Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。 　　Mitsuaki recently arrived in the United States to enter university．He wants to do well in his studies anD．　　1　　 to the new culture．But Mitsuaki has a 　　2　　．It’s not his roommates．It’s not his school fees．It’s not even his English ability．It is that he doesn’t have a 　　3　　．And in America, that really makes him a foreigner．Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture：　　4　　 is a way of life． 　　It’s 　　5　　 there’s no public transportation in AmericA#Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help people get 　　6　　 work．Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across the 　　7　　．But most people find it much more 　　8　　 to drive, 　　9　　 they do have to deal with traffiC#Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle．Many people 　　10　　 their car as a status symbol．But no matter what their social status are, people without wheels feel 　　11　　． 　　When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers 　　12　　 were．Young people in America often get their driver’s license around age 16 by 　　13　　 a written test and a driving test．　　14　　, before they can get their license, they have to take a driver education 　　15　　, which gives students hands－on practice with driving．It also helps to reduce the high 　　16　　 of insurance．For teenagers, being able to drive－and in some cases, having their own car－is a big 　　17　　．It gives them a sense of power and freedom．It’s 　　18　　 to find an American teenager without one． 　　Driving to Americans is 　　19　　 flying to birds．It’s almost part of their nature．For many Americans, being 　　20　　 the wheel is like their natural home． (1) [　　] A． stick B． reply C． look forward D． adjust (2) [　　] A． puzzle B． problem C． disease D． fever (3) [　　] A． roommate B． friend C． house D． car (4) [　　] A． Drinking B． Learning C． Competing D． Driving (5) [　　] A． because B． not that C． that D． why (6) [　　] A． to and from B． back and forth C． up and down D． on and off (7) [　　] A． streets B． high way C． campus D． short cut (8) [　　] A． cheap B． expensive C． convenient D． popular (9) [　　] A． as if B． even though C． only if D． no matter (10) [　　] A． respect B． view C． admire D． love (11) [　　] A． tied down B． looked down C． put away D． given away (12) [　　] A． that B． it C． there D． they (13) [　　] A． taking B． attending C． passing D． failing (14) [　　] A． As a result B． As it were C． In many cases D． In a word (15) [　　] A． lecture B． course C． practice D． discussion (16) [　　] A． cost B． price C． value D． income (17) [　　] A． problem B． trouble C． business D． deal (18) [　　] A． common B． rare C． special D． easy (19) [　　] A． how B． what C． which D． that (20) [　　] A． below B． above C． behind D． beside

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．D;5．B;6．A;7．C;8．C;9．B;10．B;11．A;12．C;13．C;14．C;15．B;16．A;17．D;18．B;19．B;20．C;
解析：

(1)	adjust to”適應”與后文a new culture對應。stick to”堅持”，look forward to“盼望”，reply to“回答”都不合適。
(2)	從下列例子推理，應該是”問題”。到異國經常碰到的問題。
(3)	文章第二段作了說明。
(4)	與上一空一致。
(5)	從上下文來看，這里應該理解為”不是因為”。
(6)	get to and from work 意思是”上下班”。
(7)	across the campus意思是”在校園范圍內”，與上文呼應。
(8)	句意是”自己開車更方便”。
(9)	根據上下文邏輯關系，這里應該用”even though(即使)”引導狀語從句，表示”即使他們必須對付擁擠的交通”。
(10)	view sth as意思是”把……看作”符合情景。
(11)	此題采用排除法。feel接形容詞或過去分詞作表語。過去分詞應該源于及物動詞(詞組)，這樣排除B。而put away意思是”擱在一邊”，give away是”贈送”的意思。所以，只能選擇tied down，意思是”感到束手束腳”。
(12)	分析句子結構，感嘆句主語是many American drivers,不能再用they 作主語 。句意是”那兒許多美國司機是多么年輕！”
(13)	與下文test呼應。而take或attend只表示”參加”，沒有表示結果。
(14)	in many cases意思是”在許多情況下”。上下文沒有因果關系，不能用as a result。而as it were意思是”似乎是”，in a word表示”簡言之”都不合適。
(15)	take a course是”學一門課程”。而take a lecture只表示”聽一次講座”。Take a driver education practice搭配不當。
(16)	insurance cost”保險費用”。
(17)	呼應上下文。it is a big deal意思是”是一樁大事”。這里與business”生意，事務”無關。
(18)	根據上下文可知，”美國人沒有車是很少見的”。這里不能用special, 因為其意思是”特別的，特意的”。
(19)	難句。指示代詞what表示”……的結構”。句意是”開車對于美國人來說就像鳥要飛一樣”。
(20)	固定搭配。Behind the wheel意思是”開車”。