14.In Europe,small cars have always been more popular than large cars. In the United States,large cars and midsize cars are more popular than smaller cars.As a result,European automakers used to make different kinds of small cars while American automakers used to build bigger,heavier cars.However,these days,automakers in both America and Europe produce cars of different sizes.This is because most automakers export their cars all over the world.
The price of gasoline (汽油)is one reason for differences in car choices.Since gasoline is more expensive in Europe,many Europeans want smaller,lighter cars that will travel a long way on a gallon(加侖)of gasoline.
Other reasons also enter into the big or little car decision.Many European cities have narrow,winding(彎曲的) streets.In these cities a small car is easier to control than a large one.
For a long time,few Americans bought small cars.Instead they chose large cars,because these roomy cars were more comfortable for large families and long trips.Some people also liked the powerful engines(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)) that large cars had.Since gasoline was cheap,drivers did not mind that the large cars used a lot of gasoline.
But in the 1970s,there were gasoline shortages in the United States.The price of gasoline went up.Though large cars were still more popular than smaller cars,sales of small cars increased.Some people also bought small cars because these cars caused less air pollution than larger cars.
Today,Americans'car preferences are still changing.Though Americans are still buying many small cars,the fastest growing sales are for certain kinds of large cars.These types of cars are called minivans and sport utility vehicles(SUV).They are very popular today.But of course,that could change tomorrow.
37.In the 1970s,C.
A.large cars were less popular than smaller cars.
B.European cars finally came to the United States.
C.the price of gasoline went up in the United States.
D.people in the United States stopped buying small cars.
38.Which of the following does the article lead you to believe?C
A.Sport utility vehicles small cars.
B.Minivans are becoming less popular.
C.European car companies sell many cars in America.
D.Cars with powerful engines caused less air pollution.
39.What does"roomy"in Paragraph 4mean?A
A.having much space
B.having little space
C.having a large room
D.having a small room
40.What can we infer(推斷)from the article?D
A.Small cars are better than large cars.
B.The price of gasoline is always rising.
C.Large cars will always be popular in the United States.
D.People like to have different kinds of cars to choose from.
分析 文章大意:
文章講述的是有關(guān)于購車的事情.相比而言,美國人喜歡較大的車,而歐洲人喜歡小型車,但是人們的購車喜好并不是一成不變的,其受各種因素的影響,比如石油的價(jià)格,耗油量,車內(nèi)空間等.
解答 37.C,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,文中提到"in the 1970s,there were gasoline shortages in the United States.The price of gasoline went up"在1970s,美國石油緊缺,石油價(jià)格上漲,由此推測選擇C.
38.C,推理判斷題,文中提到"This is because most automakers export their cars all over the world."無論是在美國還是歐洲,大多數(shù)的汽車都用于出口,當(dāng)然歐洲的汽車也會出口美國,由此推測選擇C.
39.A,詞義猜測題,文中提到"these roomy cars were more comfortable for large families and long trips"對于一些有較多成員的家庭以及長途旅行的人來說,這些roomy汽車很舒適,由于是家庭成員較多,所以應(yīng)該是這種車有較大的空間,所以應(yīng)該選擇A.
40.D,推理判斷題,文中提到"Americans'car preferences are still changing"現(xiàn)在的美國人的購車喜好還是在持續(xù)的改變,因?yàn)槭歉淖,所以?yīng)該是希望有更多的車型可以選擇,由此確定選擇D.
點(diǎn)評 對于閱讀表達(dá)題,一定要記得首先通讀全文,了解文章大意,然后再根據(jù)文章關(guān)鍵詞,關(guān)鍵句,掌握細(xì)節(jié)問題,并進(jìn)行推理判斷,再去回答具體的問題.