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University. There he studied until 1831. Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His teacher advised him to go. So when the Beagle left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it. The trip lasted almost five years. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants. In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he continued his studies of change in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same,and that they really change. By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species. In 1871 Darwin wrote another important book The Theory of Evolution. Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882. 1. Where was Darwin born? Germany. France. England. America. 2. What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy? books. books. books. books. 3. What did Darwin work as on the ship Beagle? tourist. doctor. waiter. scientist. 4 . Which book was written by Darwin in 1871? Origin of Species. Theory of Relativity. Theory of Evolution. Old Man and the Sea. B Americans love cars. They go everywhere in them. 85% of the people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses. Why does this car culture exist? How it started America’s love of cars started after the war (戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)) when soldiers returned home from World War Ⅱ to rebuild their lives. They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位) .The more money they had, the bigger their cars were. Making of roads During the war, President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had. He decided to build new fourlane (四車道 ) roads in America. He said if something happened suddenly, the twolane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities. Car and oil panies liked his idea and building started. Car lovers Not just teenagers are crazy about cars. Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully! These are called Art Cars. Every April there is an activity in Houston, Texas, where they show their cars. Pollution Cars have polluted the environment. American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution. Many countries were angry about it. Bush said he had to think of the American economy (經(jīng)濟(jì)) and all the American people that make money from cars. Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less. But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars. did Americans begin to love cars? the new twolane roads were built. World War Ⅱ. World War Ⅱ. World War Ⅱ. fourlane roads were built _______ . Germany car and oil panies America something suddenly happened underlined word “building” in the article means “the building of _______”. ’ lives were other countries’ feelings about Bush’s decision ? agreed with him. showed anger to it. paid no attention to it. passage doesn’t tell us. meaning of the last sentence is“ _______” . ’s better to have