Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers．Most of the crashes result from distracted driving not paying attention to the road．
Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a tree．He was one of the nation's more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008．Nearly four thousand deaths, about twelve percent, involved drivers aged fifteen to twenty．Ryan's father, Thomas Didone, is a police captain in Montgomery County, Maryland．He said, "It was an inexperienced," immature driver who felt that he was invincible(不可战胜的), driving at night with a carload of kids．He was distracted, he was going too fast, and it ended up causing one death and some upsetting experiences and tragedy for the rest of the community．"
Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company said "The number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phone．Talking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers and driving．If you're texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn't．
Reaching for a cell phone when it's going off, you're nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving," The insurance industry recently held a safety event near Washington for teen drivers．
At first, nineteen-year-old Kevin．Schumann easily avoided large, inflatable dolls thrown in front of the car to represent children．He also avoided orange cones representing the edge of the road．Then, as part of the test,he started texting．He hit several cones and at least one doll．
Debbie Pickford from the Allstate Insurance Company said, "Teens are especially at risk from distracted driving－and not just because they lack experience on the roads．What we know from research on teen brain development, is that teens don't really have fully developed brains until they are twenty-five years old．You put those two things together and you get a much, much higher risk．
(1)
We can learn from the second paragraph that ________．
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A．
drivers who resulted in nearly 4,000 deaths are teenagers
B．
over 30,000 victims have died from traffic crashes so far
C．
it was at night that Ryan Didone died from a car accident
D．
Ryan Didone's death was due to the other 's careless driving
(2)
According to the passage, ________ is the most likely to lead to a traffic accident while you are driving．
[ ]
A．
reaching for a cell phone．
B．
texting on the mobile phone
C．
talking on the mobile phone
D．
bringing along a cell phone
(3)
A safety event held by insurance industry was meant to ________．
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A．
attract more teenagers to take part in it
B．
make more teenagers practice avoiding large barriers
C．
draw encough attention to teenagers' distracted driving
D．
encourage more teenagers to pay for insurance protection
(4)
The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ________．
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A．
much higher risk
B．
measures to be taken
C．
experience on the roads
D．
teen brain development
(5)
Of all the following, which is the best title for the passage?
Mianzi(literally “face”)has long been observed by most Chinese．As a famous saying goes, “Men live for face as trees grow for bark．”
In a recent survey conducted by China Youth Daily, over 93 percent of the polled(接受测试的)people(1150)said they pay much attention to their mianzi, which concerns people’s decency, personality, and dignity．
When asked what the most humiliating(不光彩的)thing is, a heavy number accounting for 74.9 percent of the total chose public gaffes(失态)with the failed fulfillment of one’s promise coming in as second．More than a half of the people feel ashamed of being shown as ignorant before others．A total 47.5 percent of the polled considered it a loss of face to have no enough money on them when treating friends out to a dinner．
What would enhance one’s face then? In a ranking on this question, the survey revealed that doing what others cannot do topped the list, taking up a high proportion of 83.7 percent．Following at the second, with 53.9 percent, was being praised in public．Being outstandingly knowledgeable was third on the list for sharpening one’s mianzi, accounting for 51.7 percent．
According to the survey, face usually comes at a price．To pay or not to pay, it’s a problem．Deeply troubled with the face concept, many “fight” each other for the chance to foot the bill despite a barren pocket．Some 80.7 percent of those taking the poll thought it a tough life to always hold the face concept．Surprisingly, only 8.7 percent of the polled insisted that it tarnish(损害)a man’s authority and face in a family where the wife is the major breadwinner．
Armed to the teeth with the luxury name brand clothes, a limited 7.7 percent among all the polled prefer pricey cloths in order to gain more face．
Taking the social status into consideration, 82.9 percent of the polled nod at the opinion that those holding a superior position care far more than the general public about face．In another comparison, the manual labors pay less attention to face than brainworkers．The survey also revealed that men focus more on face than women and the senior more than the young．
While most people hold a neutral viewpoint about those who value mianzi a lot, nearly 80 percent of all the polled are willing to make friends with them．
(1)
According to the survey, which of the following most enhances one’s face?
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A．
Having enough money to treat friends out to a dinner．
B．
Being praised by others in public．
C．
Doing what others can’t．
D．
Affording to buy luxury name brand clothes．
(2)
You didn’t lose face when ________．
[ ]
A．
you broke your word after you offered to help your friends
B．
you made a big mistake in your speech to the public
C．
you let out that you know little about what your friends are talking about
D．
you managed to get your friend’s car started
(3)
Who cares most about face?
[ ]
A．
A young brainworker．
B．
A senior manual laborer．
C．
A person in high position．
D．
A senior woman brainworker．
(4)
The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to ________．
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A．
show how the Chinese care about face
B．
report on the findings of the survey
C．
give information about how to prevent losing face
D．
teach people how to enhance face
阅读理解
This wireless transmitter allows you to listen to music from your iPod / MP3 player, on your home or car stereo－without any wires．
It acts like a miniature radio station, transmitting your music via the FM frequency to the nearest radio．
Simply plug the transmitter into the headphone hole of your MP3 player, select a frequency on the transmitter and then set your radio to that same frequency．
Then sit back and enjoy your digital music in full stereo sound wherever you are．
Can be used with iPods, MP3 players, portable CD players, cassettes players, games consoles(控制台)or even your laptop computer whenever you want to hear full stereo sound from your radio．
Features include：
·LCD display with background lighting(shows time / date / temperature)
·Full FM frequency range, so you can select the best performing frequency
·Choose from 2 power supplies：2 AAA batteries or car charger(adaptor provided)
·4 memory channels for storing best performing FM frequencies
·Frequency response：100 Hz－15000 Hz
The unit is wireless so there are no disorganized cables, it is lightweight and easy to carry．
Adds a whole new part to your MP3 experience!
Takes 2×AAA batteries(not supplied)Click here to buy batteries for this product…
GIFT STATS：iPod / MP3 Transmitter
Measures：7.5×4.5 cm
Packaging：Gift pack
We can deliver this item to the UK, Europe, and North America．
(1)
You may find the above advertisement ________．
[ ]
A．
in a newspaper
B．
in a store window
C．
in a website
D．
on a company notice-board
(2)
What is iPod / MP3 Transmitter?
[ ]
A．
An MP3 player which allows you to enjoy music wherever you are．
B．
A kind of equipment that allows you to enjoy music from your iPod / MP3 player．
C．
A mini radio station, transmitting your music via the FM frequency to the nearest radio．
D．
A radio that receives music from your MP3 player．
(3)
From the advertisement above, we can learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
the product can be used with a lot of electronic equipment．
B．
the transmitter can only be powered by 2 AAA batteries．
C．
the unit has organized cables so it is light and easy to carry．
D．
this item can be delivered to any place around the world．
阅读理解
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
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A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
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A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
[ ]
A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
[ ]
A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
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