题目内容
The Village of Langshort is halfway along the old coach road from London to the South Coast. Young Henry Buckle was there when a car passed through the village for the first time, in the early 1900s. Later, as the owner of what had been his father's general store, he remembers selling ice-creams and soft drinks to families that passed through the village in cars and coaches on their way to the seaside.
But the traffic did not only bring trade to the village, it also brought noise and danger. As the years passed, the peace of what had been a quiet country village was broken by roaring engines; Farmer Dodd's gates were left open by day-trippers enjoying a picnic in his field; and trees that had been familiar friends were cut down so that the road through the village could be made wider and safer.
Safer, that is, for the cars and heavy lorries that thundered past within a few metres of Henry Buckle's general store. But it was not safer for Henry's son Gerald, and the other children of the village; and it was not safer for the old cottages that were shaken from their chimneys to their floors by every lorry that passed. Nor was it safer for Henry himself; as the old man moved, more slowly now, from his store to the pub and to the butcher's shop of his friend George Carter, just across the street.
The street had been where the life of the village was lived, where games were played, work was done and long conversations were held. Now it cut the village in two, and brought not life but death. Henry was knocked down and killed one night by a passing car. A great character, part of old Langshort, had died.
But Henry had not been buried long before his son Gerald, George Carter and others, had dressed as gasmen, and dug up the road, causing the traffic to follow another road right round the village, instead of through it.
Right up Your Street is the story of men who, when they are pushed too far, act quickly to defend a way of life that most of us have let go for good.
“Village life is described with a loving, and truthful pen” -- Morning Mail
“A book that puts the car on trial” -- Evening Post
(1) As a result of the increasing amount of traffic ________
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A．the peace was broken, gates were left open and trees were cut down
B．trade grew, there was more life in the village and local people enjoyed themselves more
C．familiar friends died or left the village for somewhere quieter
D．the road became wider and safer for the village people
(2) The road was made wider so that ________.
A．heavy lorries could thunder past within a few metres of Henry's store
B．children could play in the street more safely than they had done before
C．it would be safer for cars and heavy lorries to pass through the village
D．the traffic would not shake the old cottages beside the road
(3) Henry took longer to cross the road now, because ________.
A．the road was wider and safer, but noisier
B．he had to cross the road by means of a foot-bridge
C．he had to go to the pub before visiting his friend
D．he was becoming quite an old man
(4) “The street had been where the life of the village was lived” means ________.
A．everyone who lived in the village lived on one or other side of the street
B．most of what happened in the village happened in the street
C．everyone worked in shops at the sides of the street
D．it was the cars and lorries that made the village a lively place
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Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri 1 Christmas．I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, 2 I was planning to stop and visit a friend．While I was standing in line at the cash register, I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas．Then I took off, but had gone only a few miles 3 black smoke poured from the back of my car．I stopped and was wondering 4 to do when a car pulled up behind me．It was the couple I 5 (speak)to at the gas station．They said they would take me to my 6 (friend)．We chatted on the way into the city and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card．I wrote him and his wife 7 thank-you note for helping me．Soon afterwards, I received a Christmas present from them, 8 (come)with it was their note that said helping me had made their holidays meaningful．Whenever I was helped, I never failed to say “Thank you”－two simple 9 powerful words． 10 are easy to say and mean so much．
Comera is the only place in the world which has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard from four miles away, and the record is seven miles. The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.
4. If a person on Comera island is ill, .
A. others will phone the doctor in town
B. whistle language will pass the news to the doctor
C. his family will take him to the doctor
D. people will take him to the hospital
5. From the passage we know radio and TV at that time.
A. killed the special way of speaking
B. whistled all the news and opinions
C. helped Comera people to communicate
D. did not appear on Comera island yet
6. Comera island is special in that .
A. it attracts visitors every year
B. no visitors have ever been there
C. people there have special ears to hear whistles
D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other
7. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle.
B. The whistle language can only be found in Comera.
C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.
D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.
Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words
The automobile may not be closely associated with modem American culture, but it has occupied a central role in America's economic and social history.
No one can deny the status of Henry Ford in car history. When the first Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1908, businessman Henry Ford transformed the car from a luxury attachment for the rich to an automobile product for the middle classes. The rush of cars into the community forced all levels of government to build new and better roads. Better roads fed the demand for larger, faster, more stylish vehicles, and a host of companies rushed to meet that demand.
If there was a first Golden Age of automobile, it may well have been the 1950s. It was an age of prosperity. Large, regular paychecks encouraged the public display of wealth through costly items such as new cars. Americans, moreover, needed those cars as they moved away from the cities into the suburbs, where such things as stores, jobs, and schools were seldom within walking distance. Cars became essential if people were to get to work or to the grocery store.
As Ac 1950s slipped into 1960s, it became apparent that these fashionable wheels were gas-consuming road cruisers, dangerous in an accident, and often full of faults. Under pressure from a variety of groins, the federal government required that newer models provide greater fuel efficiency and cleaner emissions. Seatbelts became standard equipment as well Rising fad prices in the 1970s, coupled with concern for the environment, made the smaller cars produced by foreign companies for European and Asian markets very popular.
The 1980s and 1990s saw an upswing in the popularity of big cars. New models including minivans and sport utility vehicles have become main products in auto dealers' showrooms. Traffic jams on the roads have become part of the American way of life. In 1911 a horse could travel through rush-hour traffic in Los Angeles at 11 miles per hour. In 2000 a car covering the same territory at the same time of day moved at about 4 miles per hour. But perhaps that is not important. When a car is equipped with a telephone and television set, a computer, and global positioning satellite connections, it can feel just like home.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
1.made Henry Ford well-known in car history.
2.That the car industry prospered in the 1950s in America resulted from ________.
3. Why were smaller cars once popular in the 1970s?
4. In today's society, how can a car make people ignore traffic jams?
49. If a person on Comera island is ill, .
50. From the passage we know radio and TV at that time.
51. Comera island is special in that .
52. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
