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  Hundreds of new drivers taken to the road and traffic accidents can be seen easily in many cities every day.According to a report from the authority, more than 80% of the traffic accidents were caused by new drivers last year.Another shocking report from some Traffic Departments in Hangzhou says: more than half of the traffic accidents and deaths in the area for the first ten months of last year involved new drivers.

  So how to avoid the accident?For almost all new drivers, they would try a way of using signs in their car windows like “I’m new”, “New on the road, pay attention” or “Don’t kiss me, I’m shy” so that they could get much sympathy(同情)from other drivers.But since a new rule on driver safety took effect in Shenzhen on March 30, 2004, new drivers in Shenzhen can’t do that any longer.Although the signs are cute, they could get you a 100-yuan fine(罚款).So new drivers in Shenzhen find themselves under more pressure now for the new rules.

  Why are signs not allowed to be used by new drivers?One of the reasons is that some experienced drivers think those funny or “creative” signs sometimes attract their attention.When they are out of mind, traffic accidents will happen and some think the signs can block(遮挡)the drivers’ view so they can’t see the road clearly.However, most new drivers point that driving at a high speed is the main reason for traffic accident.

  Even though they have the license, the new drivers haven’t improved much and got enough experience.So I think it’s not such a bad thing to put those signs up.On the contrary, both experienced drivers and new drivers may benefit(受益).For experienced drivers they’re a warning; for new drivers they’re a kind of safety screen.

  Examples that show new drivers involve more traffic accidents than experienced drivers:

Example 1.(1)________

Example 2.In Hangzhou, more than half of them for the first ten months of last year were caused by new drivers.

What do most new drivers do to avoid the accident?

(2)________

Experienced driver’s opinions about that:

First: The signs attract their attention.

Second:(3)________

Then a new rule took effect in Shenzhen.Signs are not allowed to be used by new drivers.

However, what is the author’s opinion?

(4)He thinks ________

IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always  36 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.  ]
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN  37 IF wasn’t in a great mood(心情). After they sat at the usual table  38 for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual  39  self(样子)?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I  40  the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a   41  and I’ m going to register when I get   42  money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my  43 broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also,  44  I’ll wait and when the weather gets  45  I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t 46  it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know  47  you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the  48  they faced, there was no way he could help!   49 , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old   50 : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing   51  .”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel   52  of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n)   53 : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would   54  talk about what they had  55 

【小题1】 A. agreed
【小题2】 A. sensed
B. focused
B. insisted
C. relied
C. declared
D. took
D. promised
【小题3】A. cleaned
B. made
B. bought
D. reserved
【小题4】
A.sensitive
B.honest
C.cheerful
D.clumsy
【小题5】
A.had
B.spent
C.seized
D.valued
【小题6】
A.notice
B.job
C.course
D.chance
【小题7】
A.lucky
B.pocket
C.enough
D.paper
【小题8】
A.computer
B.fridge
C.camera
D.recorder
【小题9】
A.or
B.but
C.for
D.so
【小题10】
A.drier
B.colder
C.wilder
D.nicer
【小题11】A. take
【小题12】 A. if
B. decline
B. where
C. support
C. why
D. watch
D. how
【小题13】
A.changes
B.expenses
C.challenges
D.possibilities
【小题14】
A.Anxiously
B.Curiously
C.Surprisingly
D.Stubbornly
【小题15】
A.saying
B.story
C.habit
D.fiction
【小题16】
A.rose
B.grew
C.removed
D.remained
【小题17】
A.tired
B.proud
C.ashamed
D.aware
【小题18】
A.ambition
B.conclusion
C.description
D.agreement
【小题19】
A.even
B.only
C.still
D.thus
【小题20】
A.discussed
B.promised
C.arranged
D.achieved
 

(2013·高考江西卷)Diane Ray was completely self?centred and very spoilt.Her parents gave her____she wantedknowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did not.She would scream and kick and____on the floor drumming her heels.Her parents always____.

That was why she was alone on the____wearing an expensive swimsuit.It had taken a massive tantrum to___her parents to buy it.They were back at the beach?house____from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving____.“Dangerous ”she had said.“You just don’t want me to have____.I’m going and if you try to stop meI’ll scream.”

“What are you doing ”a voice asked.Diane jumped.She did not know that the man was there____he spoke.

“I’m going diving”she answered.

“You shouldn’t swim today” the man____.“There is a storm coming up.”

“You should mind your own____”Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.

“If you go out there you’ll be____”the man called after her.She did not bother to reply.

Diane slipped into the water and dived____until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to___against the current (水流)Saltwater hit against her facemaking it____to breathe.Ohwhy had she not listened to advice?

Panickingshe began to____.Thenjust as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surfaceshe heard a____voice.“Hold on! I’m coming.”With____she saw the old man rowing an ancient?looking boat towards her.“I hope you’ve learned a lesson.You put us both in____”he shouted angrilyas he dragged her over the side of the____.GratefullyDiane thanked him and ran towards the beach?house.

1.A.either? Bneither

Cnothing? Deverything

2.A.jump? Blie

Cspin? Dsleep

3.A.set out? Bset in

Cgave in? Dgave out

4.A.beach? Bbed

Cfloor? Dship

5.A.allow? Bwarn

Cget? Dprefer

6.A.changing? Brecovering

Cappearing? Dtraveling

7.A.alone? Baway

Cagain? Daside

8.A.time? Bmoney

Cfood? Dfun

9.A.when? Buntil

Cafter? Donce

10.A.decided? Bintended

Cadvised? Drepeated

11.A.business? Bswimsuit

Cfriends? Dparents

12.A.angry? Bsorry

Cconfused? Dexcited

13.A.nervously? Bsadly

Cshyly? Dhappily

14.A.rise? Bswim

Cstop? Drow

15.A.difficult? Beasy

Ccomfortable? Dsuitable

16.A.speak? Bsing

Csniff? Dscream

17.A.calm? Bfrightening

Cbeautiful? Ddisgusting

18.A.regret? Brelief

Cinterest? Dease

19.A.power? Bsafety

Cdanger? Dthought

20.A.house? Bwave

Cbeach? Dboat

 

It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark. As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But I needn't have done so. I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps.

Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room. He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me.

“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked.

“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said.

The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury.

“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said.

I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy. “There is a snake here,” he explained. “It's asleep between the sheets. I was lying on my back reading when I saw it.I knew that moving was out of the question. I could not have moved even I'd wanted to.” I realized that he was serious. “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I'm sick of this,” he said.“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago.”

There was no time to argue or apologize for being late.I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor.

1.When he got home, Neville found that _____.

    A.Jack had fallen asleep while reading     B.Jack had been reading for some time

    C.Jack's light was not turned off          D.Jack was ready to answer the doctor

2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means _____.

    A.impossible     B.no problem       C.no doubt     D.without difficulty

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖

    A.Neville and Jack lived in the same house.

    B.Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill.

    C.Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke.

    D.Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late.

4.The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ____.

    A.asked Neville to take off his shoes

    B.made a gesture to show the presence of the snake

    C.was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets

    D.behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt

5.According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ____.

    A.7 p.m.     B.8 p.m.     C.9 p.m.    D.6 p.m.

 

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