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19.The day began early.
An agreement had been made with the little boys the evening before.They were to be allowed to celebrate the Fourth of July,the glorious day,by the blowing of horns exactly at sunrise.But they were to blow them for precisely five minutes only,and no sound of the horns should be heard afterward till the family were downstairs.It was thought that a peace might thus be brought by a short,though crowded,period of noise.
The morning came.Even before the morning,at half-past three o'clock,a terrible blast of the horns aroused the whole family.
The number of the horns was most remarkable!It was as though every cow in the place had arisen and was blowing through both her own horns!"How many little boys are there?How many have we?"exclaimed Mr.Peterkin,going over their names one by one mechanically thingking he would do it,as he might count imaginary sheep jumping over a fence,to put himself to sleep.The counting could not put him to sleep now,in such a loud noise.
And how unexpectedly long the five minutes seemed!Elizabeth Eliza was to take out her watch and give the signal for the end of the five minutes,and the ceasing of the horns.Why did not the signal come?Why didi not Elizabeth Eliza stop them?
And certainly it was long before sunrise; there was no dawn to be seen!"We'll not try this plan again,"said Mrs.Peterkin."If we live to another Fourth,"added Mr.Peterkin,hurrying to the door to inquire into the state of affairs.
Alas!Amanda,by mistake,had waked up the little boys an hour too early.And by another mistake the little boys had invited three or four of their friends to spend the night with them.Mrs.Peterkin had given them permission to have the boys for the whole day,and they understood the day as beginning when they went to bed the night before.This accounted for the number of horns.
It would have been impossible to hear any explanation;but the five minutes were over,and the horns had ceased,and there remained only the noise of a singular leaping of feet,explained perhaps by a possible pillow-fight,that kept the family below partially awake until the bells and cannon made known the drawning of the glorious day,the sunrise,or"the rising of the sons,"as Mr.Peterkin jokingly called it when they heard the little boys and their friends clattering down the stairs to begin the outside festivities.

66.According to the passage,which event happened firstB?
A.Mr.Peterkin noted how many boys there were.
B.The Peterkins were awakened by the boys.
C.Elizabeth gave the signal to stop the horns.
D.Mr.Peterkin exclaimed how many boys they had.
67.What did the 7th paragraph talk aboutD?
A.The palce where the boys blew their horns.
B.The time when Elizabeth Eliza stopped them.
C.The way how the boys blew their horns.
D.The reason why more horns were over there.
68.The probable main idea of this passage is thatC.
A.the little boys didn't carry out the agreement thoroughly
B.the little boys didn't see the signal to stop blowing their horns.
C.the little boys blew horns to greet the dawn of July 4th so early.
D.the Peterkins enjoyed children's blowing of the horns on July 4th
69.Which question is not answered in the storyB?
   A.When did the horn blowing begin?
   B.How long ago did the custom start?
   C.Why did the boys blow the horns in the morning?
   D.How did the Peterkins feel about the horn blowing?

分析 全文大意
前天晚上就和小男孩们说好,第二天日出时分,他们可以吹号角五分钟来庆祝国庆节.但是第二天凌晨3点半时,家人就被可怕的号角声惊醒.
这号角声惊天动地,就如同每一头牛都起来了,在用它们头上的角吹奏着.Peterkin先生数着羊也无法让自己入睡,起来看看究竟是怎么回事.
原来是Amanda提前了一小时把小男孩们叫了起来.另外小男孩们又邀请了三四个朋友在此过夜.
全家人一直醒着直到外面的铃声和礼炮声宣告着荣耀之日清晨的来临,太阳的升起.Peterkin先生开玩笑地说:"儿子们升起了".

解答 66.B.细节理解题.根据第三段"Even before the morning,at half-past three o'clock,a terrible blast of the horns aroused the whole family."可知,凌晨3点半,全家就被可怕的号角声惊醒.故选B.
67.D.段落大意题.根据第七段最后一句的主题句"This accounted for the number of horns."可知,this为代词,指代上文的内容,句意为"这就解释了这么多号角声的原因".故选D.
68.C.主旨大意题.根据第二段第二句"They were to be allowed to celebrate the Fourth of July,the glorious day,by the blowing of horns exactly at sunrise."可知,前天晚上就说好,第二天日出时分,孩子们可以用吹号角的方式庆祝国庆节.故选C.
69.B.细节理解题.根据第七段第一句"Alas!Amanda,by mistake,had waked up the little boys an hour too early."可知,吹号角的时间被提前了一小时,回答了A选项when.根据第二段第二句"They were to be allowed to celebrate the Fourth of July,the glorious day,by the blowing of horns exactly at sunrise."可知,孩子们吹号角庆祝国庆节,回答了C选项why.根据最后一段…"the rising of the sons,"as Mr.Peterkin jokingly called it…可知,Peterkin先生开玩笑地说,回答了D选项how.只有B选项文中没有提到,故选B.

点评 解主旨大意题时可抓住文章的主题句,通常主题句都在文章的开端.

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After a friend recommended that he join a secret Google project six years ago, Brian Torcellini became a driver in a driverless car.

Torcellini,31, leads a crew of test drivers who are legally required to ride in Google’s fleet of 48 driverless cars . They only take a control in emergencies. Otherwise, they make observations that help the company’s engineers improve the driverless cars.

The driverless cars already have covered more than 2 million miles in six years of testing on private tracks, on highways and city streets. The vehicles have traveled more than half that distance in automated mode (自动模式),with one test driver in place to take control of the car if the technology fails or a potentially dangerous situation arises. Meanwhile, another driver sits in the front passenger seat taking notes of the problems that need to be fixed.

The job of the test driver requires a sense of adventure, something Torcellini acquired when he began to surf in high school. His other hobbies include fishing and scuba diving.

While the engineers who are programming the robot cars have technical backgrounds, most of the test drivers don’t. Torcellini worked in a book store. He dreamed of becoming a writer. He ended up at Google in 2009. Espinosa, 27, was working in a bicycle shop before he was hired as a test driver two years ago . Stephanie Villegas, 28, was a swim instructor, before becoming a test driver. Other test drivers were former soldiers and former photographers. They all share at least one thing in common: spotless driving records. Besides this, the job also requires a combination of good judgment, patience and fearlessness.

Before they are entrusted (托付) with the cars,Google’s test drivers must complete three-week training courses. The drivers are taught to take control of the robot car whenever there is any moment of doubt or danger.

Google employs “dozens” of test drivers but won't reveal the precise number . California law requires two test drivers per vehicle.

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A. He is in charge of a crew of test drivers.

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D. driverless cars are very popular in California

4.The underlined word “this” refers to .

A. having good judgments

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