There are some new drivers going back to school. Teens who have recently gotten their driver's licenses may be taking the wheel to drive to school this fall. However, parents fear when their teen starts driving. And it turns out that such parental fears are justified—so it's worth reviewing how to keep your teen safe while he or she is behind the wheel.

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in U. S. teens. Drivers 16 to 19 years old are at the greatest risk for crashes. In fact, their risk is 4 times greater than for older drivers. The teens at the greatest risk are those who are male, those carrying other teenage passengers in the car, and those still in their first year of driving. Nearly 50 percent of teen deaths related to automobile crashes happen on Fridays ’ Saturdays ’ or Sundays between the hours of 3 p. m. and midnight.

Why are teens at higher risk for motor vehicle crashes?

Development. Teens haven * t completely matured mentally and have greater risk-taking behaviors, possibly because they tend to underestimate the risk associated with a particular behavior. Teens also have a greater tendency to speed and to drive too close to the cars in front of them.

No seatbelts. Teens have the lowest rate of seatbelt use among all driving groups.

Alcohol. At least 25 percent of motor vehicle deaths in teens are related to alcohol use.

Technological distractions (分散注意力）.Cell phones, texting，MP3 players, and the like can all distract drivers greatly一and who more than teenagers?

Be aware of your teen ’ s driving practices and discuss safe driving habits when opportunities present themselves. Check out the applications and devices now available for restricting your teen ，s use of technology while driving. Some applications alert you to when your teen is texting while the vehicle is moving. Another device blocks incoming and outgoing texts when the car is running—incoming messages get an automatic reply ( e. g, " I ’ m driving right now")，and phone calls go directly to voicemail. You can also get notifications if your teen tries to shut off the program. There are also GPS programs that let you know your new driver' s whereabouts at all times. All in all, you can't be too cautious when teaching your teen how to be safe on the road.

55. What factor is least related to the teen drivers’ high risks of crashes?

A. Driver age. B. Passenger gender. C. Driving experience. D. Driving time.

56.    Teens probably turn away their attention from driving when they are_____.

A. using no seatbelts                             B. drinking water

C. carrying passengers                         ,D. answering cell phones

57.    According to the passage, which should be prevented during teens' driving?

A. Texting. B. GPS programs. C. Automated replies. D. Voicemail.

58.The author=writes the last paragraph in order to_____.

A. offer parents practical suggestions

B. summarize teen' s driving practices

C. advocate different driving habits

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night．The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently．

       My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him．I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same．I' m so glad I did．

       On the way to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape．After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea．As we got on board, we noticed two big humps （脊背） in the distance．

       On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby．We couldn't believe it — there aren't any whales along the coast here．The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive．

       The little baby whale —actually as big as our boat — was obviously stuck and could not move．The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools （漩涡） and waves．"She's trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side," my father said．At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently．With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water．Then it swam up right beside its mum．They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction．We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel．Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe -- and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes．Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance．

       In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half．That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day．Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea．

The author says "I' m so glad I did．" （ in Para．2） because _________．

       A．he witnessed the whole process of fishing

       B．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

       C．he experienced the rescue of the whales

       D．he spent the weekend with his family

The mother whale failed to help her baby because __________．

       A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

       B．the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

       C．she had no other whales around to turn to for help

       D．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

What is the theme of the story?

       A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness．

       B．Fishing provides excitement for children．

       C．It's necessary to live in harmony with animals．

       D．It's vital to protect the whale in the ocean．

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36__ the crowd of boys on the playground . She___37__ from them all.

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41__in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,__48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.

She was __50___ and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人员）. She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.

1.                A．across          B．through         C．over     D．into

 

2.                A．brought out     B．showed out      C．stood out D．worked out

 

3.                A．only           B．lonely          C．simply    D．alone

 

4.                A．dark           B．dawn           C．midnight D．daybreak

 

5.                A．how           B．when           C．why D．what

 

6.                A．worriedly       B．shyly           C．quietly   D．directly

 

7.                A．go             B．get            C．enter    D．attend

 

8.                A．worse          B．better          C．the best D．the worst

 

9.                A．encouraged     B．determined      C．fixed     D．fascinated

 

10.               A．covered        B．enclosed        C．dropped   D．buried

 

11.               A．the affair       B．the matter      C．matter    D．the wrong

 

12.               A．ever           B．even           C．once D．never

 

13.               A．far more        B．much less       C．much fewer    D．many more

 

14.               A．should         B．must           C．can   D．may

 

15.               A．overjoyed      B．moved         C．embarrassed   D．heartbroken

 

16.               A．understand     B．experience      C．learn D．believe

 

17.               A．even if         B．as if            C．that if     D．only if

 

18.               A．anything        B．nothing         C．something D．everything

 

19.               A．prize           B．medal          C．scholarship     D．position

 

20.               A．dreamed of     B．accepted       C．thought of D．appreciated

 

 

Sarah came running in. She shouted happily, "Look what I ____36_____." She put a snake skin on the newspaper I was reading and it came so suddenly that it caused me to ____37_____. "Mom, look! Isn't it ____38_____?" said my seven-year-old daughter. I ____39_____ the snake skin and thought that it really wasn't pretty. Everything children see ____40_____is full of beauty in their eyes; they see only ____41_____ and excellence in the world until educated.

"____42_____ did the snake do this?" Sarah asked. I tried to seize the ____43_____ to teach my children that there was almost always something beyond the obvious. I wanted to tell them that there was something else going on ____44_____ what they saw in front of them. "Snakes shed (蜕) their skin because they need to renew themselves," I ____45_____.

"Why do they have to renew themselves?" Sarah asked.

My son Robert laughed and said, "Because they don't ____46_____ what they are and they want to be someone else." I politely ignored him and said that by shedding skins, we could ____47_____ the hidden reality.

"We often need to shed our skin, those coatings that we ____48_____ ourselves with," I said to my children, who listened very ____49_____, with their eyes wide open. "This snake ____50_____ needs this skin. It is probably too hard for him, or he probably doesn't think he looks as ____51_____in it as he once did. It's like buying a new ____52_____."

I'm sure this explanation will not ____53_____ the naturalists. But Sarah was getting to understand that renewal is part of ____54_____. She should learn from it what we need to keep and what we need to ____55_____.

1.                A．made          B．seized          C．caught   D．found

 

2.                A．think           B．jump           C．run  D．struggle

 

3.                A．interesting      B．smooth         C．beautiful  D．colorful

 

4.                A．stared at        B．took off         C．referred to    D．brought back

 

5.                                  A．by accident B．over and over again

C．in the future                      D．for the first time

 

6.                A．honesty        B．difference       C．value D．fear

 

7.                A．Where         B．Why           C．How D．When

 

8.                A．information     B．possibility       C．opportunity   D．question

 

9.                A．besides         B．for            C．without   D．around

 

10.               A．talked          B．explained       C．whispered D．shouted

 

11.               A．keep          B．want           C．need D．like

 

12.               A．see            B．guess          C．ignore D．remember

 

13.               A．keep          B．store          C．cover D．improve

 

14.               A．properly        B．attentively      C．sadly D．angrily

 

15.               A．once more      B．at times        C．right now  D．no longer

 

16.               A．nice           B．healthy         C．strong D．big

 

17.               A．hat            B．watch          C．suit   D．home

 

18.               A．move          B．satisfy          C．correct    D．defeat

 

19.               A．experience     B．achievement    C．progress   D．competition

 

20.               A．throw out       B．hope for        C．find out   D．throw away

 

 

"I'm more nervous right now than when I ______," Jane said, as she saw the group of reporters waiting anxiously at the exit of the gym.

A．had competed      B．compete          C．was competing     D．have competed