第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从36至55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her 36 he couldn’t do anything 37. Every morning she would give him breakfast 38 bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too 39 to work—in fact he had tried a few 40. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows. Then he 41 a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares (车费)collected. He 42 lost his job as a postman 43 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 44suitable work for him. So he 45 to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 46 about this that she told the 47to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier”, she said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 48 was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came 49 he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 50 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 51 in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his52 came in sight, some of the people watching 53 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with 54, shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at them! They’re all out of 55 except my John! Isn’t he the best?!”

36. A. hope             B. eyes                 C. head             D. beliefs

37. A. wrong            B. great          C. good            D. strange

38. A. to               B. at             C. in              D. by

39. A. lazy             B. young        C. weak            D. shy

40. A. ones             B. years         C. tasks            D. jobs

41. A. followed       B. met                  C. became        D. found

42. A. thus           B. even           C. once             D. only

43. A. even if         B. so that               C. because          D. though

44. A. some          B. such                 C. less              D. no

45. A. began            B. promised       C. managed        D. decided

46. A. excited           B. worried        C. anxious          D. curious

47. A. incident          B. change         C. news           D. matter

48. A. yet              B. ever           C. never          D. just

49. A. where            B. since          C. when           D. till

50. A. proud         B. kind            C. strict            D. lucky

51. A. time           B. position         C. experience       D. impression

52. A. neighbours        B. army officer    C. mother       D. fellow soldiers

53. A. couldn’t help      B. kept                C. stopped         D. shouldn’t burst out

54. A. sadness         B. happiness       C. surprise        D. regret

55. A. sight           B. order          C. mind         D. step

  Believe it or not, optical illusion(视觉错觉)can cut highway accidents.

  Japan is a case in point. It has reduced traffic accidents on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent(弯曲的) stripes, called chevrons(人字形),painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.

  Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the Foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns(样式) of stripes on certain roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway accidents.

  Overspeeding plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal(致命的) traffic accidents, according to the Foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the Foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related dangers are the greatest-curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.

  Some studies suggest that straight(直的), horizontal(平行的)bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.

  Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane(车道) appear to be narrower(狭窄的). The result is a longer lasting reducing in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.

1. The passage mainly discusses_____.

   A. a new way of highway speed control    B. a new method of training drivers

   C. a new pattern for painting highways     D. a new type of optical illusion

2. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers are likely to feel that _________ .

A. they should avoid speed-related dangers

B. they are driving in the wrong lane

C. they should slow down their speed

D. they are reaching the speed limit

3. Compared to horizontal bars, the advantage of chevrons is that _____     .

A. it can keep drivers awake 

B. it will have a longer effect on drivers

C. it can cut road accidents in half

D. it will look more attractive

4. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to     .

A. try out the Japanese method in certain areas

B. change the road signs across the country

C. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons

D. repeat the Japanese road patterns

5. What does the writer say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?

A. The are falling out of use in the United States

B. They are likely to be taken no notice of by drivers in a short time

C. They are suitable only on broad roads.

D. They cannot have a successful effect in traffic circles

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