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 altogether.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too．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 calm so necessary in modern traffic condition．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 a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time．The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to．It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies (奶奶).
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.
【小题1】According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by        .

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Learn to Express Thanks
“Exposed to strong sunshine and heavy winds, postmen are the most handsome.”
“Thank you, dear postmen.” 
Many Teens readers write letters with  such words on the envelopes. Once they are  36  , editors are always    37    by their sincere gratitude(感激的心情) to ordinary people.
38   gratitude is an important  form  of good   39   .In western countries, people often write a note to thank those who   40   them. Nowadays more and more people in China have found it’s high time to cultivate(培养) a thankful     41    for the good others do.
Everyone likes to get praised and appreciated. Gratitude is   42   of virtues, which lets 
others smile and makes the    43  more beautiful. You just need several  44   to write down a thank-you note, but it could bring much joy to the    45     .          
We live in a society  46 we enjoy the different services of others. But none of them should be taken for granted. Gratitude is also a kind of  attitude in life. In developing gratitude for 
every    47   –for the simple joys, and even for the   48   time—we come to   49   enjoy and appreciate life. Then we are able to see the    50   around us.
Try to write a thank-you letter to your parents for working hard to   51  you a happy life.          Be grateful to your   52  because of their help with your studies and character  building.
Say thanks to your friends who    53    both your happiness and sorrow and spend a few minutes   54   you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
We are sure it will bring them much joy and add   55  into your own life as well.
36. A. said                        B.closed                             C. opened                        D. invited
37. A. surprised                B. interested           C. moved                            D. thanked
38. A. Having                      B. Expressing            C. Taking                              D. Enjoying
39. A. manners                  B. uses                        C. ways                                D. things
40. A. helps                       B. has ever helped           C. is helping                        D. have ever helped
41. A. feeling                     B. heart                     C. word                               D. mind
42. A. the good                 B. the smallest        C. the greatest                 D. good one
43. A. world                        B. school                    C. community                     D. crowd
44. A. times                       B. words                   C. pieces                            D. minutes
45. A. performer               B. receiver                 C. speaker                           D. doer
46. A. which                        B. when                      C. how                                  D. where
47. A. time                         B. day                        C. moment                        D. form
48. A. managing                B. challenging           C. changing                         D. developing
49. A. simply                       B. truly                        C. hardly                              D. ably
50. A. truth                         B. reality                    C. experience                     D. magic
51. A. offer                        B. make                     C. feed                                D. put
52.A. classmates             B. parents                C. teachers                        D. friends
53.A. gave                         B. shared                  C. appreciated                  D. formed
54. A. after                         B. as                            C. before                             D. while
55.A. color                         B. taste                     C. means                            D. Reflection

The Internet and the effect        brought about did a lot of good to our daily life and work. That is to say, the Internet has made a great difference in many aspects.

A. that       B. what        C. which    D. it

October 15, 1970 was declared International White Cane Safety Day (IWCSD) for the first time by the President of the International Federation of the Blind (IFB). This date was adopted at the first convention of the IFB, held in Colombo on October 4, 1969. The object of the exercise is to enable the general public to have a better understanding of blindness and visual handicap, and to make people more aware of the white cane as a mobility aid.

Peguilly d’Herbemont was born on 25th June 1888 into an old French noble family of the same name. In her youth she led the conventional and protected existence, lack of great activity, of a girl from a “good family”, an existence reminding of the life of the aristocracy(贵族) before the French Revolution. She never visited a public school, but was educated by German and English governesses and nuns. Her movements were restricted and were mainly confined to the family positions in Paris and Belgium, but she spent most of her time at the castle of Charmois not far from Verdun.

In the process of helping individual blind people across the road, Peguilly d’Herbemont was made aware by narrow scrapes(刮擦) which almost led to accidents, of the dangerous situation of the visually impaired brought about by the steadily increasing traffic on the roads. She first spoke about measures to protect the blind against street hazards to her mother in 1930, but she was of the opinion that it was unfit for a lady of good society to create a public outcry and advised her to stick to the transcription of books, a popular pastime of ladies of rank at the time.

But the idea did not leave her. The urgent wish to encourage the integration(成为一体) of the blind into society by providing them with a means of moving about more freely without endangering others, and at the same time attracting the attention of passers-by ready to offer assistance, caused her to take the unusual step of writing to the editor of the Paris daily Echo de Paris in which she suggested issuing the blind of the Paris region with white sticks similar to those used by the traffic police.

The editor took up the idea, published it in November 1930 and saw to it that the relevant authorities acted with atypical speed. Thus it was that the white cane received official backing, and on 7th February 1931.

1.The underlined words “the exercise” here refer to _____.

A. the founding of the IFB                                      B. the declaration of IWCSD

C. the convention of the IFB                                            D. the first convention of the IFB

2. Which of the following is true about Peguilly d’Herbemont?

A. She led a typical aristocrat life when she was young.

B. Though she could travel around Europe, she spent most time at Charmois.

C. She was taught German and English at a public school.

D. She worried about possible street hazards for the blind, witnessing many traffic accidents.

3._____ gave her the white cane idea.

A. Her concern about the dangerous situation for the blind caused by the increasing traffic

B. The accident she had when helping blind people across the road

C. The scrapes she got when crossing the road

D. Her urgent wish to integrate into society together with the blind

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Peguilly d’Herbemont’s mother didn’t want her to draw the public’s attention.

B. It was common for people to write to newspapers to voice their opinion at the time.

C. Peguilly’s strong desire to help the blind made her not a looker-on but an advocate.

D. The editor contributed a lot to the declaration of International White Cane Safety Day.

5.This passage mainly wants to tell us _____.

A. Peguilly d’Herbemont’s achievements

B. how to care for the blind

C. the function of the white cane

D. how International White Cane Safety Day came into being