1、第二节话题阅读(2018浙江，阅读理解C)As cultural symbols go，the American car is quite young.The Model T Ford was built at the Piquette Plant in Michigan a century ago，with the first rolling off the assembly line(装配线) on September 27,1908.Only eleven cars were produced the next month.But eventually Henry Ford would
2、build fifteen million of them.Modern America was born on the road，behind a wheel.The car shaped some of the most lasting aspects of American culture：the roadside diner，the billboard，the motel，even the hamburger.For most of the last century，the car represented what it meant to be Americangoing forwar
3、d at high speed to find new worlds.The road novel，the road movie，these are the most typical American ideas，born of abundant petrol，cheap cars and a never-ending interstate highway system，the largest public works project in history.In 1928 Herbert Hoover imagined an America with “a chicken in every p
4、ot and a car in every garage.” Since then，this society has moved onward，never looking back，as the car transformed America from a farm-based society into an industrial power.The cars that drove the American Dream have helped to create a global ecological disaster.In America the demand for oil has gro
5、wn by 22 percent since 1990.The problems of excessive(过度的) energy consumption，climate change and population growth have been described in a book by the American writer Thomas L.Friedman.He fears the worst，but hopes for the best.Friedman points out that the green economy(经济)is a chance to keep Americ
6、an strength.“The ability to design，build and export green technologies for producing clean water，clean air and healthy and abundant food is going to be the currency of power in the new century.”语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国经典的“汽车文化”，它对美国各方面的影响是巨大而深远的。汽车给美国人民带来便利的同时，也带来了很多问题，例如能源的过度消耗、气候变化以及污染等。28.Why is hambur
7、ger mentioned in Paragraph 2?A.To explain Americans love for travelling by car.B.To show the influence of cars on American culture.C.To stress the popularity of fast food with Americans.D.To praise the effectiveness of Americas road system.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The car shaped some of the most lasting
8、aspects of American culture.even the hamburger.”可知，汽车塑造了某些最持久的美国文化，其中就包括汉堡。由此可知，汽车对于汉堡文化的形成，影响是非常大的。所以，在第二段中提及汉堡，就是为了表明汽车对于美国文化有相当大的影响。故选B项。29.What has the use of cars in America led to?A.Decline of economy.B.Environmental problems.C.A shortage of oil supply.D.A farm-based society.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第四段第一
9、句“The cars that drove the American Dream have helped to create a global ecological disaster.”可知，驱动美国梦的汽车导致了全球性的生态灾难，即汽车的使用引起了环境问题。故选B项。30.What is Friedmans attitude towards Americas future?A.Ambiguous. B.Doubtful.C.Hopeful. D.Tolerant.答案C解析观点态度题。根据最后一段第一句“Friedman points out that the green economy(经
10、济) is a chance to keep American strength.”可知，Friedman认为绿色经济是使美国保持实力的一个机遇。由此可知，他对美国的未来充满了希望。故选C项。1.eventually adv.最终；终于2.shape v.使成形；塑造 n.外形，形状3.lasting adj.持久的，永久的4.aspect n.方面5.the roadside diner路边小饭店6.motel n.汽车旅馆7.interstate highway system州际公路系统8.transform v.转化；转变9.consumption n.消费；消耗10.point out
11、指出1.(第28题)正确答案B项To show the influence of cars on American culture.命题句子Modern America was born on the road，behind a wheel.ThecarshapedsomeofthemostlastingaspectsofAmericanculture:the roadside diner，the billboard，the motel，even the hamburger.请在命题句子中划出能推出正确答案的词句。2.(第29题)正确答案B项 Environmental problems.命题句子The cars that drove the American Dream have helpedtocreateaglobalecologicaldisaster.请在命题句子中划出能推出正确答案的词句。3.As cultural symbols go，the American car is quite young.翻译：与一般的文化标志相比，美国的汽车行业很年轻。分析：句中as.go是固定用法，表示“与一般的相比”的意思，as与go之间通常为复数形式。例如：He is a first-rate musician，as musicians go.与普通音乐家相比，他是一流的。