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  3. Auto Industry In Michigan In the 20th Century, the road to the American Dream began in Michigan. Our state not only put the

Auto Industry In Michigan In the 20th Century, the road to the American Dream began in Michigan. Our state not only put the

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问题                         Auto Industry In Michigan
    In the 20th Century, the road to the American Dream began in Michigan. Our state not only put the nation on wheels, but well-paying jobs in the auto industry helped create the broad middle-class prosperity that made our country the envy of the world.
    Today, both the American auto industry and the middle class are facing destructive challenges. And again the road to a stronger future for our country will begin in Michigan— where electric vehicles produced by a greener auto industry will reduce our dangerous addiction to foreign oil. Our dependence on imported oil threatens our economic prosperity, our national security and, in a very real sense, the future of our planet.
    With this tremendous threat comes an equally great opportunity: to replace our gas powered fleet with a new generation of electric vehicles. These new vehicles won’t just take us to and from work and around town. Since the batteries in these cars can also be used to store the carbon-free energy that can be utilized by home-based solar cells and wind turbines, these vehicles could dramatically transform the way we light and heat our homes. In a real sense, your car battery could be your home’s energy-storage center. It will take time to realize this revolution in energy technology. But the electric vehicles that will make it all possible are just over the horizon.
    These advanced electric car batteries today are made by a small handful of companies in Asia. But America cannot trade dependence on foreign oil for dependence on foreign-made batteries. In Michigan, we are doing everything we can to become the home of this new electric auto industry—and of the jobs this industry will create.
    As auto-industry leaders continue to make tough decisions in the face of an evolving global economy, we must diversify our nation’s industrial base. Clean-energy technology—particular, the development and production of lithiumion batteries—holds enor- mous potential for job creation. None of us knows for sure just what the economy will look like when we emerge from this recession. What we do know is that the automobile market will have changed dramatically. Consumer demand for fuel efficient cars will accelerate, and federal policies will make electric vehicles inevitable. All of us should want those cars to be built in America.
What does the author mean by saying "put the nation on wheels" (Line 3, Para. 1)?
选项 A、There were many wheel factories in Michigan.
B、Michigan was the center of auto industry in America.
C、Michigan played an important role in selling wheels.
D、Michigan made it possible for every America to drive a car.
答案D
解析 语义理解题。由题干中的put the nation on wheels定位到第一段第二句可知，密歇根州对美国汽车工业的发展做出了巨大的贡献，让美国人都开上了汽车。故[D]“密歇根州使得每个美国人都开上了汽车”与原文意思一致。[A]“密歇根州的美国汽车工业的中心”，与文意不符，故排除．[C]“密歇根州对车轮子的销售起了重要的作用”，文中并未提及这个问题，故排除。
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