单选题 It used to be that if you wanted to travel, you had to plan for a long bus or train fide. But the car changed all that. Though at first it was thought of as too expensive, the car quickly became a necessary thing in America. Between 1908 and 1926, Ford Motor Company sold more than 15 million cars.
Almost from the beginning, people liked to use their cars to go on holiday. With so many people taking to the road, the U.S. had to build more and better roads to support (维持) all that traffic (交通). As an easy way to see the country, traveling by car brought about the development of roadside restaurants. People also needed information on interesting places to visit and how to get there, so road maps and travel guides (指南) were developed.
Having a car meant families could go to places far from where they lived. If you lived in a warm place, you could go to the mountains to see snow; if you lived in a cold place, you could drive to the seaside for fun in the sun. Cars made it possible to do what was not easy for most people before.
单选题 What is this text about?
  • A.Traveling by car.
  • B.Traffic in the U.S.
  • C.Making holiday plans.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 句意:这篇文章的主要内容是什么?主旨题。根据文章内容,此篇文章主要说汽车旅行给人们带了许多便利,故选项A符合题意。
单选题 What did Americans think of the car at first?
  • A.It was expensive.
  • B.It was unnecessary.
  • C.It was easy to drive.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 句意:美国人一开始对汽车是怎么看的?细节题。从文章第一段第三句。Though at first it was thought of as too expensive, the car quickly became a necessary thing in America.”可知,起初人们认为汽车价格太高,故选项A符合题意。
单选题 The U.S. built many roads because ______.
  • A.many people began to use cars
  • B.the countryside developed quickly
  • C.more roadside restaurants were needed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 句意:美国修建许多公路是因为______。细节题。从文章第二段第二句“With so many people taking to the road, the U.S. had to build more and better roads to support all that traffic.”可知,由于公路上的汽车越来越多,导致交通问题,所以美国修建更多的公路,故选项A符合题意。
单选题 Why were road maps and travel guides developed?
  • A.They were interesting to read.
  • B.Cars brought about traffic problems.
  • C.People needed information on traveling.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 句意:公路路线图和旅行指南为什么发展起来?细节题。从文章第二段最后一句“People also needed information on interesting places to visit and how to get there, so road maps and travel guides were developed.”可以看出,是因为人们需要旅游景点和路线的相关信息,故选项C符合题意。
单选题 We know from the text that ______.
  • A.traffic became one of the biggest problems in the U.S.
  • B.cars made it possible for families to travel far from home
  • C.travelers had to pay a lot of money for maps and travel guides
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 句意:我们可以从文中得知______。细节题。从文章最后一段第一句“Having a car meant families could go to places far from where they lived.”可以得出,有车以后,人们可以去离家较远的地方旅行,故选项B符合题意。A、C文中均未提及。