题目列表(包括答案和解析)
. The car ________ and stopped at the red traffic lights.
A. got on B. got off C. slowed down D. picked up
Last Sunday, in my return from a weekend in the country, I took a taxi from Waterloo Station to my home in North London. We hadn’t gone very far 1 we had to stop at one of the many traffic lights. Just as the light was changing to 2 a policeman pulled 3 the door of the taxi, jumped in, shouted to the driver,“ 4 that blue car in front. It’s been stolen,” and he sat down on the seat beside me. Then he seemed to see me for the first time for he said quickly but5 ,“Sorry sir, but I’ve got to catch that car.”The taxi driver 6 the speed without saying anything. After a few hundred yards the blue car stopped at 7 traffic light and we drew up8 .The policeman got out, ran round to the driver’s door of the blue car, opened it and 9 the driver out. I couldn’t hear what was said, but after a few minutes the policeman 10 to me and I went up to him. He asked me to help him take the car thief to the nearest 11 .The three of us got into the 12 .We drove off 13 the taxi following. I didn’t like sitting next to the 14 ,who was a young, rather tough-looking man, but I had no 15 . 16 it wasn’t far to the police-station. When we got there the policeman took my name and address, thanked me for my 17 and said I could go. So I got back into my taxi and we drove off again. The taxi-driver said18 that that was the second time in a month he had been 19 to he1p the police, and he 20 it wouldn’t happen again.
1.A.until B.because C.after D.before
2.A.orange B.yellow C.red D.green
3.A.out B.up C.open D.aside
4.A.Follow B.Catch C.Knock D.Watch
5.A.politely B.apologically C.gently D.clearly
6.A.increased B.kept C.slowed D.removed
7.A.a B.the C.another D.the other
8.A.off B.beside C.alongside D.away
9.A.brought B.tried C.pulled D.spat
10.A.smiled B.came C.referred D.signed
11.A.car-park B.police-station C.traffic-light D.railway-station
12.A.blue taxi B.stolen car C.passing car D.first taxi
13.A.with B.by C.of D.in
14.A.thief B.driver C.policeman D.man
15.A.luck B.choice C.reason D.way
16.A.Finally B.Naturally C.Fortunately D.Unfortunately
17.A.deed B.action C.help D.words
18.A.happily B.angrily C.curiously D.proudly
19.A.obliged B.seen C.begged D.allowed
20.A.thought B.guessed C.believed D.hoped
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| Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a __1__ of about eighty miles.It was late and I was in a hurry.However, if anyone asked me how fast I was __2__, I'd say I was not overspeeding.Several times I got __3__ behind a slowmoving truck on a narrow road, and I was holding my fists tightly with _4__. At one point along an open highway, I __5__ a crossroad with a traffic light.I was alone on the road by now, but as I __6__ the light, it turned red and I braked to a stop.I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing.Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light to __7__, the only human being for at least a mile in any __8__. I started __9__ why I refused to run the light.I was not afraid of being __10_, because there was obviously no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no __11__ in going through it. Much later that night, after I __12_ a group of my friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I'd stopped for that light __13__ me, I think I stopped because it's part of a contract (合同) we all have with each other.It's not only the __14__, but it's an arrangement we have, and we trust each other to __15__ it: we don't go through red lights.Like most of us, I'm more likely to be __16_ from doing something bad by the social convention that __17_ it than by any law against it. It's amazing that we ever __18__ each other to do the right thing, isn't it? And we do, too.Trust is our __19__ preference. I was so __20__ of myself for stopping for the red light that night. | ||||
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完形填空(共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a 36 of about eighty miles. It was late and I was in a hurry. However, if anyone asked me how fast I was 37 ,I’d say I was not over-speeding. Several times I got 38 behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road, and I was holding my fists tightly with 39 .
At one point along an open highway, I 40 a crossroad with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I 41 the light, it turned red and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light to 42 , the only human being for at least a mile in any 43 .
I started 44 why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being 45 , because there was obviously no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no 46 in going through it.
Much later that night, after I 47 a group of my friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 48 me, I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract(合同) we all have with each other. It’s not only the 49 , but it’s an arrangement we have, and we trust each other to 50 it: we don’t go through red lights. Like most of us, I’m more likely to be 51 from doing something bad by the social convention that 52 it than by any law against it.
It’s amazing that we ever 53 each other to do the right thing, isn’t it? And we do, too, Trust is our 54 preference.
I was so 55 of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
A. flight B. distance C. road D. length
A. thinking B. driving C. complaining D. running
A. stopped B. changed C. stuck D. lost
A. horror B. strength C. understanding D. impatience
A. ran off B. came to C. passed by D. left behind
A. passed B. watched C. approached D. found
A. stop B. change C. turn D. die
A. way B. side C. city D. direction
A. wondering B. suspecting C. struggling D. regretting
A. abused B. fined C. injured D. killed
A. danger B. sign C. time D. record
A. met with B. got over C. got rid of D. called back
A. turned out to B. came back to C. referred to D. occurred to
A. virtue B. suggestion C. law D. order
A. honor B. solve C. break D. judge
A. stopped B. protected C. rejected D. frightened
A. speaks of B. stands by C. takes in D. disapproves of
A. suspect B. trust C. teach D. care
A. only B. first C. lucky D. living
A. sorry B. doubtful C. sure D. proud
完形填空(共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a 36 of about eighty miles. It was late and I was in a hurry. However, if anyone asked me how fast I was 37 ,I’d say I was not over-speeding. Several times I got 38 behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road, and I was holding my fists tightly with 39 .
At one point along an open highway, I 40 a crossroad with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I 41 the light, it turned red and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light to 42 , the only human being for at least a mile in any 43 .
I started 44 why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being 45 , because there was obviously no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no 46 in going through it.
Much later that night, after I 47 a group of my friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 48 me, I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract(合同) we all have with each other. It’s not only the 49 , but it’s an arrangement we have, and we trust each other to 50 it: we don’t go through red lights. Like most of us, I’m more likely to be 51 from doing something bad by the social convention that 52 it than by any law against it.
It’s amazing that we ever 53 each other to do the right thing, isn’t it? And we do, too, Trust is our 54 preference.
I was so 55 of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
1. A. flight B. distance C. road D. length
2.A. thinking B. driving C. complaining D. running
3. A. stopped B. changed C. stuck D. lost
4.A. horror B. strength C. understanding D. impatience
5. A. ran off B. came to C. passed by D. left behind
6.A. passed B. watched C. approached D. found
7. A. stop B. change C. turn D. die
8.A. way B. side C. city D. direction
9. A. wondering B. suspecting C. struggling D. regretting
10.A. abused B. fined C. injured D. killed
11. A. danger B. sign C. time D. record
12. A. met with B. got over C. got rid of D. called back
13. A. turned out to B. came back to C. referred to D. occurred to
14. A. virtue B. suggestion C. law D. order
15. A. honor B. solve C. break D. judge
16.A. stopped B. protected C. rejected D. frightened
17. A. speaks of B. stands by C. takes in D. disapproves of
18. A. suspect B. trust C. teach D. care
19.A. only B. first C. lucky D. living
20. A. sorry B. doubtful C. sure D. proud
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