2. A. cities　　　　　　 B. hotels　 　　 C. villages 　　 D. towns

1. A. short 　　　　　 B. good 　　　　 C. busy 　　　　 D. well

15.　 D。发生冲突后应产生打闹的噪音，故选D 最恰当。

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It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 　1　 　nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 　2　 　along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o'clock p. m. He had his 　3　 　in a little restaurant (餐馆) there. It was a warm 　4　 　in August. Vick wanted to 　5　 　through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very 　6　 .

He left the restaurant at 11: 30 and drove over 　7　 　hours. There wasn't a moon, but the 　8　 　were wonderful. There was nothing else on die road. Vick thought, "It's an empty desert. No tree, house, man. " He could 　9　 　the endless, white road in the car's headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him.

It was two o'clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilo­meters from the 　10　 　town: "I'll light the cooker( 炊具)," he thought, "and make some tea. " He got out of the car.

He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 　11　 . He could not see anything in the darkness(黑暗). A man said, "Good morning. It's a 　12　 　morning, isn't it?" The man came forward (向前),out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, "You are going to 　13　 　some tea, aren't you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 　14　 　near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 　15　 . Now listen, and I'll tell you a story. Then you'll give me…"

14.　 C。本题的难点在于look back to 和turn back to 的用法，两个词组的意思分别是“回头”和“转身”的意思，再联系下文，他显然是转身想抓住歹徒, 故选C。

13.　 B。根据意思，应是在他转个弯之后才看见了交警。

12.　 A。根据句意，Mr. Smith在一计不成后又生一计, 选A。

11.　 C。街道的两边应用side这个词。

10.　 B。 “在那附近”。

9.　　　 B。much修饰比较级，其他几个词不可修饰比较级。

8.　　　 B。根据后文提示，他踩油门后车子开得更快了，显然他是突然加大了油门，选B 。