阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The automobile may not be closely associated with modern American culture, but it has occupied a central role in America's economic and social history．

　　No one can deny the status of Henry Ford in car history．When the first Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1908, businessman Henry Ford transformed the car from a luxury attachment for the rich to an automobile product for the middle classes．The rush of cars into the community forced all levels of government to build new and better roads．Better roads fed the demand for larger, faster, more stylish vehicles, and a host of companies rushed to meet that demand．

　　If there was a first Golden Age of automobile, it may well have been the 1950s．It was an age of prosperity．Large, regular paychecks encouraged the public display of wealth through costly items such as new cars．Americans, moreover, needed those cars as they moved away from the cities into the suburbs, where such things as stores, jobs, and schools were seldom within walking distance．Cars became essential if people were to get to work or to the grocery store．

　　As Ac 1950s slipped into 1960s, it became apparent that these fashionable wheels were gas-consuming road cruisers, dangerous in an accident, and often full of faults．Under pressure from a variety of groins, the federal government required that newer models provide greater fuel efficiency and cleaner emissions．Seatbelts became standard equipment as well rising fad prices in the 1970s, coupled with concern for the environment, made the smaller cars produced by foreign companies for European and Asian markets very popular．

　　The 1980s and 1990s saw an upswing in the popularity of big cars．New models including minivans and sport utility vehicles have become main products in auto dealers’ showrooms．Traffic jams on the roads have become part of the American way of life．In 1911 a horse could travel through rush-hour traffic in Los Angeles at 11 miles per hour．In 2000 a car covering the same territory at the same time of day moved at about 4 miles per hour．But perhaps that is not important．When a car is equipped with a telephone and television set, a computer, and global positioning satellite connections, it can feel just like home．

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A student went to college(大学)after 　　1　　 all his school examinations．There he put his name down for world geography, 　　2　　 after the first day, he did not go to 　　3　　 any more．The teacher noticed that this student was 　　4　　 absent(缺课)and thought that he had changed to 　　5　　 class．He was very 　　6　　 when he saw the boy's name on the list(名单)of students 　　7　　 wanted to take the geography examination 　　8　　 the end of the year．

　　The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 　　9　　 he had taught, and he was eager(急切)to see 　　10　　 this student answered the questions．He expected that his answer would be very 　　11　　 ; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them．　　12　　 this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 　　13　　 , but was still not able to find 　　14　　 one mistake, so he sent 　　15　　 the student to question him about his work．

　　When the student had 　　16　　 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others．Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper．　　17　　 is that? ”

　　“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir．” answered the student．“After the examination, I realized 　　18　　 I ought to have written．I would not have made that mistake 　　19　　 I had not been confused(弄糊涂)by your 　　20　　 lecture．”

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