题目内容
12.We all remember seeing hitchhikers,standing by the side of the road,thumb,sticking out,waiting for a lift.But it is getting rare nowadays.What killed hitchhiking?Safety is often mentioned as a reason.Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers.That no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear:a large,strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous.But the reason may be more complex:hitchhiking happens where people don't have cars and transport services are poor.Plenty of people still hichhike in Poland and Romania.Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the UK means the few people lift hitchhiking are usually considered strange.Why can't they afford cars?Why can't they take the coach or the train?
Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car; many of the remainder will be quite old.The potential hitchhiking population is therefore small.Yet my trip proves it's still possible to hitchhike.The people who pickes me up were very interesting-lawyer,retired surgeon,tank commander,carpenter,man who live in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains.My conclusion is that only really interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes in red,spotted scarves.Most just wanted to do someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn't help stopping.
The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet,via sites such as hitchhikers.org.But for now,you can still stick your thumb out(actually,I didn't do much of that,preferring just to hold up my destination sign) and people-wonderful,caring,sharing,unafraid people-will stop.
In the UK,with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service,I don't think I'll make a habit of it.But having enjoyed it so much,I'm ready now to do a big trip across Eurpe and beyond.In the 1970s a female friend of my wife's hitchhiked to India.How wonderful it would be to have another go,though Afghanistan might be a challenge.I wish I'd got that tank commander's mobile number.
36.The author tried to hitchhike but was rejected by single women drivers becauseD.
A.they were not heading towards Manchester
B.they thought most hitchhikers were dangerous
C.hitchhiking had been handed and they didn't want to break the law
D.he was a strong man in strange clothes who seemed dangerous
37.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A
A.Movies have discouraged people from hitchhiking
B.Car ownership levels are lower in Romania than in the UK.
C.25% of UK people don't have access to cars.
D.Increased car ownership has reduced the need for hitchhiking.
38.The"fat blokes in red,spotted scarves"in Paragraph 3most likely meansD.
A.murderous hitchhikers
B.friendly and talkative hitchhikers
C.typical hitchhikers
D.strange hitchhikers like the author
39.According to the author,future hitchhikers are more likely toA.
A.visit websites and find people to share cars with
B.stand by roads with their thumbs sticking out
C.stick out signs with their destinations written on
D.wait for some kind people to pick them up
40.From the last paragraph,we know that the authorB.
A.frequently hitchhikes in Britain
B.plans to hitchhike across Europe
C.thinks public transport is safer for travel
D.is going to contact the tank commander.
分析 文章讨论的是为什么搭便车这种现象越来越少?并给出了令人信服的原因.
解答 36~40.DADAB
36 D 细节题.根据第一段的最后一句,"That no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear:a large,strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous."可知,被搭车者拒绝作者 是出于对安全的担忧:作者是一个高大、穿着奇怪的男人,看上去很危险.故正确答案为D.
37 A 细节题.由第一段第四句"Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers."可知犯罪电影使人们不敢搭载 hitchhiker,而不是劝阻人们不要搭便车,故正确答案为A.
38 D 推断题.结合上文可知,只有真正有趣的人才够疯狂,敢于让戴着红色斑点围巾的胖家伙上自己的车,从 crazy 一词可推断出,fat blokes in red,spotted scarves 形容的是某种奇怪的着装,结合上文可知,作者的着装也是很奇怪的,因此推断"fat blokes in red,spotted scarves"指的是像作者一样的穿着奇怪的搭车者.故正确答案为D.
39 A 细节题.根据第四段第一句,"The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet,via sites such as hitchhikers.org."可知,以后搭便车的人会上网提前找好,故正确答案为A.
40 B 细节题.A项,根据最后一段的第一句,In the UK,with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service,I don't think I'll make a habit of it.可知,作者不会在英国习惯搭便车,故A项错误;C项,在最后一段中没有提及;D项,根据最后一段的最后一句,I wish I'd got that tank commander's mobile number.可知,作者没有 tank commander 的电话,故D项错误;B项,根据最后一段的第三句"I'm ready now to do a big trip across Eurpe and beyond."可知,作者将去欧洲搭车,体验不同的旅程.故正确答案为B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
One little boy said about his (3)B:"When she starts to get angry,you have to look (4)Aand serious.Don't laugh.When mommies are mad,they get madder when you (5)D."
The good news is that (6)Cgetting angry does not seem to be the problem.Well-directed anger can be a helpful (7)D.But Staying angry is (8)C--to our health and to our relationships.
We must have a forgiving heart for our own peace of mind.When we (9)Ato forgive,that hatred eats at us little by little until we are consumed by it.We should realize that forgiveness is to our benefit just as much as it is to the one we are (10)C.
Here are four simple (11)Bthat can help move us out of the danger zone.
(12)Dit.Uncontrolled anger will take over.
Talk it out.Don't keep it in and let it go bad.
Act on it.Do what needs to be done to resolve the situation.
End it.Just as there is a (13)Bpoint for anger,there must be an ending.Make a (14)Anot to stay angry.
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2.A.anger | B.appearance | C.danger | D.difficulty |
3.A.father | B.mother | C.sister | D.teacher |
4.A.scared | B.interested | C.puzzled | D.surprised |
5.A.cry | B.escape | C.quarrel | D.laugh |
6.A.gradually | B.frequently | C.simply | D.suddenly |
7.A.exercise | B.medicine | C.habit | D.emotion |
8.A.beneficial | B.accessible | C.dangerous | D.impossible |
9.A.refuse | B.decide | C.tend | D.attempt |
10.A.hating | B.fighting | C.forgiving | D.helping |
11.A.rules | B.steps | C.conclusions | D.warnings |
12.A.Hide | B.Abandon | C.Understand | D.Control |
13.A.ending | B.starting | C.turning | D.melting |
14.A.decision | B.record | C.bet | D.point |
15.A.use | B.lack | C.owe | D.lose |
A. | when | B. | where | C. | whether | D. | how |
I received a call from(23)Din a quiet part of town.When I arrived at 2:30a.m.,the building was(24)Aexcept for a single light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and(25)B."Just a minute,"answered a(26)D,elderly voice.After a long pause,the door opened.A small woman(27)Cher 80s stood before me.Beside her was a small suitcase.I took it to the taxi.and then returned to(28)Athe woman.She took my arm and we walked(29)Dtoward the roadside.
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21.A.honest | B.familiar | C.various | D.similar |
22.A.worse | B.more | C.better | D.1ess |
23.A.a store | B.an office | C.a clinic | D.an apartment |
24.A.dark | B.tall | C.old | D.empty |
25.A.looked | B.knocked | C.1istened | D.pushed |
26.A.clear | B.10ud | C.sharp | D.weak |
27.A.of | B.by | C.in | D.over |
28.A.help | B.call | C.early | D.pull |
29.A.freely | B.rapidly | C.carelessly | D.slowly |
30.A.a notebook | B.an address | C.a present | D.an envelope |
31.A.anger | B.delight | C.tears | D.surprise |
32.A.family | B.money | C.trouble | D.idea |
33.A.discussion | B.ride | C.silence | D.cry |
34.A.hurry | B.park | C.slow | D.circle |
35.A.would | B.should | C.might | D.could |
36.A.provide | B.charge | C.afford | D.owe |
37.A.want to | B.used to | C.have to | D.seem to |
38.A.some | B.other | C.few | D.rich |
39.A.doubtfully | B.warmly | C.honestly | D.tightly |
40.A.And | B.But | C.So | D.although |