FRANCE has destroyed the hopes of those who had planned to take refuge（避难）in one of the few places on Earth which some believe will be spared when the world ends on December 21 ．Local officials banned access to the Pic de Bugarach，a mountain in the southwest where rumor has it that the hilltop will open on the last day and aliens will appear with spaceships to save nearby humans.
Eric Freysselinard，the state’s top representative in the area，said he was blocking access to the mountain for public safety reasons to avoid a rush of New Age fanatics(盲信者），sight-seers and media crews. Believers say the world will end on December 21，2012，the end date of the ancient Mayan calendar，and they see Bugarach as one of a few sacred mountains sheltered from the cataclysm(大灾难）．
Mr Freysselinard said the 100 police and firefighters will also control approaches to the tiny village of the same name at the foot of the mountain，and if too many people turn up，they will block access there too.“We are expecting a few people who believe in this end of the world，but in extremely limited numbers，” he said in the. nearby city of Carcassonne.“We are expecting greater numbers of people who are just curious，but in numbers we cannot determine. Above all，we are expecting lots of journalists，”he said.
Films，documentaries and websites have promoted the idea that the ancient Mayan calendar predicts that doomsday is on December 21．The culture ministry in Guatemala-where half the population are of Mayan descent-is hosting a massive event in the capital just in case the world actually does end，while tour groups are promoting doomsday-themed getaways.
【小题1】Many people plan to go to Pic de Bugarach mainly because      ．

It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter.

Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense. It takes the most cool－headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.

However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves to a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.

An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings．Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive．Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users．It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.

1. According to the passage, where is it that the nicest men would become short-tempered?

A. Beside the wheel.???? B. Before the wheel.

C. In a cage.??????????? D. In the driver’s seat.

2.Which of the following is proper when drivers are forced to face rude driving?

A. Fighting and quarreling.

B. Showing great patience.

C. Calling back.

D. Beating back

3.What can be dangerous from the passage?

A. Road politeness.?? B. Road sense.

C. Inappropriate politeness.??? D. Traffic jams.

4.The following statements are right EXCEPT that________.

A. Modern drivers are good at driving

B. Blockages can cause unpleasant feelings.

C. Modern drivers can’t master the roadmanship.

D. All road users should understand the meaning of “give-and-take”.

5.Which section of a magazine is the passage most probably taken from?

A. Health and life.?????? B. Health and society.

C. Human and society.??? D. Human and environment.

In order to produce more grain, it________that the area of farmland_____.

 A. is demanded, being increased   B. has been demanded, be increased

 C. demand, should be increased   D. demands, should increase

How did it _____ that the two men arrived to address the same meeting at the same time.

　　A. fall out  B. take place C. get around  D. come through