The private automobile(私家車) has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.
Family life has been affected(影響) in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims(受害者) of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies(悲劇). They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD(Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends.
For many Americans the automobile is a necessity. But for some, it is also a mark of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an adult. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans.
1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. Cars have encouraged the growth of the cities.
B. Cars can bring families together when they go for picnics.
C. Cars have enabled people to live far from their place of work.
D. Cars help city families to transport their children to faraway schools.
2.What has been done to deal with the problem of drunk driving?
A. Parents have paid more attention to their children.
B. Some organizations have been set up against drunk driving.
C. Mothers have tried to persuade their children not to drink alcohol.
D. University students have asked the government to solve the problem.
3.We can infer from the text that in America.
A. it will be more difficult for people to get new cars
B. parents will not allow their children to have their own cars
C. the government will encourage people to use public transportation
D. cars will still be popular though they have caused many problems
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Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honored at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbor after a shocking knife 1 .
John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the 2 of the ten people who have saved the life of 3 .
John had been studying in his room when he heard Anne Slade 4 . When he and his father rushed outside, they 5 that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed 6 with a knife by her ex-boyfriend. The man ran from the 7 and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden 8 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut from her body.
It was John's quick 9 and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade's life. He immediately asked a number of the 10 people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels（毛巾） and 11 from their house. John used these to dress the most severe 12 to Ms Slade's hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the 13 and ambulance arrived.
"I'm 14 of what I did but I was just doing what I had been 15 ，" John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When 16 John, Mr. Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, "There is no doubt that John's quick thinking and the first aid 17 that he had learnt at school saved Ms Slade's life. It shows that a simple knowledge of first aid can make a real 18 ."
John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a 19 reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before 20 their awards last night.
1. A. show B. attack C. work D. defend
2. A. bravery B. life C. thinking D. progress
3. A. any other B. anyone C. every one D. others
4. A. quarreling B. arguing C. laughing D. screaming
5. A. realized B. believed C. thought D. discovered
6. A. repeatedly B. rudely C. frequently D. gradually
7. A. home B. place C. scene D. house
8. A. shaking B. struggling C. bleeding D. crying
9. A. action B. answer C. experience D. request
10. A. several B. nearby C. familiar D. curious
11. A. water B. bandages C. fire D. luggage
12. A. damages B. pains C. injuries D. arms
13. A. neighbors B. children C. doctor D. police
14. A. proud B. fond C. sure D. tired
15. A. expected B. taught C. encouraged D. educated
16. A. praising B. referring C. talking with D. congratulating
17. A. skills B. instructions C. key D. history
18. A. discovery B. harm C. difference D. choice
19. A. recent B. secret C. privat D. special
20. A. giving B. remembering C. announcing D. receiving
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