Whendidyoufirstwanttodrive？ImaniCokerdreamedofgettingherlicenseinmiddleschool．"Ican'twaittillI'm15，"shetoldherfriends．Whensheturned15，however，Imanihadachangeofheart．"IfIgetmylicense，my

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When did you first want to drive？Imani Coker dreamed of getting her license in middle school．"I can't wait till I'm 15，"she told her friends．
When she turned 15，however，Imani had a change of heart．"If I get my license，my parents will take the fun out of driving by sending me places …not to mention，insurance is expensive．The streets are filled with crazy drivers，and I don't want to become one of them，"said Coker，now 16．
Coker，a girl from Richmond Heights，Florida in the United States，is one of a growing number of US teenagers who are losing interest in driving．
Learning to drive has long been a tradition for US teens-they can get a learner's permit at 15and a full driving license at 16．According to a study by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute，however，the number of US teens getting their license is dropping more and more each year．Twenty years ago，70percent of 18-year-olds had their license．Today，only 54percent do．
So why are US teens not getting behind the steering wheel （方向盘）？As Coker put it：Too many problems，not enough benefits．
High gas and insurance prices mean that many US parents are stopping their teens from driving．
And now that they can text and use social media，fewer teens need to drive to a friend's house．A survey by ZipCar found that out of 294 18-34year olds interviewed，68percent said they would rather spend time with friends online instead of driving to see them．
"The problem with today's youth isn't that texting is interfering（妨碍） with their driving，it's that having to drive is interfering with their texting，"said Michael Sivak，research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute．
However，it's not all bad news-there are positives to having an extra driver in the house．
"Whenever my mom is running late to pick up my brother from practice，I'm the one who has to go get him，"said Sara Mathhews，17，from Miami，Florida．"Having my own car is a huge help to my parents sometimes because I can go to doctor appointments and do other tasks by myself．"
28．What is the author's main purpose in writing the text？___
A．To explain the driving culture in the US．
B．To tell us what changed Coker's attitude toward driving．
C．To analyze why US teenagers are now driving less．
D．To explain how US teenagers socialize with their friends．
29．What discouraged Coker from learning to drive according to the text？___
a．Wild drivers in the streets．
b．The increasing difficulty of getting a driver's license．
c．Economic factors，such as the price of insurance．
d．Her dislike of being given tasks by her parents if she has a car．
e．Her concern that having to drive interferes with texting．
A．a，b，c        B．a，c，d         C．b，c，e        D．b，d，e
30．According to the text，with the popularity of texting and social media，US teenagers___．
A．find there is no need to learn to drive any more
B．are becoming less connected with each other than they used to be
C．become uninterested in driving because they think texting interferes with their driving
D．prefer to chat with their friends online or via texting rather than drive to meet them
31．By mentioning Sara Matthews in the last paragraph，the author intends to___．
A．show that she is an independent and helpful girl
B．advise parents to allow their kids to learn to drive
C．show that there are benefits for teens who learn to drive
D．prove driving is an important skill that teens must learn．When did you first want to drive？Imani Coker dreamed of getting her license in middle school．"I can't wait till I'm 15，"she told her friends．
When she turned 15，however，Imani had a change of heart．"If I get my license，my parents will take the fun out of driving by sending me places …not to mention，insurance is expensive．The streets are filled with crazy drivers，and I don't want to become one of them，"said Coker，now 16．
Coker，a girl from Richmond Heights，Florida in the United States，is one of a growing number of US teenagers who are losing interest in driving．
Learning to drive has long been a tradition for US teens-they can get a learner's permit at 15and a full driving license at 16．According to a study by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute，however，the number of US teens getting their license is dropping more and more each year．Twenty years ago，70percent of 18-year-olds had their license．Today，only 54percent do．
So why are US teens not getting behind the steering wheel （方向盘）？As Coker put it：Too many problems，not enough benefits．
High gas and insurance prices mean that many US parents are stopping their teens from driving．
And now that they can text and use social media，fewer teens need to drive to a friend's house．A survey by ZipCar found that out of 294 18-34year olds interviewed，68percent said they would rather spend time with friends online instead of driving to see them．
"The problem with today's youth isn't that texting is interfering（妨碍） with their driving，it's that having to drive is interfering with their texting，"said Michael Sivak，research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute．
However，it's not all bad news-there are positives to having an extra driver in the house．
"Whenever my mom is running late to pick up my brother from practice，I'm the one who has to go get him，"said Sara Mathhews，17，from Miami，Florida．"Having my own car is a huge help to my parents sometimes because I can go to doctor appointments and do other tasks by myself．"
28．What is the author's main purpose in writing the text？___
A．To explain the driving culture in the US．
B．To tell us what changed Coker's attitude toward driving．
C．To analyze why US teenagers are now driving less．
D．To explain how US teenagers socialize with their friends．
29．What discouraged Coker from learning to drive according to the text？___
a．Wild drivers in the streets．
b．The increasing difficulty of getting a driver's license．
c．Economic factors，such as the price of insurance．
d．Her dislike of being given tasks by her parents if she has a car．
e．Her concern that having to drive interferes with texting．
A．a，b，c        B．a，c，d         C．b，c，e        D．b，d，e
30．According to the text，with the popularity of texting and social media，US teenagers___．
A．find there is no need to learn to drive any more
B．are becoming less connected with each other than they used to be
C．become uninterested in driving because they think texting interferes with their driving
D．prefer to chat with their friends online or via texting rather than drive to meet them
31．By mentioning Sara Matthews in the last paragraph，the author intends to___．
A．show that she is an independent and helpful girl
B．advise parents to allow their kids to learn to drive
C．show that there are benefits for teens who learn to drive
D．prove driving is an important skill that teens must learn．

Answer 1

28．C．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲了如今美国青少年开车越来越少，原因是父母因高油价阻止和青少年对于社交网络的依赖失去出门的兴趣，文章目的是分析为什么美国青少年现在开车少；故选C．29．B．细节理...