题目内容
when passing the bus station on my way home, I found out a little girl alone crying. Obviously, she way losing, looking for her mother. I came up and asked her why. When asked where her mother was, she just shook head and kept crying. Then I took her to the station broadcasting room for a help.” Anyone who lost a child please come to our broadcasting room…” which was soon heard again and again. Minutes later, a worrying mother came. The girl ran to her mother happy, tears still in eyes. The mother was very thankful and asked for my name. With smile, I answered,” I’m only a League Member.” I have just done that a League member should do. It’s my duty.”
1. 删去out. 2. losing→lost. 3. came→went 4. shook后加her. 5. 去掉第一个a.6. 删去which.
7. worrying→worried. 8. happy--happily9. with 后加a. 10. that→what
解析
If you haven’t heard or seen anything about Road Rage in the last few months, you’ve probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have most likely encountered aggressive driving or Road Rage recently if you drive at all.
While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41,907 people died on the highway last year. Of those deaths, the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior.
Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago? Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is sheer overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has increased by more than 11 percent, and the number of miles driven has increased by 35 percent. However, the number of new road miles has only increased by 1 percent. That means more cars in the same amount of space; and the problem is magnified in urban areas. Also, people have less time and more things to do. With people working and trying to fit extra chores and activities into the day, stress levels have never been higher. Stress creates anxiety, which leads to short tempers. These factors, when combined in certain situations, can spell Road Rage.
You may think you are the last person who would drive aggressively, but you might be surprised. For instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a slower driver, sounded the horn long and hard an another car, or sped up to keep another driver from passing? If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, watch out!
Whether you are getting angry at other drivers, or another driver is visibly upset with you, there are things you can do to avoid any major conflict. If you are easily influenced by Road Rage, the key is to discharge your emotion in a healthy way. If you are the target of another driver’s rage, do everything possible to get away from the other driver safely, including avoiding eye contact and getting out of their way.
【小题1】The first sentence in Para. 1 implies that ______.
A.onemaybeangeredbymediareportsandwantstoavoidthem |
B.themediacoinedtheterm“RoadRage”onlyafewmonthsago |
C.RoadRagehasreceivedmuchmediacoverageinthelastfewmonths |
D.peoplenotinterestedinthemediaknowlittleaboutrecenthappenings |
A.relieve | B.cause | C.spread | D.prevent |
A.Talking while driving. |
B.Driving at high speed. |
C.Sounding the horn when passing. |
D.Shouting at another driver. |
A.tellpeoplehowtodealwithRoadRage |
B.informpeoplehowaggressivedriverscouldbe |
C.showpeoplehowtocontrolthemselveswhenangry |
D.warnpeopleagainsteyecontactwithanotherdriver |
The huge Florida wetland known as the Everglades is a slow-moving river 80 kilometres wide but only a few centimeters deep. People call the Everglades a “river of grass” because sawgrass covers most of it. Sawgrass is not really grass. It is a plant that has leaves edged with tiny sharp teeth that can easily cut through clothes—and skin!
Travel in the Everglades is difficult. You cannot walk through shallow water because the sawgrass will cut you. The water is too shallow for regular boats. So, we use an airboat. An airboat is a flat, open boat. Like an airplane, it has a big propeller to move it. The propeller is fixed on the rear of the boat. It makes a tremendous noise, but it does the job. The boat skims along the water’s surface. Although we can still get lost in an airboat, at least we are above the alligators(短吻鳄).
While hundreds of different kinds of animals live in the Everglades, the most famous is surely the alligator. Once endangered, alligators are now protected within Everglades National Park. Visitors are likely to see them both on land and in water.
For a long time, dangers have threatened the Everglades. Around 1900, some people felt this precious wetland should be drained (排干). They said it was just a big swamp and not good for anything. In the 1920s, there was a land boom in Florida. People wanted to build homes everywhere, including in the Everglades. They built canals, levees (防洪堤) , and other water systems that stopped the rivers flowing into the Everglades. Factories were built near rivers that flowed into the wetland. These factories dumped poisonous waste that damaged the Everglades ecosystem.
? People are now working to preserve the Everglades National Park for the future. Right now, one big problem is the paperbark tree. This tree is an invader from Australia.
Paperbark trees soak up a lot of water. In the early 1900s, people brought them to Florida because they thought they would help drain the Everglades. However, the invaders adapted too well. Paperbark trees have taken over hundreds of thousands of acres of the Everglades and killed other trees. Scientists are cutting down these invaders or spraying them with herbicides (除草剂) to kill them. ?
1.Which helps to explain why it is difficult to travel in Everglades?
A.Airboats may make a very big noise. |
B.You may get lost when passing through. |
C.Paperbark trees soak up too much water there. |
D.Many different kinds of animals are to be protected. |
2.Why do people use airboats instead of normal boats?
A.They have big propellers to move them faster than alligators. |
B.The propeller makes loud noise so as to scare alligators. |
C.Their flat bottom can skim along the water surface. |
D.They can watch alligators without hurting them. ? |
3.The following measures were taken to drain the Everglades except that people______. ?
A.built canals and levees to stop the rivers flowing into Everglades? |
B.built factories near rivers that flowed into the wetland? |
C.brought Paperbark to soak up water in Everglades? |
D.are cutting down these Paperbark trees? |
4.The underlined word "invader" probably means something______. ?
A.that moves in from another place |
B.that enters and takes control? |
C.that has been brought in? |
D.that is in danger? |