Question

  Cars were invented in the last century. Today they have come into the lives of everyone in the United States. Most Americans feel that they are poor when they have 1        cars. Why are cars widely used in the United States? Here are three reasons. 2      ,the 3       is very large and Americans enjoy 4        trips here and there. With cars they can go anywhere easily. The second reason is 5        trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. What's more,Americans have to 6       a lot of money travelling 7       . The third 8        is the most important one. Americans don't like to 9        buses or trains or even planes. They like cars 10        they want to travel fast at any time.

(   ) 1. A. no   B. some

   C. many   D. any

(   ) 2. A. First of all   B. All the first

   C. The firstly   D. First

(   ) 3. A. country   B. people

   C. way   D. peoples

(   ) 4. A. makes   B. making

   C. to make   D. make

(   ) 5. A. why   B. where

   C. that   D. what

(   ) 6. A. cost   B. spend

   C. take   D. pay

(   ) 7. A. by a plane   B. by plane

   C. by planes   D. by cars

(   ) 8. A. thing   B. matter

   C. reason   D. wrong

(   ) 9. A. wait for   B. wait in

   C. wait on   D. wait at

(   ) 10. A. because   B. before

   C. after   D. for

Answer 1

内容简介：本文介绍了轿车在美国流行的三个原因：有了自己的轿车，可以方便出游；火车在美国不如其他国家流行；美国人不喜欢等车。

1. A由上文"...they are poor when.…"可知此处用no。

2. A first of all意为"首先"，为固定短语。

3. A句意为"首先，国家幅员辽阔，美国人喜欢到处旅行"。country意为"国家"。

4. B enjoy doing sth.意为"喜欢做某事"，为固定短语。

5. C that引导表语从句。

6. B sb. spend some money doing sth."某人花钱做某事"，为固定搭配。

7. B by+交通工具，既不用复数也不用加冠词。

8. C此处指"第三个原因是……"。

9. C wait for意为"等待"，为固定短语。

10. A前后为因果关系，所以用because表原因。