①Brain-injured boy set for ￡ 1.75m payout

　　A YOUNGSTER who was knocked off his bicycle by a taxi and left with a serious brain injury is set to be awarded ￡ 1.75 million.

　　Fourteen-year-old George Currie, from Dalkeith, was living in country Durham with his parents Allister and Paula at the time of the accident in September 1993.

　　George, who was then three years old, was riding his small tricycle along the pavement when he lost control and swerved on to the road into the path of an on-coming taxi.

　　The driver's insurance company has now ac cepted responsibility for the accident and New Castle County Court is expected to rule on the payout on Monday.

　　②Boating accidents reduce

　　Lee and Collier counties tied at No. 10 for boating accidents in Florida in 2004, an improvement for both.

　　But because the counties remained in the top 10 among Florida's 67 counties, safety continues to be a concern, officials said.

　　③Teens react to new law on driving permit

　　Lawmakers may hope to make teenage drivers drive more safely, but some local teens behind the wheel feel angry following the passing of Senace Bill 36 last week.

　　SB 36 is a law that limits times new teen drivers can drive and the number of passengers

　　④Road accidents take costly toll

　　Traffic accidents kill more than one million people each year, injure tens of millions more and cost developing countries twice as much as they receive in international aid, the leader of a research body said Wednesday.

　　The figures have led experts to form an international road safety network to choose the most important research areas, inform policy makers and help develop ways to prevent accidents, particularly in poor nations.

　　pavement: 人行道

　　swerve: 突然转

　　insurance: 保险.

　　Florida counties with the most accidents in 2004:

　　1．Monroe (98)

　　2．Palm Beach (65)

　　3．Pinellas (64)

　　4．Broward (59)

　　5．Miami-Dade (54)

　　6．Okaloosa (34)

　　7．Orange (24)

　　8．Bay (22)

　　9．Lee (21)

　　10．Collier (21)

(1) What does Passage ① tell us about the boy?

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A．He was injured in the head when he was 14.

B．He has waited for the payout for a long time.

C．He has lived in the same place since the accident.

D．He was run over by a taxi when riding on the pavement.

(2) What can we learn about Lee and Collier counties from Passage ②?

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A．They both became safe places.

B．They won the same place in race.

C．They had the same number of accidents.

D．They joined hands in reducing accidents.

(3) Which passage would give more information on the prevention of road accidents?

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The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 　36　 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 　37　and could hardly 　38　.?
The driver, Mr. White, 　39　 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 　40　 hospital, fighting against 　41　. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 　42　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 　43　, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 　44　, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 　45　 his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a 　46　. The driver had the windows 　47　, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.
The lights were 　48　, so he drove straight 　49　 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 　50　 little Ally was. He was 　51 to see relief instead of fear in the face of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 　52　 again.”?
“It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 　53　 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 　54　 healthy voice.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 　55　, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 　36　 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 　37　and could hardly 　38　.?

    The driver, Mr. White, 　39　 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 　40　 hospital, fighting against 　41　. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 　42　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 　43　, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 　44　, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 　45　 his left and right as he did so.

    Coming towards him from his right was a 　46　. The driver had the windows 　47　, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.

    The lights were 　48　, so he drove straight 　49　 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 　50　 little Ally was. He was 　51  to see relief instead of fear in the face of the parents.

    “Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 　52　 again.”?

    “It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 　53　 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 　54　 healthy voice.

They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 　55　, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

1.A. worried            B. excited      C. angry            D. surprised

2.A. mouth             B. nose      C. throat           D. ear

3.A. talk　            B. breathe       C. cry                  D. hear

4.A. turned on         B. opened on　   C. turned off       D. sped up

5.A. best              B. biggest　     C. first            D. nearest

6.A. time              B. cars          C. policemen    D. speed

7.A. that              B. as            C. there        D. if

8.A. stop              B. slow down C. hurry            D. keep safe

9.A. lights            B. signs         C. policemen    D. marks

10.A. at                   B. to                C. down     D. forward

11.A. taxi             B. car           C. truck        D. train

12.A. up               B. down          C. open         D. covered

13.A. red              B. green         C. yellow       D. out

14.A. out　            B. away          C. on           D. off

15.A. who              B. what          C. where        D. how

16.A. lucky　          B. astonished        C. worried      D. happy

17.A. crying              B. breathing      C. smiling      D. talking

18.A. made             B. let           C. knocked      D. pulled

19.A. and              B. with          C. or　             D. but

20.A. driver               B. accident      C. girl         D. reporters

The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 　41　 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 　42　and could hardly 　43　.?

       The driver, Mr. White, 　44　 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 　45　 hospital, fighting against 　46　. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 　47　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 　48　, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 　49　, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 　50　 his left and right as he did so.

       Coming towards him from his right was a 　51　. The driver had the windows 　52　, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.

       The lights were 　53　, so he drove straight 　54　 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 　55　 little Ally was. He was 　56　 to see relief (宽慰) instead of fear in the face of the parents.

       “Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 　57　 again.”?

       “It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 　58　 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 　59　 healthy voice.

       They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 　60　, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

41. A. worried                     B. excited              C. angry                D. surprised

42. A. mouth                B. nose                  C. throat                D. ear

43. A. talk　                B. breathe              C. cry                   D. hear

44. A. turned on            B. opened on　     C. turned off          D. sped up

45. A. best                    B. biggest　          C. first                  D. nearest

46. A. time                   B. cars                  C. policemen         D. speed

47. A. that                    B. as                     C. there                 D. if

48. A. stop                    B. slow down         C. hurry                D. keep safe

49. A. lights                  B. signs                 C. policemen         D. marks

50. A. at                       B. to                            C. down                D. forward

51. A. taxi                    B. car                    C. truck                 D. train

52. A. up                      B. down                C. open                 D. covered

53. A. red                            B. green                C. yellow                     D. out

54. A. out　                 B. away                 C. on                    D. off

55. A. who                   B. what                 C. where               D. how

56. A. lucky　             B. astonished         C. worried             D. happy

57. A. crying                B. breathing           C. smiling             D. talking

58. A. made                  B. let                    C. knocked            D. pulled

59. A. and                    B. with                  C. or　                 D. but

60. A. driver                 B. accident            C. girl                   D. reporters

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

       请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 　41　 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 　42　and could hardly 　43　.?

       The driver, Mr. White, 　44　 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 　45　 hospital, fighting against 　46　. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 　47　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 　48　, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 　49　, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 　50　 his left and right as he did so.

       Coming towards him from his right was a 　51　. The driver had the windows 　52　, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.

       The lights were 　53　, so he drove straight 　54　 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 　55　 little Ally was. He was 　56　 to see relief (宽慰) instead of fear in the face of the parents.

       “Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 　57　 again.”?

       “It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 　58　 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 　59　 healthy voice.

       They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 　60　, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

41. A. worried                     B. excited              C. angry                D. surprised

42. A. mouth                B. nose                  C. throat                D. ear

43. A. talk　                B. breathe              C. cry                   D. hear

44. A. turned on            B. opened on　     C. turned off          D. sped up

45. A. best                    B. biggest　          C. first                  D. nearest

46. A. time                   B. cars                  C. policemen         D. speed

47. A. that                    B. as                     C. there                 D. if

48. A. stop                   B. slow down         C. hurry                D. keep safe

49. A. lights                 B. signs                 C. policemen         D. marks

50. A. at                       B. to                            C. down                D. forward

51. A. taxi                    B. car                    C. truck                 D. train

52. A. up                      B. down                C. open                 D. covered

53. A. red                            B. green                C. yellow                     D. out

54. A. out　                B. away                 C. on                    D. off

55. A. who                   B. what                 C. where               D. how

56. A. lucky　             B. astonished         C. worried             D. happy

57. A. crying                B. breathing           C. smiling             D. talking

58. A. made                  B. let                    C. knocked            D. pulled

59. A. and                    B. with                  C. or　                 D. but

60. A. driver                 B. accident            C. girl                   D. reporters