9.I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free.But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed.No problem,I thought:we'll buy another.But the insurance payout didn't even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car-I worked out that,with the loan (贷款) we'd need plus petrol,insurance,parking permits and tax,we would make a payment as much as£600a month.
And that's when I had my fancy idea.Why not just give up having a car at all?I live in London.We have a railway station behind our house,a tube station 10minutes'walk away,and a bus stop at the end of the street.A new car club had just opened in our area,and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby.If any family in Britain could live without a car,I reasoned,then surely we were that family.
But my new car-free idea,sadly,wasn't shared by my family.My teenage daughters were horrified.What would their friends think about our family being"too poor to afford a car"?(I wasn't that bothered what they thought,and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.)
My friends,too,were astonished at our plan.What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital?(an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events?(buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas,before saying they were sure I'd soon realize that a car was a necessity.
Eight months on,I wonder whether we'll ever own a car again.The idea that you"have to"own a car,especially if you live in a city,is all in the mind.I live-and many other citizens do too-in a place that has never been better served by public transport,and yet car ownership has never been higher.We worry about rising car costs,but we'd be better off asking something much more basic:do I really need a car?Certainly the answer is no,and I'm a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.
28.The author decided to live a car-free life partly becauseC.
A.most families chose to go car-free
B.he was hurt in a terrible car accident
C.the cost of a new car was too much
D.the traffic jam was unbearable for him
29.What is the attitude of the author's family toward his plan?B
A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Optimistic.D.Unconcerned.
30.What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends'opinion?D
A.Argue against it.B.Take their advice.C.Think it over.D.Leave it alone.
31.What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life?C
A.Life cannot go without a car.
B.Life without a car is a little bit hard.
C.His life gets improved without a car.
D.A car-free life does not suit everyone.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者在经历车子的昂贵消费之后决定放弃车子,然而没有得到家人的支持,但最终发现他的生活得到了改善.
解答 28.C 推理判断题.根据第一段But the insurance payout didn't even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car-I worked out that,with the loan (贷款) we'd need plus petrol,insurance,parking permits and tax,we would make a payment as much as£600a month可知作者决定过一种无车生活,部分原因是一辆新车的成本太高了.故选C.
29.B 细节理解题.根据文章第三段But my new car-free idea,sadly,wasn't shared by my family.My teenage daughters were horrified.What would their friends think about our family being"too poor to afford a car可知作者的家人对他的计划并不支持,故选B.
30.D 推理判断题.根据第三段I wasn't that bothered what they thought,and I suggested the girls should take the same approach可知作者建议他的女儿不要理会她的朋友们的看法.故选D.
31.C 细节理解题.根据最后一段We worry about rising car costs,but we'd be better off asking something much more basic:do I really need a car?Certainly the answer is no,and I'm a lot richer because I dared to ask the question可知作者在八个月的无车生活之后发现他的生活得到了改善.故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.