Every culture has a recognized point when a child bees an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.
In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license, they drive into the grown-up world.
“Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school,” said Eleanor Fulham, 17. She brought the pressure back to memory, especially from kids from wealthier families. “It’s like you’re not cool if you don’t have a car,” she said.
According to recent research, 41% of 16 to 19-year-olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.
Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with subways and limited parking, some teenagers don’t want them. But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more for fun than transportation, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents pause before letting their kids drive.
Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner’s permit.
Chad said he has accepted his parents’ decision, although it has caused some teasing from his friends. “They say that I am unlucky,” he said, “But I’d rather be alive than driving, and I don’t really trust my friends on the road, either.”
In China, as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this bee a big step to being an adult?
【小题1】Which may serve as the BEST title of the article?A．Cars Helping You to Grow-UpB．Driving into the Grown-Up WorldC．Teenagers’ Driving in AmericaD．Recognized Point of Being an Adult【小题2】16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because .A．they want to show themselves offB．they are never experienced driversC．older people always drive betterD．they never drive carefully on the road【小题3】Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?A．How well off the family is.B．Whether the kid is old enough.C．What traffic condition there is around.D．Whether it’s practically needed.【小题4】When Chad said “I don’t really trust my friends ...”, he meant that .A．he might run into his friends if he drove B．he didn’t agree with his friends C．he might not be safe if his friends droveD．he was afraid that his friends might well lie to him【小题5】The passage mainly gives information about .A．an American culture B．a cultural difference between America and China C．a change in the Chinese cultureD．the relationship between driving and a person’s developmentB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文主要讲述的是美国的年轻人在进入成人社会以后，学会了开车。以及人们对于学习驾驶的年龄以及年轻人驾驶安全的一些不同看法。
【小题1】B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是美国的年轻人在进入成人社会以后，学会了开车。以及人们对于学习驾驶的年龄的不同看法，故B正确。
【小题2】B 推理题。根据文章第五段第一句But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds.可知16岁的孩子驾驶事故要比18,19岁的孩子要多，主要是因为他们驾驶经验不够丰富。故B正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章3,4,5三段可知家庭经济情况，孩子的年龄，以及是否实用三项都是买车要考虑的内容，C项中的交通情况，在文章中没有提及。故C项符合上下文。
【小题4】C 推理题。根据本句“They say that I am unlucky,” he said, “But I’d rather be alive than driving, and I don’t really trust my friends on the road, either.”可知他认为他的朋友的驾驶技巧不合格，他很担心自己的安全。故C正确。
【小题5】A 推理题。本文主要讲述的美国社会中的年轻人学习驾驶的知识，故属于美国文化的范围。故A正确。