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[2023·邯郸市部分学校月考]

Today,theoriginalBeetlehaslargelydisappearedfromtheworldsroadssinceVolkswagenstoppedproducingitinGermanyin1978.Buttheinstantlyrecognizablecarwasonceeverywhere.Fromthe1970stothe1990s,morethan21millionBeetleswereproducedworldwide.Manyadultsintheir40sorabovehaveastoryabouttheBeetle,oratleastamemory.

Partofitsuniversalappealisitsuniquelook.Theressomethingaboutthecarthatjustmakespeoplesmile:itshappyshape,itscheerfulcolors,andperhapsitssmallsize.However,thesmilesthatbeetlesevokeinpeoplearenotsimplyduetotheirdesign.Ithasacharacteralmost.Ithasasortofsoulinaway.Itsbeyondamachine.Forthebetterpartofacenturythiscarhasbeenapartinpeopleslives.Seeingthesecarsontheroadislikeatimecapsule.Itopenspeopletomemoriesandstoriesthatmightotherwisegountold.Byallowingustotravelbackintime,theyremindusofwhatsimportant.Intodaysworld,thiscarrepresentssomethingverybasicandearthyandgenuine.Exactlythekindoftravelweneedrightnow.

“Myparentshadthree,awhiteone,thenaredone,andthenanorangeone.ItwasthecarIgrewupwith，”saidactorEwanMcGregor.“TheywouldputusinthebackoftheBeetleinScotlandanddrivetoFranceforcampingholidaysinsummer.Myfirstcarwasa1978BeetleandnowIowntwo,parkedatmyhomeinLosAngeles.”

McGregorthinksthecarsfutureiselectric.Hehasrecentlyturnedhis1978modelintoafullyelectriccar.“Movingforward,maybewelljusthavetothink;smallercars,lowemissions(排放),andsomethingthatmakesusfeelhappy，”hesays.

1．WhenwastheproductionofBeetlesstoppedinGermany?

A．Inthe1990s.

B．Inthe1980s.

C．Inthelate1970s.

D．Intheearly1960s.

2．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“evoke”underlinedinParagraph2?

A.Tokeepanunpleasantfeelinginonesmind.

B.Tofindout