9．China's economy grows，salaries rise； and more city residents feel the need to hit the road in what has become a symbol of individuality and freedom-a car．China has a growing love affair with the car．This is clear at the Beijing Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange，where more and more people come to look and，increasingly，to buy．
The Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange is the biggest car dealership in Beijing．General manager Guo Yong says the business sells more than 2，000cars each week．Guo says it is much easier for Chinese consumers to buy a car now．Also，the emergence of less expensive domestic brands like Chery and BYD means more Chinese can afford cars．
For decades，most Chinese city residents have got about by bicycle or public buses and trains．Now，in many areas，the number of new cars is growing faster than the road system，leaving city streets jammed with traffic．
Guo Liang has wanted to buy a car for a decade，and he will be the first in his family to own one．He is not prevented by Beijing's traffic jams．Guo says if the traffic is too bad，he will use the car for leisure or holidays with his family．
World Bank transportation specialist Shomik Mendhiratta says a car is something people in any society would be eager to own．"Getting a car makes people feel like they have arrived in the middle class．"Mendhiratta said．"It has got a huge status associated with it．It's a fantastic thing to have，if you have never had a car．A car gives you a mobility that's unbelievable．"
21．Which of the following doesn't a car represent，according to the passage？D
A．Status．B．Freedom．C．Individuality．D．Opportunity．
22．What contributes to the affordability of cars，according to the passage？D
A．Factories produce more cars．
B．The prices of imported cars are lower．
C．There are more foreign car factories．
D．Some domestic cars are not so expensive．
23．What's the problem caused by the growth of new cars？B
A．It makes people less healthy．
B．It makes city streets jammed with traffic．
C．It makes people often go to work late．
D．It makes people belong to the middle class．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了汽车象征着地位，自由，个性，而国产车的价格减轻了汽车的负担能力，也因此使得交通拥堵．
解答 21．D．细节理解题．根据第一段and more city residents feel the need to hit the road in what has become a symbol of individuality and freedom-a car可知汽车象征着地位，自由，个性；故选D．
22．D．推理判断题．根据第二段Also，the emergence of less expensive domestic brands like Chery and BYD means more Chinese can afford cars可知有些国产车没那么贵减轻了汽车的负担能力；故选D．
23．B．细节理解题．根据文章Now，in many areas，the number of new cars is growing faster than the road system，leaving city streets jammed with traffic可知新车的增长使得城市街道交通拥堵不堪；故选B．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
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