Question

Standing on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car moving slowly at 18 MPH. He  _36_  to himself, “This driver is just as  _37   as a speeder!” So __38 _ he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.   39   the car, he noticed that   40   were five old ladies — two in the front seat and __41__three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts. The driver, obviously   42_ , said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was  _43__ exactly the speed limit!  _44__ seems to be the problem?” “Ma’am,” the officer replied, “You weren’t  _45__, but you should know that driving  _46__  than the speed limit can also be a(n) __47   to other drivers.” “Slower than the speed limit? No, sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly…Eighteen miles per hour!” The old woman said a bit __48_ . The police officer, trying to  _49_  a laugh, explained to her that “18” was the route number, _ 50_  the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the old woman smiled and thanked the officer for  _51_  out her error. “But before I let you  _52_ , Ma’am, I have to ask if everyone in this car is all right? These women seem very  _53_  and they didn’t make a single sound the whole time.”The police officer asked. “Oh, they will be all right  _54   a minute, officer. We just  _55__  Route 128.”

1.A. turned             B. thought         C. came            D. agreed

2.A. dangerous          B. well            C. silly           D. soon

3.A. tightly            B. immediately     C. privately       D. deadly

4.A. Suspecting         B. Blaming         C. Starting        D. Approaching

5.A. those              B. they            C. there           D. these

6.A. other              B. more            C. else            D. another

7.A. confused           B. worried         C. delighted       D. excited

8.A. increasing         B. reaching        C. lowering        D. doing

9.A. How                B. What            C. When            D. Where

10.A. running           B. breaking        C. speeding        D. concentrating

11.A. slower            B. safer           C. faster          D. higher

12.A. guide             B. demand          C. aid             D. danger

13.A. nervously         B. proudly         C. roughly         D. constantly

14.A. control           B. give            C. make            D. show

15.A. or                B. but             C. not             D. and

16.A. pointing          B. speaking        C. taking          D. squeezing

17.A. drive             B. go              C. laugh           D. run

18.A. united            B. exhausted       C. worried         D. tolerated

19.A. in                B. after           C. for             D. with

20.A. sped up           B. left out        C. broke down      D. got off

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了意为司机错误的把路牌看成限速的标志而搞出的一个笑话。

1.B 固定词组。Think to oneself心里想。

2.A 上下文串联。根据下文46,47空车速比限制速度慢对别的车也是很危险的，故A正确。

3.B 副词辨析。A紧紧地；B立刻马上；C私下地；D致命地。他立刻把车子拦了下来。

4.D 动词辨析。A怀疑；B责备；C开始；D靠近。在靠近那辆车的时候，里面有5个人。

5.C 固定句型。There be存在有；指车里有5个人，两个在前面，另外三个在后面。

6.D 词义辨析。A其它的；B更多；C其余的；D另外。解析同上

7.A 形容词辨析。A困惑的；B担心的；C高兴的；D兴奋的；司机感觉很困惑。

8.D 动词辨析。A增加；B到达；C降低；D做；指她是按照速度限制做的。

9.B 语法分析。What在句中做主语。ACD三项在句中都不能做主语。

10.C 动词辨析。A跑；B折断；C超速；D集中；句意：您没有超速。但是你要知道低于限制的速度对其它司机来说也是一种危险。

11.A 形容词辨析。A低于；B更安全；C更快；D更高；解析同45.

12.D 名词辨析。A指导；B要求；C帮助；D危险，解析同45.

13.B 副词辨析.A紧张地；B自豪地；C粗略地；D不停地；那个司机自豪地说：18码。

14.A 动词辨析。A控制；B给；C生产；D展示。指警察想控制住自己的笑声。

15.C 上下文串联。这条公路的号码的18，而不是公路的限速是18码每小时。

16.A 动词辨析。A指出；B说；C谈论；D挤；司机感谢警察指出她的错误。

17.B 动词辨析。Let sb go放行；让某人走；句意:在我放你走之前，我想知道乘客怎么样？

18.C 形容词辨析。A团结的；B疲惫的；C担忧的；D容忍的。指这些人好像都很担心，椅子都不说话。

19.A 语法分析，in+一段时间与将来时连用；指一分钟以后她们就会好。

20.D 短语辨析。A加速；B遗漏；C崩溃；D下来。指她们刚刚从128号公路下来，暗指在那天路上她一直都看128码。她们都被吓着了。

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：整个完形填空大题，设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。