We all hate speed cameras, don’t we? They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents; they just make money for the government. They trick us, cost us cold hard cash, disturb us from driving properly and are unfair.
Well, here’s a surprising thing: what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives? It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France, a country with a historically poor record of road safety.
There were 16, 617 road deaths in 1972 in France, for example, but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995.
Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time, or 4.9 percent less than 2004. Comparing road deaths to population in 2005,that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806.
And guess what? Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years.
Okay, you know the arguments regarding increased traffic safety and cameras-for-income, but it seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A three-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on.
Traveling on the highways, it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when once few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming. There’s even an official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly.
Maybe it is because of such transparency by government, rather than the concealment too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy la joi de vivre thanks to speed cameras.
1．From the passage we can learn that______.
A．France has a very poor record of road safety
B．we’d better ignore the evidence that speed cameras save lives
C．France had less road deaths than Australia in 2005
D．France does successfully in controlling road accidents
2．Which seems more effective in lowering road deaths in France according to this passage?
A．Compulsory seat belt. B．Lowering blood alcohol limit.
C．Placing more speed cameras D．Eating in a shorter time.
3．Now you can seldom see in France .
A．people drive at a speed of less than 130km./h
B．lunch time lasts long hours with drunk people rushing back to office
C．drivers drive according to the traffic lights
D．police conduct traffic in streets
4．What does the underlined word “concealment” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Secrecy. B．Openness. C．Strictness. D．Harmony
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles (肌肉) of your neck, or because an unexpected twist（扭曲）has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.
That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.
One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.
Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.
Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn (爆米花); he is chewing（嚼）loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.
Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.
We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.
We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.
1．Where can you find this passage?
A. In a medicine dictionary. B. in a kids’ story book.
C. In a social science book. D. In a science textbook.
2．According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?
A.disturbed. B.bored. C.ignored. D. relaxed.
3．A “rubber neck” often __________________ .
A. says bad words behind people. B. quarrels face to face with neighbors.
C. bargains with salespeople over the price D. asks about other people’s business
4．Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as a “pain in the neck”?
A. Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.
B. Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles.
C. Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy.
D. Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies.
5．What is the main purpose of the author?
A. To tell people what might be bad manners in public.
B. To criticize (批评) the people who might be a “pain in the neck”
C. To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”.
D. To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届江西省白鹭洲中学高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷 题型：完型填空
It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the 36 was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were 37 among themselves as they walked in the church. As I got 38 , I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down 39 he was asleep. His hat was 40 down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too 41 for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes 42 out. I guessed this man was 43 and asleep, so I walked on 44 through the doors of the church. We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 45 the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took 46 to ask him to come in, 47 me. A few moments later church began. We were all waiting for the Preacher(牧师) to take his 48 and to give us the Word, 49 the doors to the church opened. In 50 the man walking down the church with his head down. People gasped and whispered and made 51 . He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit(讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart 52 .
There stood our preacher……he was the “homeless man”. The preacher took his Bible and 53 it on his stand.
“ 54 , I don’t think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you 55 people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届江西南昌市10所省重点中学命制高三第二次模拟突破冲刺英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.
That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.
One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.
Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.
Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn ; he is chewing loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.
Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.
We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.
We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.
【小题1】Where can you find this passage?
| A．In a medicine dictionary. | B． in a kids’ story book. |
| C．In a social science book. | D．In a science textbook. |
| A．disturbed. | B．bored. | C．ignored. | D．relaxed. |
| A．says bad words behind people. |
| B．quarrels face to face with neighbors. |
| C．bargains with salespeople over the price |
| D．asks about other people’s business |
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| B．Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles. |
| C．Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy. |
| D．Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies. |
| A．To tell people what might be bad manners in public. |
| B．To criticize (批评) the people who might be a “pain in the neck” |
| C．To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”. |
| D．To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届浙江省高二上学期期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped at a corner to pick up the daily commuters (someone who travels regularly to and from work), a group in which I was included. Boarding the bus, I looked for a place to sit. At last, I found a place near the back.
The man in the seat next to the one I was going for was an older man in a grey suit, well-worn dress shoes, and a black hat like I always pictured reporters wearing, but without the little press card. Seated, I began to read the book I had been carrying, which was Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. The man in the seat next to me introduced himself by asking if I had read any other book like the one I was holding. When I told him I had, he seemed to become interested, and so did I. He introduced himself as Carl and asked if I liked jazz, and I told him that I didn’t really listen to it, and that I liked rock and roll. Waiting for Carl to tell me that I should listen to real music, I was shocked when he just smiled and nodded. He said, "You remind me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents hated jazz and how they couldn’t see how I could listen to that awful noise. I bet your parents say the same thing, don’t they?" Now it was my turn to smile, amused with how right he was.
As the bus carried us from one side of the city to the other, Carl and I talked about a lot of different things. The more we talked, the more amazed I became at how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age difference. I haven’t seen him since we parted, but the thought of our connection that day rarely leaves my mind.
Carl really made me think about how much we can learn from each other if we just break through the blocks between us we’ve got. I mean, I would have never thought before that day that I could have anything in common with someone so much older than I. But Carl taught me that no matter what we are, we are all just people, and that we should make an extra effort to try and get to know our neighbors and people we see every day, regardless of age, race, religion, sex, or anything else. If we all take the time to attempt to understand each other, I think that the world would be a much better place that we could share together, as humans.
1.From the first paragraph we know that the author _____________.
A. did not mind whether there was a seat or not
B. hoped to have a seat when getting on the bus
C. thought the bus was overcrowded
D. looked for a seat but failed
2.The author usually imagined a reporter as one who _____________.
A. liked jazz music
B. enjoyed talking with others
C. liked reading Jack Kerouac’s works
D. usually wore a black hat and press card
3. After talking with Carl, the author realized that _____________.
A. older people were nice to talk to
B. he should have known Carl earlier
C. his parents were so different from Carl in listening to music
D. age was not necessarily a problem in heart-to-heart communication
4.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. the author hasn’t seen the old man since then
B. jazz music used to be more popular than rock and roll
C. the author was not satisfied with human relationships in the world
D. Carl made the author realize we humans live in peace and brotherhood
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年江西省高一第二次段考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles (肌肉) of your neck, or because an unexpected twist（扭曲）has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.
That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.
One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.
Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.
Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn (爆米花); he is chewing（嚼）loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.
Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.
We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.
We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.
1.Where can you find this passage?
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A．In a medicine dictionary. |
B．in a kids’ story book. |
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C．In a social science book. |
D．In a science textbook. |
2.According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?
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A．disturbed. |
B．bored. |
C．ignored. |
D．relaxed. |
3.A “rubber neck” often __________________ .
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A．says bad words behind people. |
B．quarrels face to face with neighbors. |
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C．bargains with salespeople over the price |
D．asks about other people’s business |
4.Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as a “pain in the neck”?
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A．Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance. |
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B．Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles. |
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C．Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy. |
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D．Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies. |
5.What is the main purpose of the author?
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A．To tell people what might be bad manners in public. |
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B．To criticize (批评) the people who might be a “pain in the neck” |
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C．To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”. |
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D．To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck. |
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