3. More and more people came to the bar because _______.

　　 A. it had changed its name

　　 B. the black horse was better than the white one

　　 C. the bar had a black horse

　　 D. they wanted to show the mistake

2. Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger _______.

　　 A. though he wasn’t ready to do it like that at first

　　 B. though he didn’t like the black horse

　　 C. because he knew he was an artist

　　 D. because he also wanted to change the picture

1.(　　 ) The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ______.

　　 A. a picture of a black horse showed good luck

　　 B. the picture of the white horse wasn’t good for the bar

　　 C. people would understand the picture different from the name

　　 D. people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

15. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

　　　 A. Road Safety Week　　 B. A Talk on Safety

　　　 C. Safety First　　　　　　 D. Safety and Accidents

第四组(共3篇)：

( A )

　　 There is a bar (酒吧)in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster’s. Few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.

　　 There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead. ”

　　 “But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse’. ”Mr. Webster said.

　　 “Yes, but do it. ”the man said. Then he went out of the bar

　　 Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse. ”

　　 The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said, “There’s a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name. ”The man looked, sat down and drank something.

　　 Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong. ”and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster’s bar.

14. The word “frequent”in the passage means ________ in Chinese.

　　　 A. 频繁的　 　　B. 偶尔的　　 C. 所有的　　　 D. 罕见的

13. How can bicycle riders cause accidents?

　　　 A. By crossing the road without warning other road users.

　　　 B. By turning suddenly or without warning other road users.

　　　 C. By making sure there aren’t any cars coming.

　　　 D. By showing suddenly or without warning other road users.

12. Why do most traffic accidents happen?

　　 A. Because people stop their cars suddenly.

　　 B. Because people don’t know the rules.

　　 C. Because people don’t care if they have an accident.

　　 D. Because people are careless.

11. The main idea of the story is _______.

　　 A. obeying the rules of the road can keep you from having accidents

　　 B. it was Road Safety Week at Jason’s school

　　 C. it’s not only drivers who cause traffic accidents

　　　 D. some people have accidents because they drive too quickly

10. The best title for the passage should be _______.

　　　 A. The Value of Knowledge　　 B. Helpless Workers

　　　 C. The Expensive Machine　　 D. The Lucky Factory

(C)

　　 “Last week was Road Safety Week at Jason’s school. All the students had to take part in a talk on road safety which was given by a police officer. The following is what the police officer said. ”

　　 “Most traffic accidents shouldn’t happen. They happen because people are careless. A frequent cause of traffic accidents is speed. Some people drive too quickly. This means that if they have to stop suddenly, they cannot stop quickly enough to avoid (避免)hitting other vehicles (车辆)or people. You need to remember this when you are crossing the street or walking along the sidewalk. ”

　　 “It’s not only drivers who cause accidents, however. People on foot－pedestrians, and bicycle riders often cause accidents, too. Pedestrians sometimes walk out into the street without looking. You should always look on both sides before stepping into the street. ”

　　 “Do any of you ride a bike? Bicycle riders can cause accidents by changing directions suddenly or without warning other road users. Before you turn left, for example, you should check behind you to make sure there aren’t any cars, trucks or buses coming. You should show with your left hand to tell that you want to turn left. You should not turn until the street is clear. ”

　　 “The rules of the road are very simple. If we learn them and obey (遵守)them, we should not have accidents any more. ”

9. The writer wants to tell us that ________.

　　　 A. the engineer asked for too much money

　　　 B. the workers should pay the money

　　　 C. the knowledge is worth money

　　　 D. the new part could cost more