The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact timetable. A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.

　　Less oil has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real answer will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much oil.

　　1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A

　　In the United States even the poor own cars.

　　B

　　In the United States all the poor have no cars.

　　C

　　When an American has a car, he will never be poor.

　　D

　　An American will feel poor unless he has a car.

　　2.We can learn from this passage that Americans ______.

　　A

　　spend a lot of money traveling by car

　　B

　　travel a lot in their cars

　　C

　　seldom travel by plane

　　D

　　use public traffic often

　　3.Which of the following is not told in the passage?

　　A

　　Buses, trains and planes are not comfortable

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