Road research experts, puzzled by“motorway madness”, are to make an attempt to discover why drivers continue to take deadly risks in mist and fog．Studies of motorway accidents have given us surprising fact that 98% of drivers ignore all warning of coming danger, particularly fog．
After two years of computerized research into driving and crashes, Dr Peter Lewis, a lecturer at Birmingham University Department of Transportation, says：“the positive fright of a crash appears to be the only thing that will make a driver more careful．”
His findings agree with those of experts in the Department of the Environment, who have persuaded R．John Gilbert, Minister of Transport, to give the right to the latest of a series of projects to stop the killer resulting from many crashed on motorways．
Next month, a 5000-pound American automatic speed-recording machine that photographs vehicle exceeding a set speed will be installed on a stretch of the M4 near Reading．The machine, called Orb is takes a photograph of the vehicle and its number plate, and records its speed, the time and the date．It can record up to 900 vehicles an hour in a 24-hour period．
Similar machines are used in Germany and the USA as speed traps, but Dr Gilbert is determined that Orb is will be used only for experiment by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory．
Dr Gilbert said last week,"We shall use the machine to identify drivers who drive fast in fog．"The department will then write to them and invited them to complete a questionnaire and perhaps take part in some physical tests．He added,"One of the most interesting aspects of the research so far is that some motorists can see better than others in fog．”
It is already known that the driver who can see best is not necessarily the fastest, but a well-sighted driver frequently gathers behind him a group of vehicles whose drivers are madly trying to keep his tail lights in view, despite the advice which states,"Don’t hang on to someone else’s tail light．It gives a false sense of security．”
(1)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．
In spite of all warnings of coming danger, many drivers keep on driving fast in fog．
B．
severe punishment and a fine will stop drivers from driving fast in fog．
C．
To make a driver more careful in fog a speed limit has to be set．
D．
To stop traffic accident, more warnings should be given, especially in bad weather．
(2)
The machine Orbis can do all of the following except ________．
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A．
identifying drivers who drive fast in fog
B．
recording the time and the date
C．
recording a vehicle’s speed
D．
stopping a vehicle from running fast
(3)
Why do many drivers follow closely the vehicle whose drivers can see better?
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A．
They are poor sighted and cannot see clearly what lies before them．
B．
They think in this way they can avoid being caught when driving fast．
C．
They believe by doing so they would feel much safer．
D．
They think they can avoid a false sense of security．
(4)
According to the passage, the driver who can see better ________．
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A．
always drives the fastest
B．
often follows the tail lights of a car before
C．
always gives other drivers a false sense of security
At about 9∶20 p. m. on October 14th, I was driving along Market Road in the direction of Midwick．I wanted to go to Sturham to collect my wife, who had been visiting some friends．I prepared to turn into Stutham Road．which was on the right, In the distance．I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was a long way from me．I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right．Then I started to turn slowly towards Sturham Road．Suddenly there was a loud noise on the passenger’s(near)side of the car．I stopped the car and got out．A motorcycle had hit my car．The motorcyclist had been thrown over the car．He was injured, so I ran to a shop to phone for help．
(2)Mr．Smith(the injured motorcyclist)
On the evening of October 14th, I was going home along Market Road towards Newtown．I was riding my motorcycle．I was going slowly because some of the streetlights were out and the road was wet and slippery．Just before Sturham Road, a car suddenly drove tight across my path．The driver did not flash his lights to give a warning．I could not turn in time, so I hit the side of the car．When I woke up．1 was lying in a hospital in Market Road．
(3)Mr．Lee(another motorcyclist)
At about 9∶10 p. m．on October 14th．I left my home in Midwick．Ten minutes later I was riding my motorcycle along Market Road．I was going to Newtown．There was a motorcycle about 40 metres in front of me．It was not going very quickly．The man on it was riding near the curb(路边)but I was near the center of the road．The motorcyclist in front of me tried to turn to his right but there was no time．He hit the car and was injured．There was no car going along in front of us or put by the road．
(1)
Which of these pictures exactly shows the scene of the accident?
X＝the place where the motorcycle hit the car; N＝Newtown; M＝Midwick; S＝Sturham．(Note that cars and motorcycles always keep to the left in England．)
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A．
B．
C．
D．
(2)
Which of these statements about the accident is probably correct?
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A．
Mr．Brown wrongly supposed that the lights of the two motorcycles were those of a car．
B．
The lights of the ear moving towards Mr．Brown made him unable to see．
C．
Mr．Brown knocked down a motorcyclist on purpose．
D．
The accident was caused by the carelessness of the first motorcyclist．
(3)
It seems probable from the statements that Mr．Brown ________．
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A．
gave no signal to show that he was turning tight
B．
did not give any signal until be was actually turning
C．
failed to give a proper signal at that time
D．
flashed his light to show that he was going to turn
(4)
We would expect to find that Mr．Brown’s car was damaged on its ________ side．
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A．
front
B．
left
C．
right
D．
driver’s
阅读理解。
Like many people you may be dreaming of a career as a rock and roll star．There are two ways to go about getting one．First there is the traditional(传统的)way．Find some friends and form a group．Learn to play the guitar or the drums．Write your own songs．Spend hours arguing about the band name．then go out on the road．
The next step is to spend a year or two touring．If you are any good, the crowds will get bigger．In the end an artist from a record(唱片)company may come to a show．If he or she likes you, there may be a deal(交易)．This is the path traditionally followed by bands in the music industry．Success means fame and wealth．And failure gives you some interesting stories to tell your children．
Over the last few years a different path to success has become known．Boy bands like Boyzone and girl bands like Spice Girls don't come together on their own．They are created by managers and record companies．Their image(形象)is strictly controlled．Professional(专业)song writers usually write their music．This is a convenient arrangement(安排)and the public seems to love the result．
Though boy and girl bands have become very popular recently, there is a long tradition of making music in this way．In the early 1960's an American businessman called Berry Gordy founded Motown Records．Motown is short for “motor town”．The record company was based in the city of Detroit, where thousands of African-Americans had moved to work in the car industry．They brought with them a cultural tradition of writing and performing music．This style later became known as “soul music”．Berry Gordy was a diamond miner．Motown stars were not just given songs to sing．They were also taught how to dress well and speak properly．
(1)
The passage is mainly about ________．
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A．
why the record company is forming more bands
B．
how the band has developed and become popular
C．
what is the traditional way of forming a band
D．
when the band became popular
(2)
If a newborn band wants to succeed, as the writer tells, it must have the chance ________．
[ ]
A．
to travel in big cities
B．
to meet an businessman
C．
to perform before an artist
D．
to experience failure again and again
(3)
The underlined word “where”in paragraph 4 refers to ________．
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A．
the city of Detroit
B．
The record company
C．
Motown
D．
the diamond mine
(4)
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
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A．
The only successful way to form a band is to write your own songs．
B．
Boyzone is a band which was formed on its own．
C．
A band with a record company shouldn't perform in a controlled way．
D．
The African-Americans had a cultural tradition of writing and performing music．
阅读理解．
It was a market day, so people and traffic had been pouring into the town since early morning． 1 it was an old town, even the main street was very 2 and soon became overcrowded．There was not enough 3 for all the people on the sidewalk at the roadside, 4 they overflowed into the road, 5 danger to their lives from 6 cars and buses, the drivers of 7 were constantly blowing their horns(喇叭)to 8 people to get out of their 9 ．
Yet it was a(n) 10 scene．Peasants walked along the street, their heads piled high with baskets or beautifully woven blankets which they hoped to 11 to the townsfolk．Men with carts 12 their way along, shouting their goods at the top of their 13 ．They were selling apples, oranges and grapes –– the 14 of their fields． 15 it all, women in bright summer clothes made their way, laughing and talking, 16 children rushed in and out of the crowds screaming with laughter when they didn’t ask for something they could not have, or crying with 17 because they were lost．
The noise went on all day．People did not even stop for a meal, but preferred to buy bits of meat cooked over a fire or bread or ice-cream from the street sellers．The 18 from this and from all the activities of the day began to collect in the street．And finally, when night at last came, the street 19 and only the rubbish 20 sadly blowing in the cooling night wind．
