The car on half way so we had to walk to school.A．broke upB．broke outC．broke offD．broke down 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

　　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 ________.

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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 ________.

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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 ________.

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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

Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. Then I was born in E1 Paso，Texas and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.

Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism.

I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard??box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He rented space in a little shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr.Ben’s Coiffure.

The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week，which meant getting up at 3 a．m..To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d sleep in the car on the way home.

I did this for two years，but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic(道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests－in my case，school，homework and a job. This really helped during my senior year of a high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast??food joint while taking a full load of college preparation courses.

The hard work paid off. I attended the U．S.Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly(州议会)．In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.

Before my father got injured，we________.

A. didn’t like living in the USA B. lived a poor but happy life

C. were lucky to move to the USA D. had many ways to make money

When he recovered，to make a living my father________.

A. ran a small shopping mall B. did a part??time job

C. worked as a barber D. became a street cleaner

Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me________.

A. how to obey school discipline B. how to do two things well at a time

C. that discipline and work were of equal value

D. that I must do as many things as possible at a time

The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those who________.

A. have done all kinds of jobs B. are cleaning the parking lot

C. have achieved a lot in their lives D. are bearing their responsibilities

The petrol in the car ____ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there.

A．gave up B．gave off C．gave in D．gave out

The car ________ on the way , consequently ________ .

A．was stuck in the mud ; which led to Jack to miss the train

B．was caught in the mud ; and led Jack’s missing the train

C．was held up in the traffic ; leading to Jack’s missing the train

D．was held back in the traffic ; it led to Jack’s missing the train

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A young man was ready to graduate from college. For months he had 16 a sports car in a 17 showroom, and knowing his father 18 afford it, he told him that was 19 he wanted. 20 Graduation Day approached, he waited for the news 21 that his father had bought the car. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his 22 study. He handed him a beautiful box. 23 , but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened it 24 found a lovely Bible, with the young man’s name on it. 25 , he shouted to his father and said, “ With all your 26 you give me a Bible?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the 27 ,

Many years passed. The young man was successful in both business and his family, but 28 his father was old, he intended to go back see him. He 29 him since that graduation day. 30 he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling his father had passed away, and he needed to take 31 possessions from his father. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and 32 filled his heart. He saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag（标签）with the dealer’s name, 33 dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the 34 “PAID IN FULL.”

How many time do we miss blessing because they are not packaged as we 35 ? Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

1. A. owned B. driven C. admired D. seen

2. A. model’s B. manager’s C. businessman’s D. dealer’s

3. A. must B. could C. should D. would

4. A. which B. all what C. all D. why

5. A. As B. with C. For D. Along

6. A. quietly B. patiently C. politely D. anxiously

7.A. previous B. personal C. private D. professional

8. A. Curious B. Serious C. Amused D. Concerned

9. A however B. and C. or D. then

10. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Carefully D. Angrily

11. A. money B. cost C. income D. charge

12. A. car B. college C. Bible D. box

13. A. to realize B. realized C. realizing D. having realized

14. A. hadn’t seen B. didn’t see C. hasn’t seen D. wasn’t seen

15. A. When B. Before C. Until D. After

16. A. up B. in C. on D. over

17. A. regret B. happiness C. excitement D. promise

18. A. a same B. the same C. same D. the same as

19. A. sentences B. words C. talks D. phrases

20. A. expected B. respected C. regretted D. repeated

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