1、第二節話題閱讀(2018浙江，閱讀理解C)Asculturalsymbolsgo，theAmericancarisquiteyoung.TheModelTFordwasbuiltatthePiquettePlantinMichiganacenturyago，withthefirstrollingofftheassemblyline(裝配線)onSeptember27,1908.Onlyelevencarswereproducedthenextmonth.ButeventuallyHenryFordwouldbuildfifteenmillionofthem.ModernAmericawasbo

2、rnontheroad，behindawheel.ThecarshapedsomeofthemostlastingaspectsofAmericanculture：theroadsidediner，thebillboard，themotel，eventhehamburger.Formostofthelastcentury，thecarrepresentedwhatitmeanttobeAmericangoingforwardathighspeedtofindnewworlds.Theroadnovel，theroadmovie，thesearethemosttypicalAmericanide

3、as，bornofabundantpetrol，cheapcarsandanever-endinginterstatehighwaysystem，thelargestpublicworksprojectinhistory.In1928HerbertHooverimaginedanAmericawith“achickenineverypotandacarineverygarage.”Sincethen，thissocietyhasmovedonward，neverlookingback，asthecartransformedAmericafromafarm-basedsocietyintoani

4、ndustrialpower.ThecarsthatdrovetheAmericanDreamhavehelpedtocreateaglobalecologicaldisaster.InAmericathedemandforoilhasgrownby22percentsince1990.Theproblemsofexcessive(過度的)energyconsumption，climatechangeandpopulationgrowthhavebeendescribedinabookbytheAmericanwriterThomasL.Friedman.Hefearstheworst，but

5、hopesforthebest.Friedmanpointsoutthatthegreeneconomy(經濟)isachancetokeepAmericanstrength.“Theabilitytodesign，buildandexportgreentechnologiesforproducingcleanwater，cleanairandhealthyandabundantfoodisgoingtobethecurrencyofpowerinthenewcentury.”語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文，介紹了美國經典的“汽車文化”，它對美國各方面的影響是巨大而深遠的。汽車給美國人民帶來便利的同

6、時，也帶來了很多問題，例如能源的過度消耗、氣候變化以及污染等。28.WhyishamburgermentionedinParagraph2?A.ToexplainAmericanslovefortravellingbycar.B.ToshowtheinfluenceofcarsonAmericanculture.C.TostressthepopularityoffastfoodwithAmericans.D.TopraisetheeffectivenessofAmericasroadsystem.答案B解析細節理解題。根據第二段第二句“Thecarshapedsomeofthemostlast

7、ingaspectsofAmericanculture.eventhehamburger.”可知，汽車塑造了某些最持久的美國文化，其中就包括漢堡。由此可知，汽車對于漢堡文化的形成，影響是非常大的。所以，在第二段中提及漢堡，就是為了表明汽車對于美國文化有相當大的影響。故選B項。29.WhathastheuseofcarsinAmericaledto?A.Declineofeconomy.B.Environmentalproblems.C.Ashortageofoilsupply.D.Afarm-basedsociety.答案B解析細節理解題。根據第四段第一句“Thecarsthatdroveth

8、eAmericanDreamhavehelpedtocreateaglobalecologicaldisaster.”可知，驅動美國夢的汽車導致了全球性的生態災難，即汽車的使用引起了環境問題。故選B項。30.WhatisFriedmansattitudetowardsAmericasfuture?A.Ambiguous.C.Hopeful.B.Doubtful.D.Tolerant.答案C解析觀點態度題。根據最后一段第一句“Friedmanpointsoutthatthegreeneconomy(經濟)isachancetokeepAmericanstrength.”可知，Friedman認為

9、綠色經濟是使美國保持實力的一個機遇。由此可知，他對美國的未來充滿了希望。故選C項。1.eventuallyadv.最終；終于2.shapev.使成形；塑造n.外形，形狀3.lastingadj.持久的，永久的4.aspectn.方面5.theroadsidediner路邊小飯店6.moteln.汽車旅館7.interstatehighwaysystem州際公路系統8.transformv.轉化；轉變9.consumptionn.消費；消耗10.pointout指出1.(第28題)正確答案B項ToshowtheinfluenceofcarsonAmericanculture.命題句子Modern

10、Americawasbornontheroad，behindawheel.ThecarshapedsomeofthemostlastingaspectsofAmericanculture:theroadsidediner，thebillboard，themotel，eventhehamburger.請在命題句子中劃出能推出正確答案的詞句。2.(第29題)正確答案B項Environmentalproblems.命題句子ThecarsthatdrovetheAmericanDreamhavehelpedtocreateaglobalecologicaldisaster.請在命題句子中劃出能推出正確答案的詞句。3.Asculturalsymb