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  Driving to a friend's house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend's rooftops.I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it was that most city people, myself included, usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.

  My friend had also seen it.He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then.It had touched much of his life.

  I know the feeling.Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends.We stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or running hot water.Our group had campfires(篝火)outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside.The moon grew to its fullest during our trip.Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys.Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard.It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence.And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.

  Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fibre-glass.We have televisions, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.

  Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought:before long, I would like to live in a small cottage.There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains.I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons.But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.

(1)

The best title for the passage would be ________.

[  ]

A.

Touched by the moon

B.

The pleasures of modern life

C.

A bottomless well of silence

D.

Break away from modern life

(2)

The writer felt sorry for himself because ________.

[  ]

A.

there was too much pollution

B.

he seldom enjoyed the fullest moon outsides

C.

he didn't adapt to modern inventions

D.

there were too many accidents on the road

(3)

What impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern India?

[  ]

A.

No modern equipment

B.

Complete silence.

C.

The nice moonlight

D.

The high mountains

(4)

Modern things(Paragraph 4)are mentioned mainly to ________.

[  ]

A.

show that the writer likes city life very much

B.

tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life

C.

explain that people have fewer chances to enjoy nature

D.

show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them

答案:1.A;2.B;3.C;4.C;
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  The CBS-TV “National Drivers' Test” shows that many UK drivers have a lot to learn.Here are some reasons.

  CBS picked 1799 sample drivers to take the test in TV studios in Nottingham, Birmingham and Liverpool.More than two out of five drivers failed the test.And the average score was the lowest passing grades-51 points out of a possible 80.

  Liverpool drivers did the best with an average of 53 points.Nottingham drivers came next with 2 points lower and Birmingham drivers got 50 points-a failing score.Drivers with 50 or less rated “poorly informed” by the judges.

  Here are some of the test results:

  (1)Are men drivers better informed than women ones?

  Yes.Men averaged 52 points while women got an average of 49.

  (2)Are older drivers better informed than younger ones?

  No.Drivers under 26 averaged 52 points.Dri-vers from 27~45 averaged 51, drivers over 45 failed with a 48 points average.

  (3)Does education make a difference?

  Yes.College graduates averaged 52 points.High school graduates averaged 50.Those without full high school education got 48.And people who got driver education courses scored an average of 53 points-three more than those who hadn't.

  (4)Does driving experience make a difference?

  Yes.Drivers with three or more year of experience averaged 51 points.Drivers with less experience averaged 49.

  Some surprising facts about the test are also listed:

  (1)More than one out of three drivers didn't know that a blinking red light means a full stop.

  (2)Three out of ten drivers didn't know that an eight-sided sign means stop.

  (3)More than two out of three drivers didn't know what to do when being tailgated(追尾)The answers are very simple:slow down, drive to the left, and let the drivers behind pass.

  The test results have been turned to the National Safety Council and they will help future safety planning.

(1)

The author's purpose to write this passage is to ________.

[  ]

A.

prove that men are better drivers than women

B.

give us more directions about driving safety

C.

tell us the results of a national drivers' test

D.

require us to get a driving education

(2)

Which of the following as a group was rated “poorly informed” by the judges?

[  ]

A.

All men taking the driving test.

B.

High school graduate drivers.

C.

Drivers from 27~45 years of age.

D.

Drivers with 3 or more years of experience.

(3)

From the information in this passage, which of the following is correct?

[  ]

A.

Older drivers are better informed than younger drivers.

B.

Experience makes a difference among drivers.

C.

Most drivers failed the test and got very low scores.

D.

Most people don't know what a blinking red light means.

(4)

The test covered the following areas about drivers except ________.

[  ]

A.

education background

B.

years of driving experience

C.

sex difference

D.

health condition

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