摘要: That’s . 答案: not important to me

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My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried , the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”
◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you.That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
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【小题1】Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

A.Quiet and lonely.B.Relaxed and excited.
C.Active and lively.D.Happy and easygoing.
【小题2】According to the first report card, Karl __________.
A.often went to school lateB.did well at school
C.did a good job at school D.failed in the exams
【小题3】When the mother said “ it’s out of my hands” to the head teacher, she meant that she __________. 
A.didn’t know what to do about her sonB.would drive her son away from the house
C.had no money to support the familyD.would have to hang up
【小题4】Who telephoned Karl’s mother that day?
A.The head teacher.B.The school adviser.
C.Karl himself.D.The passage doesn’t tell us.
【小题5】From the passage we can learn that __________.
A.children in single-parent families always have mental problems
B.mother’s love is important to teenagers’life
C.parents should give their children everything that they need
D.school education still works well without the support from parents

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In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls(管理)traffic on the city’s 235 miles of seven expressways. Now one—a controller—can follow the movement of Chicago’s traffic by looking at a set of lights. The system uses electric sensors(感应器) that are built into each expressway, every half a mile. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic—cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.
“See that red light near Austin Avenue?”the controller asked a visitor.“That’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again.“A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,”the controller explained.“They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking the traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressway for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the county there are 2.6.
Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”.Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston.“Chicago has taken the lead,”said New York City’s traffic director and he added,“Chicago’s a good example.”
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。
【小题1】The passage is mainly about ________ on expressways in Chicago.

A.the traffic control systemB.the movement of the traffic
C.the electric sensorsD.the traffic lights
【小题2】When the cars move under 30 miles an hour, ________ on the map in the control room.
A.the red light appearsB.the red light turns yellow
C.the yellow light appearsD.the green light turns red
【小题3】 According to the passage, we may learn __________.
A.some visitors are traveling on the expressway
B.there is no heavy traffic on Chicago’s expressways
C.the traffic on Chicago’s expressways is well managed
D.the number of accidents in the US has dropped by 18%
【小题4】In Paragraph 2 the underlined word “it” refers to ___________.
A.the red lightB.the truck that needs repairing
C.the trafficD.the truck that is fixing the road
【小题5】The writer writes the article mainly by _________.
A.giving reasons and resultsB.giving examples and explaining them
C.describing what he thinksD.asking and answering questions

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