It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandra Ⅲ, the taxi slowed down, for the traffic light was red against us, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.

   “You ought to be ashamed of yourself, breaking the law and endangering your life that way.” I protested.

He looked at me, astonished, “Ashamed of myself? I am a law abiding(守法的) citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.

“No, just listen to me before you complain. What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is? What it means?”

“Certainly,”I replied. “It’s a stop signal and means the traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”

“Half-right,”said the driver, “But incomplete. It’s only an automatic(自动的) stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the street at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a stupid animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, sir,”he shouted, “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night,sir.”

1.At the Alma Bridge,__________.

   A.the writer stopped the taxi and aid the driver

   B.the taxi went through a red light again

   C.there was a performance the writer had already watched

   D.the writer began to criticize the driver

2.To the taxi driver, a red light__________.

   A.was not a stop signal

   B.should not work at midnight

   C.sometimes made mistakes in judgment

   D.didn’t always mean that there was cross traffic

3.The main reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that________________.

   A.he found there was no cross traffic there at that time

   B.he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine

   C.he knew no other driver would see him at this hour

   D.he didn’t trust any brainless machine

4.According to the passage, the driver thought of what he had done was____________.

   A.law abiding                        B.law breaking

   C.something to be proud of             D.something to be ashamed of

It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandra Ⅲ, the taxi slowed down, for the traffic light was red against us, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.

“You ought to be ashamed of yourself, breaking the law and endangering your life that way,” I protested.

He looked at me, astonished. “Ashamed of myself? I am a law abiding(守法的)citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.

“No, just listen to me before you complain.What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is, what it means?”

“Certainly,” I replied. “It’s a stop signal and means that traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”

“Half-right,” said the driver, “but incomplete. It’s only an automatic stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the street at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a stupid animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, sir,” he shouted. “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night ,sir.”

Is this bad, is this good? Frankly I am no longer sure...

60. At the Alma Bridge, ______.

A. the writer stopped the taxi and paid the driver              

B. the taxi went through a red light again

C. there was a performance the writer had already watched

D. the writer began to criticize the driver

61. To the taxi driver, a red light ______.

      A. was not a stop signal                            

B. should not work at midnight

C. sometimes made mistakes in judgment    

D. didn’t always mean that there was cross traffic

62. The main reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that ______.

      A. he found there was no cross traffic there at that time

B. he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine

C. he knew no other driver would see him at this hour

D. he didn’t trust any brainless machine

63. According to the passage, the driver thought what he had done was ______.

      A. law abiding（守法的）                               B .lawbreaking 

C. something to be proud of                             D .something to be ashamed of

It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandra Ⅲ, the taxi slowed down, for the traffic light was red against us, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.

“You ought to be ashamed of yourself, breaking the law and endangering your life that way,” I protested.

He looked at me, astonished. “Ashamed of myself? I am a law abiding(守法的)citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.

“No, just listen to me before you complain.What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is, what it means?”

“Certainly,” I replied. “It’s a stop signal and means that traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”

“Half-right,” said the driver, “but incomplete. It’s only an automatic stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the street at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a stupid animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, sir,” he shouted. “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night ,sir.”

Is this bad, is this good? Frankly I am no longer sure...

60. At the Alma Bridge, ______.

A. the writer stopped the taxi and paid the driver              

B. the taxi went through a red light again

C. there was a performance the writer had already watched

D. the writer began to criticize the driver

61. To the taxi driver, a red light ______.

      A. was not a stop signal                            

B. should not work at midnight

C. sometimes made mistakes in judgment    

D. didn’t always mean that there was cross traffic

62. The main reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that ______.

      A. he found there was no cross traffic there at that time

B. he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine

C. he knew no other driver would see him at this hour

D. he didn’t trust any brainless machine

63. According to the passage, the driver thought what he had done was ______.

      A. law abiding（守法的）                               B .lawbreaking 

C. something to be proud of                             D .something to be ashamed of

At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe（赛艇）racing was added to the list of　 international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe 1  was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.

    As the 2 for the Olympics neared, it became clear that Bill’s wife would give 3  to their first child at about the same time, so Bill  4  himself in a dilemma（左右为难的困境）．Should he go to Paris or should he stay at home with his family and  5  about the Olympics? After all, competing in the Olympics was one of his lifelong  6 .

Bill, after a great deal of thinking, decided to withdraw from the competition.

     7  it turned out, the United States four-man canoe team won the gold medal in Paris, and Bill’s wife was  8  in giving birth to their child. She was  9  late, in fact, that Bill could have  10  in the event and returned home in time.

    It was a shame, but Bill said that he had no  11 . Bill knew what was most important to him and he  12  what he believed was best. Not everybody has the  13  of character to say no to something that he or she  14  wants in order to say yes to something that truly  15 .

    There was a（n） 16  end to Bill’s story. The child  17  born to Bill and his wife was a boy whom they  18  Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill  19  a telegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram  20 :“Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you lost the chance to win while waiting for me to be born.”

1．A．contest                 B．race                     C．sports                D．game

2．A．year                     B．deadline                 C．time                   D．chance

3．A．birth                    B．baby                     C．help                   D．hand

4．A．found                   B．put                       C．thought              D．trapped

5．A．expect                  B．compete                C．comment            D．forget

6．A．promises              B．dreams                  C．journeys             D．businesses

7．A．What                   B．As                        C．So                     D．That

8．A．early                    B．lucky                    C．late                    D．miserable

9．A．very                     B．too                       C．so                      D．much

10．A．taken                  B．finished                 C．fought                D．competed

11．A．regrets                B．advantages            C．disappointments  D．choices

12．A．did                     B．paid                      C．made                 D．lost

13．A．origin                 B．strength                C．reason                D．energy

14．A．apparently           B．truly                     C．finally                D．seemingly

15．A．wants                 B．needs                    C．values                D．matters

16．A．expected             B．annoying               C．interesting          D．disappointing

17．A．eventually           B．fortunately             C．actually              D．initially

18．A．named                B．marked                 C．expected            D．indicated

19．A．sent                   B．accepted               C．mailed                D．received

20．A．showed         B．read             C．told             D．noted