填空题 Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. Cars are an important (1) 1 of life in the United States. (2) 2 most people feel that they are poor. And (3) 3 if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor (4) 4 he has a car. There are three main reasons why the car becomes so (5) 5 in the United States. (6) 6 of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move (7) 7 in it. The car provides the most comfortable and (8) 8 form of transportation. (9) 9 a car people can go anywhere without spending a lot of money. The second reason cars are popular is the fact (10) 10 the United States never developed (11) 11 and inexpensive form of public (12) 12. Long-distance trains have never been (13) 13 common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service (14) 14 by planes. But it is (15) 15 expensive to be used frequently. The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is (16) 16 really makes cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait (17) 17 a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to (18) 18 an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule (19) 19 time. And this is the freedom that Americans want (20) 20 to have. 1.A、roleB、partC、effectD、basis 2.A、Without a car B、Not with a carC、Without no car D、With not a car 3.A、everB、stillC、evenD、quite 4.A、althoughB、whenC、whetherD、but 5.A、qualifiedB、increasingC、developingD、popular 6.A、FirstB、FirstlyC、At firstD、The first 7.A、aroundB、onC、alongD、forth 8.A、cheapB、most cheapC、cheapestD、cheaper 9.A、ThroughB、ByC、WithD、As 10.A、whichB、thatC、whereD、what 11.A、an interestedB、an affectedC、an efficientD、a satisfied 12.A、movementB、carriageC、shippingD、transportation 13.A、quiteB、veryC、tooD、as 14.A、providingB、to provideC、providedD、provides 15.A、veryB、soC、tooD、as 16.A、thatB、whatC、howD、which 17.A、forB、onC、besideD、about 18.A、followB、furtherC、chaseD、run 19.A、their ownB、their selfC、theirs ownD、theirs self 20.A、bestB、mostC、worstD、least