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中考英语分类阅读及讲解汇编（八）异域风情 6 Cars in America Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor , he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car. Henry Ford was the first man to start making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the United States was going to be affected by the car. The car made the United States a nation on wheels . And it helped the US what it is today. There are three main reasons why they have so many cars. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move about in it. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money. The second reason is the fact that trains have never been as common in the US as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there are many planes. But it is too expensive for people to go by plane very often. The third reason, however, is the most important one. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus, or train or even a plane. They don’t like to waste any time. A car gives them the freedom to spend their own time. And it is the freedom that Americans want most to have. 1. Cars are Important to the Americans because________. A. they will feel very rich if they have a car B. with a car people feel that they are proud and important C. cars can make them feel that they are not poor enough D. people could have more money when they drive a car 2. Henry Ford affected American life so much because_______. A. he had made such a large number of cars in America B. he was the first man to start making large cars C. he had got much money in making cars from the Americans D. he knew that America was a nation on wheels 3. The car made the United State a nation on wheels. This sentence means_______. A. the US was made a nation full of wheels B. only the wheels of cars were important to America C. the people in the US usually live in cars D. the US depended very much on cars 4. From the fourth paragraph(小节)