Many students get a driver's permit at 15．In California, they are then allowed to drive for 50 hours under supervision．"Under supervision" means that a friend or relative who already has a license has to ride with them．But what happens when teenagers(persons between 13 and 19 years old)start driving on their own?Many are careful drivers and never have a problem．But many other are not, and they create(造成)Problems on the road．Fifteen-year-olds are too young to drive, and sixteen-year-olds are too immature(不成熟的)to start driving alone．
In the United States, more teenagers are killed in driving accidents than in any other way．While fewer than 7％ of drivers are teenagers, teenagers are involved(占，包括)in 14％ of the terrible car accidents in the country．Sixteen-year-olds involved in over 43 crashes in every million kilometers they drive．But seventeen-year-olds cause only about 30 accidents a million kilometers of driving．One year makes a difference．So the age limit(限制)should be increased．
(1)
The word “permit” means ________．
[ ]
A．
learning to drive
B．
driving under supervision
C．
learner's license
D．
giving up driving
(2)
The writer of the passage would agree that ________．
[ ]
A．
starting to drive early is the best way to learn safety
B．
there are differences among teenager drivers
C．
sixteen and seventeen-year-olds are similar drivers
D．
teacher students to drive has nothing to do with safety
(3)
The main idea in this passage is that ________．
[ ]
A．
increasing the age limit will cause fewer deaths
B．
fifteen-year-olds cause too many accidents
C．
good driving is largely a matter of good education
D．
it is meaningless to try to improve teenage driving
Food may help you understand more about yourself．Choose your favourite food from the five below．See the answers．Does your choice really tell you who you are?
A．noodles with beef(the hotter, the better);
B．big dinner with all kinds of dishes;
C．pizza;
D．fried chicken;
E．cakes．
Answer：
A．You always try to make yourself different others．Success and fame are your only interests．
B．You finish things quickly and don't like changing your ideas．You're never afraid of hard work．But you always buy lots of things that you don't need．
C．You work hard and always save money．But sometimes you aren't kind to others and always think you are right．
D．Exercise is not your favourite thing．You don't like staying by yourself very much．People think that you're shy but sweet．
E．Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends．You are always ready to help others．
(1)
The passage is probably a/an ________．
[ ]
A．
news report
B．
science discovery
C．
personality test
D．
interesting story
(2)
According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose ________．
[ ]
A．
noodles with beef
B．
fried chicken
C．
big dinner with all kinds of dishes
D．
cakes
(3)
Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
the man who chooses pizza
B．
the man who chooses cakes
C．
the man who chooses noodles with beef
D．
the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
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