--- Lorry, how do you think an English woman will feel if you ask how old she is?
--- Well. She may probably feel _____.
| A．absurd | B．embarrassed | C．satisfied | D．awful |
科目：高中英语 来源：英语教研室 题型：050
The Village of Langshort is halfway along the old coach road from London to the South Coast. Young Henry Buckle was there when a car passed through the village for the first time, in the early 1900s. Later, as the owner of what had been his father's general store, he remembers selling ice-creams and soft drinks to families that passed through the village in cars and coaches on their way to the seaside.
But the traffic did not only bring trade to the village, it also brought noise and danger. As the years passed, the peace of what had been a quiet country village was broken by roaring engines; Farmer Dodd's gates were left open by day-trippers enjoying a picnic in his field; and trees that had been familiar friends were cut down so that the road through the village could be made wider and safer.
Safer, that is, for the cars and heavy lorries that thundered past within a few metres of Henry Buckle's general store. But it was not safer for Henry's son Gerald, and the other children of the village; and it was not safer for the old cottages that were shaken from their chimneys to their floors by every lorry that passed. Nor was it safer for Henry himself; as the old man moved, more slowly now, from his store to the pub and to the butcher's shop of his friend George Carter, just across the street.
The street had been where the life of the village was lived, where games were played, work was done and long conversations were held. Now it cut the village in two, and brought not life but death. Henry was knocked down and killed one night by a passing car. A great character, part of old Langshort, had died.
But Henry had not been buried long before his son Gerald, George Carter and others, had dressed as gasmen, and dug up the road, causing the traffic to follow another road right round the village, instead of through it.
Right up Your Street is the story of men who, when they are pushed too far, act quickly to defend a way of life that most of us have let go for good.
“Village life is described with a loving, and truthful pen” -- Morning Mail
“A book that puts the car on trial” -- Evening Post
(1) As a result of the increasing amount of traffic ________
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A．the peace was broken, gates were left open and trees were cut down
B．trade grew, there was more life in the village and local people enjoyed themselves more
C．familiar friends died or left the village for somewhere quieter
D．the road became wider and safer for the village people
(2) The road was made wider so that ________.
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A．heavy lorries could thunder past within a few metres of Henry's store
B．children could play in the street more safely than they had done before
C．it would be safer for cars and heavy lorries to pass through the village
D．the traffic would not shake the old cottages beside the road
(3) Henry took longer to cross the road now, because ________.
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A．the road was wider and safer, but noisier
B．he had to cross the road by means of a foot-bridge
C．he had to go to the pub before visiting his friend
D．he was becoming quite an old man
(4) “The street had been where the life of the village was lived” means ________.
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A．everyone who lived in the village lived on one or other side of the street
B．most of what happened in the village happened in the street
C．everyone worked in shops at the sides of the street
D．it was the cars and lorries that made the village a lively place
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科目：高中英语 来源：设计必修一英语外研 题型：054
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Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month.
If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clamped（扣留）until they pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty , In practice, very few foreign drives are likely to return to Britain to deal with their eases.
Foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court, Instead, officers often merely give warnings.
Three million foreign-registered vehicles enter Britain each year. Polish vehicles s make up 36 percent, French vehicles 10 percent and German vehicles 9 percent.
Foreign vehicles are 30 percent more vehicles entre Britain each year. Polish vehicles make up 36 percent. French crashes caused by foreign vehicle rose by 47 percent between 2003 and 2008. There were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 slight injuries form accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008.
The new Law is party intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry divers ignoring limits to weight and hours at the wheel. Foreign Lorries are throe times more likely to be in a crash than British Lorries. Recent spot checks found that three quarters of Lorries that failed safety teats were registered overseas.
The standard deposit for a careless driving offence —such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel—will be ￡300. Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be ￡60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while British drivers will.
The first paragraph serves as a（n）
A. explanation B. introduction C. comment D. background.
The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up to .
A. ￡60 B. ￡300 C. ￡900 D. ￡980
We can learn from the passage that .
A. many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police
B. 300,000German vehicles enter Britain every year
C. 25percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests
D. British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law
The new traffic law is mainly intended to .
A. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain
B. increase the British movement’s additional income
C. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries
D. get foreign drives to appear in count
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The lorry driver was badly _____ when his lorry crashed into a wall.
A. damaged B. hit C. hurt D. harmed
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年北师大版高一英语必修一unit3单元测试 题型：阅读理解
One night Mr. Lee was driving his wife home from work. She was a staff nurse in a hospital. It was almost midnight and she was quite tired out. She soon fell asleep. Mr Lee looked at her and smiled.
Mr. Lee was a cautious and experienced driver. He knew it was safer to drive slowly on a dark night. After some time he noticed a car following him. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it overtook his car.
The driver of the car was in a hurry. He did not see the approaching lorry(货车). To avoid hitting it, he swerved his car. It skidded off the road and hit a big tree. The driver and his passenger were injured. They were badly cut by glass splinter from the broken windscreen.
Mr. Lee quickly stopped his car by the side of the road. His wife got out of the car to help the injured men. The lorry driver also stopped to lend a helping hand. Mr. Lee immediately drove off to telephone the police.
About twenty- five minutes later, a police car and an ambulance arrived. The injured men were carried into the ambulance and taken to hospital.
The policemen took down details of the accident. Mr. Lee and the lorry driver told them all that they could remember. The policemen thanked them for their help. Mr. and Mrs. Lee then got into their car and continued their journey home.
【小题1】Mrs. Lee fell asleep in the car because_____.
| A．she was very tired |
| B．her husband was driving very slowly |
| C．it was too late |
| D．both A and C |
| A．in front of Lee’s car | B．behind Lee’s car |
| C．on the right side of Lee’s car | D．on the left side of Lee’s car |
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