Question

18．There is no question that fewer teenagers are on the roads in the US．
In 1978，50% of 16-year-olds had got their first driving licence．In 2008，according to the US Transportation Department，it was just 30%．The number of those aged 19 and under with driving licences has also been declining since 1978，when 11，989，000 had licence．In 2010，it was 9，932，441，or 4.1% of American drivers．
In the UK，683，273 teenagers have driving licences-just 1.85% of total licence holders，according to Department of Transport figures from September 2010．
But the decline in the US may have more to do with tougher tests and the introduction of the new rule in many states，which force drivers aged under 16 to be with licensed drivers of 21 years and older when driving．
In recent years，the annual number of journeys being made by American drivers of all ages has declined clearly for the first time ever．Car use began falling in 2007，when average petrol prices almost doubled to $4.12 a gallon，and the economy became worse．
But there are signs that it is getting back to normal and American remains a country on wheels．It has a higher number of cars per head of population than any other country in the world．
"Cars will always be a popular means of transportation in America．You have to take into consideration some places don't have access to public transportation．Cars are the only way some people can get around，"says Kristin Nevels．This makes driving necessary in some rural states，where about twice as many teenagers are on the road than in big cities．
63．The underlined word"declining"in the second paragraph most probably means"B"．
A．rising       B．dropping             C．improving            D．holding
64．In recent years cars are used less than before mainly because ofC．
A．traffic jams     B．harder tests         C．expensive petrol     D．worst economy
65．We can learn from the last paragraph that Kristin NevelsC．
A．doubts the popularity of the car use in the future．
B．thinks American people can not live without cars．
C．holds confident attitude to the cars'future in America．
D．believes America should build up its public transportation．
66．What can be inferred from the text？B
A．The UK has more teenager drivers than the US．
B．A 15-year-old boy cannot drive alone in the US．
C．The US has very developed bus transportation system．
D．Big cities have more teenager drivers than rural areas in the US．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要講述了美國汽車行業(yè)的一些情況．美國擁有駕照的人數(shù)在下降，油價(jià)上漲，經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條導(dǎo)致汽車的使用量也在減少．有人認(rèn)為，美國不會(huì)喪失它在汽車工業(yè)中的地位．

解答 63．B 根據(jù)"since 1978，when 11，989，000 had licence．In 2010，it was 9，932，441"可知，十九歲及以下?lián)碛旭{照的人數(shù)在下降，故選B．
64．C 根據(jù)第五段"Car use began falling in 2007，when average petrol prices almost doubled to $4.12 a gallon，and the economy became worse．"可知，油價(jià)上漲是汽車使用量減少的主要原因，故選C．
65．C 根據(jù)"Cars will always be a popular means of transportation in America…Cars are the only way some people can get around"可知，Kristin Nevels對(duì)美國的汽車行業(yè)很有信心，故選C．
66．B 根據(jù)"the introduction of the new rule in many states，which force drivers aged under 16 to be with licensed drivers of 21 years and older when driving．"可知，16歲以下?lián)碛旭{照的人必須和擁有21年以上駕齡的人一起開車出行，16歲以下的人不能單獨(dú)開車外出，故選B．

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