己，需介绍一下自己的主要情况，依据表格内容，写一篇约70字的短文。题目已给出。

Myself(我自己)

6．让我们看一看这些人，一些在唱歌，一些在跳舞。Let's look at these people，____ are singing，_____ are dancing。

5．请看打排球的那组人。Please look at that _________ of people ________ volleyball．

4．请看打排球的那组人。They _____________ for the bus．

3．-动物园在哪里?-在银行对面。-Where's the zoo?-It's ______ the bank，

2．他们通常在青岛度假。They are usually _________ in Qingdao．