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While drunken driving may be on the decline,traffic safety experts remain puzzled over how to deal with another alcoholrelated danger：drunken pedestrians.

Pedestrians struck and killed by cars often are extremely drunk. In fact,they are drunken more frequently―and with higher bloodalcohol levels―than drunken drivers who are killed in accidents,various studies have shown. Forty percent of adult pedestrians involved in fatal crashes have a bloodalcohol level of at least 0. 10―which by law in most states signifies intoxication (醉酒) 一compared to only 25 percent of drivers in deadly accidents,according to recent federal data.

Some types of pedestrian accidents have been declining nationally,especially those involving children,but the number of adult pedestrians who are drunk when killed in traffic has remained relatively steady at 2 ,500 a year. The total number of pedestrians killed annually in US traffic accidents is at least 7 ,000,or one of every seven highway accidents resulting in death.

"We're dealing here,we think,with a very severe drinking problem that leads to a severe highway safety problem”，said Richard Blomberg,president of Dunlap and Associates Inc.，in Norwalk,Coon.

Blomberg,whose consulting company found a very high rate of alcohol involvement in a controlled study of pedestrian accidents in New Orleans,was among several researchers who spoke on the topic at the annual meeting of the Research Council's Transportation Research Board (TRE) in Washington in January.

Pedestrian accidents have not received enough attention in the past,according to Kay Colpitts,who chairs the board's committee on pedestrians. Few methods exist to monitor walking habits,she said,and researchers have been puzzled about how to prevent disasters.

( ) 5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Traffic Safety.

B. Drunken Drivers.

C. Drunken Pedestrian Accidents.

D. A Severe Highway Safety Problem.

( ) 6. Among the causes of walkers' accidents,the most serious problem is .

A. long delays in traffic signals causing pedestrians to lose patience

B. taking too much alcohol and then hanging along the roads

C. a lack of adult keeping eyes on many children involved in accidents

D. former drunken drivers whose licenses are not allowed to use for a time

( ) 7. According to recent federal data,drunken drivers with an over 0. 10 bloodalcohol level in deadly accidents .

A. are 15 percent less than drunken adult walkers

B. are relatively steady at 2 ,500 a year

C. are at least 7 ,000 in US traffic accidents

D. make up oneseventh of highway accidents

( ) 8. From the passage we know that Blomberg is .

A. a researcher

B. a specialist in traffic safety

C. a clerk of a consulting company

D. a government official

5. C本文主要讲述醉酒行人出交通事故的问题，所以答案为C。

A为交通安全，虽然文章有所涉及，但涉及面太广；B为喝醉的司机，文章虽提到，但是并非文章讲述对象;D为严重的公路安全问题，也犯了涉及面大的错误。

6. B文章第2段第1句说明醉酒是主要原因，故答案为 B.

7. A第2段中第3句提到在致命车祸中成年行人喝醉的占40% ，而司机酒醉的只有25% ,40% -25% =15% ，与A的意思一致。

8. A此题可从文中第5段找到答案。每年1月，调查委员会在华盛顿召开交通研究会议，Blomberg是在会上发言的研究人员之一。他的咨询公司在新奥尔良地区行人事故的对比研究中发现，酒精肇事在行人交通事故中所占比例非常高。所以Blomberg是一位研究人员。

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"Father!What's that sound?" Hassan screamed,his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire.

"They're hunting ducks, ”Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night,you know. Don't be afraid."

A siren (警报声) went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street,awakened from sleep. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close and held him with tenderness.

We stayed huddled (蜷缩) that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour,but they had frightened us badly,because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generations of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of the bombs and gunfire were not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise,none of us had any idea that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played,bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.

Just before the sunrise,Baba's car pulled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before：fear. "Amir!Hassan！" He cried as he ran to us,opening his arms wide. "They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried！"

We let him wrap us in his arms and,for a brief moment,I was glad about whatever had happened that night.

( ) 1. Who is the author of this passage?

A. Hassan. B. Ali. C. Baba. D. Amir.

( ) 2. By saying "They're hunting ducks"，Ali .

A. told the children the truth B. tried to calm the children

C. played a joke on the children D. cheered the children up

( ) 3. We can infer from the passage that .

A. there were thunderstorms that night

B. Afghan children were used to the war

C. that night was the end of people's peaceful life

D. people on the street shouted and broke the windows

( ) 4. From the last sentence of the passage,we know .

A. the author was glad to see his father come home safe

B. there was a chance that a world in peace was to come

C. what happened that night seemed nothing to the author

D. Baba's arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy

I should say I owe my success to my mother. My 1 began when I was just a kid. I 2 becoming a doctor.

My mother was a servant. Through her work,she observed that 3 people spent a lot more time reading than they 4 watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 5 TV programs during the week. In our free time,we had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and 6 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 7 because my mother was uneducated.

When I entered high school I was a (n) 8 ,but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes and I wanted to 9 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after 10 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay,I'll give you all the money I 11 this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms,and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything 12 ,you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very 13 with that arrangement but once I got through allocating (分配) money,there was 14 left.

I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a 15 over our heads and any kind of food on the table,16 buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 17 and became an A-student again,and eventually I 18 my dream and I became a doctor.

My mother is a woman with 19 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job more 20 than parenting.

( ) 1. A. belief B. work C. schooling D. promise

( ) 2. A. majored in B. got used to C. dreamed of D. got tired of

( ) 3. A. lazy B. easygoing C. successful D. reliable

( ) 4. A. cost B. paid C. took D. did

( ) 5. A. preselected B. unprepared C. interesting D. foreign

( ) 6. A. read B. present C. teach D. explain

( ) 7. A. joke B. means C. tool D. trick

( ) 8. A. A-student C. B-student C. C-student D. D-student

( ) 9. A. get rid of B. hang out with

C. break away from D. keep in touch with

( ) 10. A. making B. stopping C. finishing D. getting

( ) 11. A. accept B. win C. spend D. make

( ) 12. A. left over B. paid off C. used up D. carried out

( ) 13. A. angry B. pleased C. disappointed D. bored

( ) 14. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing

( ) 15. A. house B. room C. roof D. floor

( ) 16. A. let alone B. let out C. let in D. let off

( ) 17. A. guys B. mother C. studies D. play

( ) 18. A. made B. realized C. changed D. tried

( ) 19. A. little B. much C. few D. high

( ) 20. A. interesting B. natural C. important D. strange

Crying babies,buzzing mosquitoes,ringing car alarms,they're all annoying noises. But what's the worst? A recent survey lists the things we hate to hear.

However,numberone on the list was the sound of a dentist's drill. "That lust sends shivers down my spine ," said one respondent. " After a visit to the dentist,I sometimes wake up at night with that sound in my head. It's horrible," said another. " I've seen patients shaking with fear when I bring out the drill," explained a dentist. Of course,anyone who has actually been to the dentist and heard the sound will probably agree with that.

But there's some good news,a new device developed by experts at College London,Brunei University and London South Bank University can cancel out the sound of the frightening drill. The tiny machine allows patients to listen to music on an MP3 player while the sound of the drill is eliminated. However,patients are still able to hear the dentist's voice because not all sounds are filtered out (滤除) .

The theory behind it is fairly straightforward. Microphones are placed close to the dental drill. These pick up any sounds and transform them into digital signals. Then,electronic filters cancel out any unwanted sound waves. This can be done even if the wave's amplitude (振幅) and frequency changes. However,the great thing is that this technology also allows other noises,such as the dentist's voice to come through.

It's easy to use,too. Patients simply plug the soundfiltering machine into their MP3 players. Then,via headphones,they can listen to music and hear the dentist's voice without being disturbed by the noise of the drill. Fantastic！

So,next time you go to the dentist,remember to bring your MP3 player.

( ) 5. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To announce a recent survey.

B. To introduce a new product.

C. To list some annoying noises.

D. To remind to bring your MP3.

( ) 6. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A. It makes me surprised. B. It makes me delightful.

C. It makes me wide awake. D. It makes me scared.

( ) 7. What technology is the tiny machine based on?

A. It can get rid of all the sounds.

B. It can transform sound waves into digital signals.

C. It can filter out the unwanted sounds.

D. It can change the sound wave's amplitude and frequency.

( ) 8. Which of the following words best describe the tiny machine?

A. Heavy and useless. B. Simple and practical.

C. Clear but frightening. D. Fantastic but noisy.

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13 ,though,as I approached the 60th year of my life,that 14 of being lost in life returned. I could 15 make myself paint,and once again,I was plagued (被.... 烦忧) with 16 about whether this was really what I was 17 to be doing with my life. Perhaps my life had become dull and I was to reach into the 18 and look for a fresh direction?

I 19 everything I owned in storage,bought a tent and a bicycle and 20 out of town. I started a journey that day―a journey around the whole country.

( ) 1. A. school B. graduation C. work D. church

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( ) 3. A. challenge B. like C. love D. envy

( ) 4. A. really B. exactly C. luckily D. specially

( ) 5. A. clear B. beautiful C. complete D. colorful

( ) 6. A. missing B. left C. lost D. remaining

( ) 7. A. devotion B. urge C. sense D. pressure

( ) 8. A. part B. some C. most D. little

( ) 9. A. went over B. went against C. went up D. went through

( ) 10. A. way B. road C. direction D. route

( ) 11. A. surprise B. happiness C. excitement D. joy

( ) 12. A. finished B. completed C. collected D. created

( ) 13. A. Unfortunately B. Naturally

C. Strangely D. Disappointedly

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( ) 17. A. suggested B. supposed C. required D. advised

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( ) 19. A. lifted B. put C. took D. carried

( ) 20. A. rode B. drove C. ran D. walked

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A. altogether B. shortly C. merely D. anyhow

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