[简答]  二、阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。CarsareanimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Withoutacarmostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Andevenifapersonispoorhedoesn'tfeelreallypoorwhenhehadacar.HenryFordwasthemanwhofirststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn'tknowhowmuchthecarwasgoingtoaffectAmericanculture.ThecarmadetheUnitedStatedanationonwheels.AndithelpedmaketheUnitedStateswhatitistoday.TherearethreemainreasonswhythecarbecomessopopularintheUnitedStates.Firstofall,thecountryisahugeoneandAmericansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapestformoftransportation.Withacarpeoplecangoanyplacewithoutspendingalotofmoney.ThesecondreasoncarsarepopularisthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedanefficientandinexpensiveformofpublictransportation.Long-distancetrainshaveneverbeenascommoninthecountryastheyareinotherpartsoftheworld.Nowadaysthereisagoodsystemofair-serviceprovidedbyplanes.Butitistooexpensivetobeusedfrequently.Thethirdreasonisthemostimportantone,though.TheAmericanspiritofindependenceiswhatreallymadecarspopular.Americansdon'tliketowaitforabus,oratrainorevenaplane.Theydon'tliketohavetofollowanexactschedule.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoscheduletheirowntime.AndthisisthefreedomthatAmericanswantmosttohave.ThegasshortagehascausedabigproblemforAmericans.Buttheanswerwillnotbeabiggersystemofpublictransportation.Therealsolutionwillhavetobeanewkindofcar,onethatdoesnotusesomuchgas.1.Wecanlearn from thispassagethatAmericans.A．spendalotofmoneytravelingbycarB．travelalotintheircarsC．seldomtravelbyplane2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．IntheUnitedStateseventhepoorowncars.B．IntheUnitedStatesallthepoorhavenocars.C．AnAmericanwillfeelpoorunlesshehasacar.3.Inthewriter’sopinion,carsarepopularintheUnitedStatesmainlybecause.A．AmericansliketoplantheirowntimeB．TheUnitedStatesdoesnothaveenoughpublictransportationC．Americanswillnotfeelpoorwhentheytravelintheircars4.“Anationonwheels”inthesecondparagraphmeansthat.A．everyoneintheUnitedStatesownsacarB．theUnitedStatesproducesmostofthecarsintheworld  C．carsplayanimportantpartinAmerican’life5.Therealsolutiontothegasshortageproblemis.A.tomakelesscarsB.todevelopapublictransportationsystemC. tomakegas-savingcars