Driving in Canada is similar to driving in many parts of the United States. Distances and speeds, however, are posted in kilometers per hour and some signs, particularly in Quebec, may only be in French.
Unless otherwise posted, the maximum (最大限度的) speed limit in Canada is 50km/hr in cities and 80km/hr on highways. On rural highways, the posted speed limit may be 100km/hr. It is not allowed to take automobile radar detectors (汽车雷达检测器) into Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and the Yukon. Seat belt use is required by law for all passengers, and child car seats must be used by children under 40 pounds. Some provinces require drivers to keep their vehicles’ headlights on during the day and some have banned (禁止) driving while using a hand-held cell phone. Motorcycles cannot share a lane (车道), and safety helmets for motorcycle riders and passengers are necessary. Running a red light is a serious crime throughout Canada and drivers are advised to stop before starting when a light turns green.
Winter travel can be dangerous due to heavy snowfalls and icy conditions. Some roads and bridges are often closed in winter. Snow tires are required in some provinces. Travelers should also be careful about animals while driving at night in rural areas.
Highway 401, from Detroit to Montreal, is one of the busiest highways in North America. It has been the scene of many deadly traffic accidents due to sudden and severe weather changes, high rates of speed, and heavy truck traffic. Thus drivers should be alert while travelling here.
Please refer to our Road Safety page for more information and tips . Also, we suggest that you visit the website of Canada’s national authority responsible for road safety.
61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. All signs on the roads in Quebec are in English.
B. Automobile radar detectors are allowed to be used in Manitoba.
C. Passengers may choose not to wear seat belts while in a car in Canada.
D. The speed of cars in Canadian cities should be less than 50km/hr.
62. Which of the following is NOT mentioned that have led to deadly accidents on Highway 401?
A. Bad weather B. Drunk driving C. High speed D. Heavy traffic
63. The underlined word “alert” in Paragraph 4 could best be replaced by _____.
A. careful B. relaxed C. nervous D. pleased
64. What is the best title for the text?
A. Different traffic rules in Canada . B. Tips for traveling by car in Canada .
C. Special rules for driving in Canada . D. Traffic safety and road conditions in Canada .
65. This passage is mainly written for the _________.
A. drivers in Canada B. Drivers in America
C. Traffic police in Canada D. Traffic police in America
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Believe it or not, optical illusion(错觉) can cut highway crashes.
Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. But 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(基金会) 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 of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
Excessive (too great) speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards (danger) are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal 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 appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.
The passage mainly discusses ________.
A. a new way of highway speed control
B. a new pattern for painting highways
C. a new way of training drivers
D. a new type of optical illusion
On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that ________.
A. they should avoid speed-related hazards
B. they are driving in the wrong lane
C. they should slow down their speed
D. they are coming near to the speed limit
The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ________.
A. can keep drivers awake B. can cut road accidents in half
C. will look more attractive D. will have a longer effect on drivers
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
What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?
A. They are suitable only on broad roads.
B. They are falling out of use in the United States.
C. They are ignored in a long period of time.
D. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.
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—Joy,how was your holiday??
—I had a great time.We went scuba driving in Hainan Island.?
—Wow! ___________?
A.That sounds really cool! B.I’m going to Hainan Island,too.?
C.How cool you are! D.Cheers!?
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter,rude boss, or an insensitive(迟钝的)employee 36 your day?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed 37 the airport.We were driving in the 38 lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us.My taxi driver slammed on his 39 ,slid sideways,and at the very last moment our car stopped and 40 the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car looked around and started 41 at us.
My taxi driver just 42 and waved at the guy.And I mean he was really 43 .So I asked,“Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”(垃圾车定律).
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks.They run around full of 44 ,full of frustration,full of anger,and full of disappointment.As their garbage 45 up,they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on 46 . Don’t take it personally: Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.
Believe me. You’ll be 47 .Don’t take their garbage and 48 it to other people at work, at home,or on the streets.Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 49 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s 50 in your life, Roy Baumeister,a psychology researcher from Florida State University,found in his extensive research that you 5l bad things more often than good things in your life,you store the bad memories more easily,and you 52 them more frequently.
Therefore,love the people who treat you right and ignore the ones who don’t.Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 53 it!
When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life! You make room for the good by 54 go of the bad.Have a marvelous,garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today 55 the harvest you will reap tomorrow.
36.A.ruin B.obtain C.spare D.enrich
37.A.through B.for C.in D.to
38.A.latter B.opposite C.right D.free
39.A.window B.door C.seat D.brakes
40.A.knocked B.overtook C.lost D.missed
41.A.laughing B.yelling C.glancing D.throwing
42.A.smiled B.ignored C. wondered D.guessed
43.A.tired B.angry C.friendly D.disappointed
44.A.expectation B.garbage C.passengers D.goods
45.A.turns B.holds C.piles D.pushes
46.A.you B.children C.roads D.dustbin
47.A.upset B.frightened C.pitiful D.happier
48.A.contribute B.share C.spread D.explain
49.A.surprise B.regrets C.doubt D.pleasure
50.A.important B.funny C.strange D.embarrassing
51.A.forget B.remember C.value D.appreciate
52.A.imagine B.exchange C.enjoy D.recall
53.A.inspire B.notice C.mend D.take
54.A.consisting B.letting C.making D.dreaming
55.A.determine B.deserve C.deliver D.distinguish
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科目:高中英语 来源:内蒙古包头市蒙古族中学2009-2010学年高一下学期期末考试试题(英语) 题型:阅读理解
第三部分阅读理解 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He wished he had a brother like that.But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent.And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
56.The street urchin was very surprised when __________.
A.he saw the shining car B.Paul told him about the car
C.he was walking around the car D.Paul received an expensive car
57.From the story we know that the urchin __________.
A.wished to give his brother a car
B.wished Paul’s brother to give him a car
C.wished Paul could be a brother like that
D.wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
58.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.
A.to show he had a rich friend B.to show his neighbors the car
C.to let his brother ride in the car D.to tell his brother about his wish
59.We can infer from the story that __________.
A.Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B.the urchin’s wish came true in the end
C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D.the urchin had a deep love for his brother
60.The best title for the story probably is __________.
A.A Christmas Present B.A Street Urchin
C.A Brother Like That D.An Unforgettable Ride
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年新疆农七师高级中学高二下学期第二阶段考英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Believe it or not, optical illusion(错觉) can cut highway crashes.
Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent strips, called chevrons(人字形标志), 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 Foundations 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 of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
Excessive(过分) speed plays a major role in as much as one fifty of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards(危险) are the greatest-curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal 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. The result is a longer lasting reduction of highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.
【小题1】The passage mainly discusses________.
A.a new way of highway speed control |
B.a new pattern for painting highway |
C.a new way of training drivers |
D.a new type of optical illusion |
A.they should avoid speed-related hazards |
B.they are driving in the wrong lane |
C.they should slow down their speed |
D.they are coming near to the speed limit |
A. the straight, horizontal bars |
B.greatest curves |
C.exit slops , traffic circles, bridges |
D. Over-speed driving |
A.can keep drivers awake |
B.can cut road accidents in half |
C.will look more attractive |
D.will have a longer effect on drivers |
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 |
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