Question

【題目】七選五

Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets as millions of new cars and trucks are produced. One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars and trucks with gas. 【1】

Most Americans would find it hard to imagine what life would look like without cars. 【2】 . The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.

【3】 . That’s what several of the large car factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else. 【4】 . Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases man.

To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we’ll have to make some changes in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to cut down on the number of their total cars. They are encouraged to travel and go to work by bicycle. Bicycling is thought to help the air clean. But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down. 【5】 .

Although cars have led us to a better life, they have also brought us new problems.

A.Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars

B. Americans know cars very well.

C. However, some have ralized the serious problems of the air pollution that is caused by cars.

D. One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute.

E. However, the number of vehicles has continued to increase in recent years.

F. Americans won’t live without cars!

G. Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】G

【解析】

試題分析：美國人的生活和汽車息息相關(guān)，但由汽車導(dǎo)致的大氣污染問題也很嚴(yán)重。針對(duì)這一問題，本文討論了一些解決方法例如生產(chǎn)使用清潔能源的汽車，或者以自行車代替汽車等。

【1】F 根據(jù)前文One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars and trucks with gas可知美國人的生活與汽車息息相關(guān)，而F選項(xiàng)Americans won’t live without cars!“美國人離開了汽車簡直活不下去”正是對(duì)這一現(xiàn)象的一個(gè)總結(jié)，也與下文Most Americans would find it hard to imagine what life would look like without cars相關(guān)聯(lián)。故選F。

【2】C 分析語境可知此處前文說明大多數(shù)美國人對(duì)汽車的依賴，而后文The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health提到的是大氣污染。瀏覽選項(xiàng)發(fā)現(xiàn)C選項(xiàng)However, some have realized the serious problems of the air pollution that is caused by cars在語境上起到了承上啟下的作用。而且C選項(xiàng)中some和前文中的most Americans形成對(duì)比，however不僅表示了兩者的對(duì)比，還轉(zhuǎn)換了話題。故選C。

【3】D 分析后文That’s what several of the large car factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done可知大的汽車工廠一直在努力做的是使用生產(chǎn)清潔無污染能源的汽車。由此推知that指代的內(nèi)容是build a clean car。瀏覽選項(xiàng)發(fā)現(xiàn)D選項(xiàng)One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute中的build a car that does not pollute與之對(duì)應(yīng)，符合語境。而且D選項(xiàng)One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute中的one way與第四段的段首Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else中的another way對(duì)應(yīng)。故選D。

【4】A 根據(jù)前文Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else可知解決汽車污染大氣問題的另一個(gè)解決方法是用別的東西代替汽車能源。而A選項(xiàng)Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars中steam cars 、electric cars都屬于清潔無污染能源的汽車，符合前文語境。故選A。

【5】G 分析前文But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down可知美國鼓勵(lì)人們放棄汽車，以自行車代步的可行性不大。因?yàn)槿绻�一個(gè)汽車工廠倒閉，將會(huì)有許多工人失業(yè)。瀏覽選項(xiàng)發(fā)現(xiàn)G選項(xiàng) Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment中將環(huán)境污染問題the problem of air pollution與工人失業(yè)問題the problem of unemployment進(jìn)行比較，符合語境。故選G。