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一、話題閱讀。 Ⅰ . 完形填空。 Ca rs we re in ve nted i n the la st centur y .T oday they hav e __ 1 __ the li ves of ev ery on e in th e U nited S ta te s .Most Am ericans feel t hat t he y are po or w he n t hey hav e __ 2 __ ca r s. Wh y a re ca rs _ _ 3 __ us ed in t he Unit ed S ta te s ? Her e are th r ee reas on s . First o f al l , th e co un t ry is ve ry lar ge and Am ericans enj oy __ 4 __ trip s he r e and the re. W it h _ _ 5 __ , they can go an y wh e re easil y . The sec ond re ason is __ 6 __ trai ns ha ve ne ver been a s m on in th e Un it ed S ta te s as they are in oth e r pa rts of the w or l t 39。 s __ 7 __ , A m erican s hav e to spe nd a lot of m on ey traveli ng by p l ane. The t hird __ 8 __ is t he m os t im po rtant one. Am ericans do n