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1、高一英语提高班知识讲解（八）一、时文阅读Dreamsofdriving在美国学会开车才是成人的标志，开车和做人一样首先要遵守规则。EVERYculturehasarecognizedpointwhenachildbecomesanadult,whenrulesmustbefollowedandtestspassed.InChina,althoughteenagerscangettheirIDcardsat16,manyonlyseethemselvesasanadultwhentheyare18.Inthe
2、US,whereeveryonedrives,themainsteptothefreedomofadultlifeislearningtodrive.At16,Americanteenstaketheirdrivingtest.Whentheyhavetheirlicence,theydriveintothegrown-upworld.Nobodywantstoridethecheesebustoschool,''saidEleanorFulham,17.Sherecalledthepressure,esp
3、eciallyfromkidsfromwealthierfamilies."It'slikeyou'renotcoolifyoudon'thaveacar,"shesaid.Accordingtorecentresearch,41percentof16to19-year-oldsintheUSowncars,upfrom23percentin1985.Although,mostofthesecarsareboughtbyparents,someteensgetpart-timejobstohelppay.N
4、otallfamiliescanaffordcarsfortheirchildren.Incitieswithsubwaysandlimitedparking,someteenagersdon'twantthem.Butinrichsuburbanareaswithoutsubways,andwherebicyclesaremoreforfunthantransportation(交通工具),itisstrangeforateenagernottohaveacar.Butpolicesay16-year-o
5、ldshavealmostthreetimesmoreaccidentsthan18and19-year-olds.Thishasmademanyparentspausebeforelettingtheirkidsdrive.JulieSussman,ofVirginia,decidedthathersonChad,15,willwaituntilheis17toapplyforhislearner'spermit.Chadsaidhehasacceptedhisparents'decision,altho
6、ughithascausedsometeasing(奚落)fromhisfriends."TheysaythatIamunlucky,"hesaid."ButI'dratherbealivethandriving,andIdon'treallytrustmyfriendsontheroadeither.''InChinaasmorefamiliesgetcars,more18-year-oldslearntodrive.Willthisbecomeabigsteptobecominganadult?Answ
7、erthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage:1.WhatisthesignforbeinganadultforaChineseboy?WhataboutintheStates?2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsthecheesebusprobablymean?3.Whatisthepercentageofstudentsbetweenagesof16and19now?Whataboutin1985?4.Whydon’tsometeenage
8、rswantcarsoftheirown?Whataboutinsuburbanareas?5.Whathasmademanyparentspausebeforelettingtheirkidsdrive?6.Inyouropinion,willChinaalsotakethestepofgettingadrivinglicenceasasignforbeinganadult?二、单项选择1.－WasTomthe
