Winter is dangerous for drivers because it’s so difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take place easily. Bad weather can be waiting to meet you. Ice might be hiding under the snow, waiting to send you off the road. The car coming towards you might suddenly move across the road. Here are two rules for driving safely on icy roads:
Rule Number One is to drive smoothly. Irregular movements can make a car very difficult to manage. So each time you either turn the wheel, touch the brake or increase your speed, you must be as gentle and slow as possible. Just imagine you are driving with a full cup of hot coffee on the seat next to you. You should drive carefully enough in order that you wouldn’t get the coffee out of the cup.
Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might happen. The more ice there is, the farther you have to look down the road. Test how long it takes to stop by gently braking. Remember that you may be driving more quickly than you think. Generally speaking, allow double your normal stopping distance when the road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car at all times, or you will get into trouble.
【小题1】Driving in winter is dangerous because _________.

A．drivers usually have too much coffee

B．people drive three times faster than usual

C．unexpected things may often happen

D．people drive more gently and slowly

【小题2】Rule Number One mainly tells us _________.

A．to drive fast on snowy roads

B．to increase the driving speed

C．to manage your car irregularly

D．to drive smoothly on icy roads

【小题3】Why does the writer mention “a full cup of hot coffee” in Paragraph2?

A．To explain the importance of careful and smooth driving.

B．To enjoy the driving with a cup of coffee.

C．Because drinks are important for drivers.

D．Because he wants drivers to have a rest.

【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Winter Driving	B．Careless Driving
C．Traffic Accidents	D．Bad Weather

【小题5】Where do you think you might read such a passage?

A．In dictionaries.	B．In cookbooks
C．In advertisements.	D．In magazine

Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．

    He went into the shop and saw a young man   36   the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were    37   and that his money was not enough. The clerk looked up at John,  38  her head．Something inside of John was   39  by the boy’ s voice．John had been   40  with his business，so he looked at the clerk and   41    mouthed that he would pay for the roses．

    The clerk told the young man to get the roses for six dollars. The young man almost jumped into the  42   and ran from the store with the  43 ．It was  44  the extra dollars just to see that kind of  excitement．

    John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the  45  would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop，feeling very  46  ．He caught a  traffic light about two blocks away． 47  he waited at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly，he  48  that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery（公墓）．

    Soon, The light  49，and John slowly crossed the intersection．He  50   and on an impuise（冲动）got out and began to follow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his  51 . He began to cry after he carefully  52  the roses on the grave．He stared at the little boy’s heaving body and listened to his crying．

    John turned with   53 _，and walked back to his car．He drove  54  to the shop and told the clerk he would take the flowers   55 ．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．

A. begging      B. ordering          C. forcing           D. urging

A. cheap          B. worthwhile          C. expensive          D. special

A. shaking       B. waving              C. nodding           D. holding

A. sensed        B. touched             C. hurt              D. lightened

A. influenced      B. ruined              C. buried             D. blessed

A. loudly          B. silently            C. gently           D. calmly

A. river         B. air                 C. lake                D. hole

A. money        B. basket            C. flowers           D. cards

A. worth       B. cost             C. saved              D. wasted

A. delivery       B. message            C. transportation        D. export

A. inspired     B. disappointed         C. good            D. relaxed

A. Before           B. As                 C. Since             D. After

A. remembered   B. found              C. discovered               D. realized

A. flashed      B. changed            C. disappeared              D. shone

A. drove back    B. pulled over          C. broke down         D. settled down

A. arms               B. palms                C. feet                     D. knees

A. laid                   B. removed             C. set                     D. decorated

A. laughter       B. astonishment        C. tears                   D. happiness

A. slowly      B. quickly              C. carefully         D. excitedly

A. in turn      B. in return          C. in future            D. in person