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Before the 20th century the horse supplied day to day transportation(运输) in the USA.

Trains were used for long distance transportation.

Today the car is the most   1   sort of transportation in all of the   2  .It has completely taken the place of the horse as a   3  of  everyday transportation. The Americans use their cars for nearly 90   4   all their   5  .Most Americans are   6   to buy cars. The average(平均)   7   of a car was 2050 in 1950,2740 in 1960 and up to 4750 in 1975. During this period, American carmakers   8   improving their products. As a   9  ,the income of the average family   10   from 1950 to 1970   11   than the price of cars.  12  ,buying a new car takes a smaller part of a family’s   13   income today. In 1951, it   14   8.1 months of an average family’s income to buy a new car. In 1962,a new car   15   6.43 months of a family’s income. By 1975,it   16   took 4.75 months’ income.  17  ,the 1975 cars were technically   18   than those of the previous(先前的)   19  .

That’s why cars are so   20   in the USA.

1.A.useful           B.valuable           C.cheap              D.popular

2.A.United States      B.world             C.year              D.continent

3.A.development       B.journey            C.sign              D.means

4.A.percent           B.years               C.miles             D.dollars

5.A.trips             B.lives              C.buissness          D.time

6.A.permitted          B.encouraged          C.anxious           D.able

7.A.value            B.cost              C.price             D.money

8.A.suggested         B.enjoyed             C.made up            D.started

9.A.tool              B.result              C.drive             D.producer

10.A.reduced          B.increased           C.received            D.needed

11.A.more slowly      B.smaller            C.faster              D.less

12.A.However         B.For example         C.Instead            D.For this reason

13.A.low            B.high              C.monthly            D.total

14.A.needs           B.took              C.spent              D.saved

15.A.spent            B.paid              C.cost            D.took

16.A.might            B.really              C.only            D.would

17.A.Otherwise       B.Besides         C.But             D.Finally

18.A.improved        B.better              C.lighter              D.smaller

19.A.months         B.years              C.cars            D.families

20.A.popular          B.expensive          C.cheap             D.good

 

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I’d never seen Carlo in an evening dress before--- it was quite a(n) ________________.

A.transportation         B.exhibition     

C.repetition              D.transformation

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I’d never seen Carlo in an evening dress before-it was quite a(n)________.

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A.transportation

B.exhibition

C.repetition

D.transformation

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Kenneth will never forget what happened on a dark night just before Christmas in 1978.He saw a driver,an elderly woman     1     and kill an eight—year-old boy.Later,when he saw how sad the boy’s family were,Kenneth made a(n)    2    .He would “do    3  it takes to make. happy at Christmas time.”

   Kenneth was not      5     ,but he bought a used Santa suit and went around  6  people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit to families who were eyen mote needy.

    Just before midnight on a wind-bitten Christmas Eve,he went knocking on doors of   7    

houses in the poorest section of a Nayaio Village,Many of the darkened homes didn’t have  8

    Some families were      9     to open their doors so late at night.“It’s a man! He has a

big bag!”he   10   a boy,holding up a lantern(灯笼)and watching  11  the curtains,tell his parents.Kenneth convinced them be was    12

  At every opened door,he     13      candies,oranges and toys.Many Navajo kids had never seen      14    before,so his old costume and store-bought beard didn’t  15  them.1t touched Kenneth that they were excited by so  16

    He     17    this up year after year,gathering“ elves(精灵)”to help him.His Christmas

Eve     18    have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing,tools and toys for over 700 people.Kids who can’t    19  it to the event because they’re sick or lack transportation get a __ 20     visit from Kenneth or our of his elves.

    “My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man and a warrior by sharing and by keeping promises,”he says.

1.A.touched                    B.found                     C.strike                      D.stopped

2.A.promises                  B.excuse                    C.conclusion                     D.effort

3.A.whichever                B.whatever                 C.however                 D.wherever

4.A.brothers                   B.his mother               C.the family               D.children

5.A.rich                          B.small                      C.tall                         D.strong

6.A.calling                   B.persuading              C.suggesting                     D.requiring

7.A.bright                    B.lonely                     C.old                         D.big

8.A.electricity                 B.windows                 C.doors                            D.food

9.A.angry                       B.eager                      C.happy                     D.afraid 

10.A.thought                   B.heard                      C.hoped                     D.let

11.A.out for                    B.from under              C.from behind            D.out of

12.A.helpful                    B.generous                 C.gentle                     D.harmless

13.A.picked out               B.handed out              C.put  down             D.reached for

14.A.candies                   B.Kenneth                  C.Santa  Claus          D.toys

15.A.disappoint               B.please                     C.attract                    D.satisfy

16.A.much                            B.little                        C.big                         D.many

17.A.took                       B.held                        C.gave                       D.kept

18.A.visits                      B.adventures                     C.excitements             D.gifts

19.A.make                      B.do                          C.get                         D.have

20.A.usual                      B.formal                    C.personal                  D.normal

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     Just before Christmas 1978,Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation.
The night was dark,and the driver,an elderly woman,   1  and killed an eightyearold boy.
     Later,when he saw how sad the boy's family were,Kenneth made a(n)   2   .He would "do whatever
it takes to make   3   happy at Christmas time".
     A year later,at the age of 18,he was living with his mother and younger brother.They were hardly
making ends meet on his low wages,but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around    4  people
as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy.
     Just before midnight on Christmas Eve,he went knocking on doors of   5   houses in the poorest
section of the Navajo Nation.Many of the darkened homes didn't have   6   .
     Some families were   7    to open their doors so late at night."It's a man! He has a big bag!" He    8  
a boy,holding up a lantern and watching from behind the curtains,tell his parents.Kenneth convinced them
he was   9   .
     At every opened door,he   10    candies,oranges,toys and so on.Many Navajo kids had never seen 
  11   before,so his old costume and storebought beard didn't    12    them.It touched Kenneth that the
kids were excited by so  13    .
     He  14   it up year after year,gathering more "elves (精灵)" to help him.His Christmas Eve  15    have
grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing,tools and toys for over 700 people.Kids who
can't make it to the event because they're sick or lack transportation get a personal visit from Kenneth
or one of his elves.
     "My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises," he says.

(     )1. A.struck     
(     )2.A.conclusion         
(     )3.A.the family 
(     )4.A.suggesting  
(     )5.A.old 
(     )6.A.electricity 
(     )7.A.happy 
(     )8.A.thought  
(     )9.A.gentle  
(     )10.A.reached for 
(     )11.A.Kenneth 
(     )12.A.disappoint  
(     )13.A.much 
(     )14.A.held  
(     )15.A.gifts  

B.touched
B.excuse     
B.children 
B.persuading      
B.big        
B.food      
B.angry
B.hoped 
B.generous   
B.put down 
B.candies   
B.satisfy    
B.big  
B.kept   
B.experiences  
C.found  
C.promise 
C.brothers  
C.requiring 
C.bright  
C.doors  
C.afraid
C.let  
C.harmless 
C.picked out     
C.elves  
C.attract  
C.little 
C.gave  
C.excitements 
D.stopped 
D.effort
D.his mother     
D.calling      
D.lonely
D.windows   
D.eager  
D.heard
D.helpful
D.handed out
D.Santa Claus
D.please
D.many
D.took   
D.visits 


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