When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. This was the first time for the writer to go abroad.

B. The writer could speak French and English.

C. He thought he would have some difficulties in understanding the Americans.

D. The writer had been to the U.S.A. many times.

2.When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

A. buy a ring for his friend

B. ask the way to his friend’s

C. telephone his friend

D. call a taxi

3.The old man thought _____.

A. the writer wanted to find a phone box

B. the writer was old enough to get married

C. the writer didn’t know the way

D. the writer wanted to find his girlfriend

4.At last, the old man _____.

A. understood what the writer wanted to do

B. couldn’t understand the writer

C. bought a ring for the writer

D. took the writer to the phone box by himself

Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured (受伤的) in car accidents where drivers were using their mobile phones.Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though it’s dangerous.

Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate on (专注于) driving and talking at the same time.It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much. A recent study found that when drivers were talking on their mobile phones,their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much—and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally. It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers.

And talking isn’t even the most serious problem, but texting is. Unbelievably, another recent study reported that 22% of adults admitted (承认) they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month. An average (平均的) text message takes 90 seconds to write and send. That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phone’s screen and not at the road. The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make things worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before.

Using a mobile phone while driving puts others’ lives at risk. No matter how well we drive,if another driver is not careful,we are put in danger by their actions. Such drivers are selfish,careless and should have their driving licences (驾照) cancelled (撤销).

There is no doubt that mobile phones can be fun and are useful,especially when you’re in trouble.But there is no need to use them while driving. Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trouble of your own.

1. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to _______.

A. phone users B. mobile phones

C. drivers D. ears

2.According to the passage,if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally, they will need _______ seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone.

A. 12 B. 13 C.14 D. 15

3.According to the passage,in what order do the following activities influence driving?

Dangerous→More dangerous→Most dangerous

A. drinking→talking on phone→texting

B. texting→talking on phone→drinking

C. talking on phone→drinking→texting

D. drinking→texting→talking on phone

4.Why will new types of mobile phones make the driving problem worse?

A. It will take longer to send text messages.

B. People will want to talk on their phones more often.

C. There will be more things for people to do with their phones.

D. People think the new phones are easier and safer to use.

5.According to the writer, what should be done to people who use mobile phones when driving?

A. They should be put into prison (监狱).

B. Their cars should be taken away.

C. Their phones should be taken from them.

D. They should not be allowed to drive any longer.

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