Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of me. I reacted   36  and pulled up very close behind her--- just to show my irritation(怒气) and let her know she didn't "just   37   with that!" We've all been there with      38   incidents and reactions. My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the   39  parking lot. Safely there, she asked me why I   40   that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely.   41   rude, power play--- I guessed. Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad   42  , maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心). Think of all the   43   of why someone does something like that. It's usually not on purpose--- but what I do as a reaction is on purpose. She always said that I   44   to think about the other side before I   45  . Usually the reaction causes more of a   46  .

I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always   47   my head whenever those   48   happen. I've   49   my children the same thing. We often see and hear about "road rage." No matter to what   50    that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do   51   their first reaction is always anger and irritation --- they   52   it and   53   what the other person's problem might be. Even if the other driver really might be   54   or doing a "power play," no more   55  reactions will occur because of their irritation.

1... A. calmly	B. quickly	C. angrily	D. carefully
2.. A. get up	B. get away	C. get down	D. get along
3.. A. similar	B. terrible	C. rude	D. familiar
4.. A. first	B. farthest	C. last	D. nearest
5.. A. suggested	B. complained	C. thought	D. concluded
6..A. Always	B. Just	C. Almost	D. Still
7..A. impression	B. grades	C. skill	D. news
8.. A. lessons	B. purposes	C. possibilities	D. reasons
9..A. used	B. needed	C. preferred	D. reminded
10..A. decide	B. drive	C. react	D. do
11..A. problem	B. threat	C. mess	D. result
12.. A. happened to	B. came across	C. passed by	D. flashed through
13..A. accidents	B. incidents	C. affairs	D. quarrels
14..A. noticed	B. given	C. taught	D. passed
15..A. degree	B. measure	C. step	D. action
16.. A. as soon as	B. in case	C. as though	D. even though
17..A. get	B. set	C. make	D. catch
18..A. question	B. wonder	C. forget	D. know
19... A. troublesome	B. polite	C. rude	D. warm
20..A. casual	B. dangerous	C. amazing	D. cautious

 

　　①Brain-injured boy set for ￡ 1.75m payout

　　A YOUNGSTER who was knocked off his bicycle by a taxi and left with a serious brain injury is set to be awarded ￡ 1.75 million.

　　Fourteen-year-old George Currie, from Dalkeith, was living in country Durham with his parents Allister and Paula at the time of the accident in September 1993.

　　George, who was then three years old, was riding his small tricycle along the pavement when he lost control and swerved on to the road into the path of an on-coming taxi.

　　The driver's insurance company has now ac cepted responsibility for the accident and New Castle County Court is expected to rule on the payout on Monday.

　　②Boating accidents reduce

　　Lee and Collier counties tied at No. 10 for boating accidents in Florida in 2004, an improvement for both.

　　But because the counties remained in the top 10 among Florida's 67 counties, safety continues to be a concern, officials said.

　　③Teens react to new law on driving permit

　　Lawmakers may hope to make teenage drivers drive more safely, but some local teens behind the wheel feel angry following the passing of Senace Bill 36 last week.

　　SB 36 is a law that limits times new teen drivers can drive and the number of passengers

　　④Road accidents take costly toll

　　Traffic accidents kill more than one million people each year, injure tens of millions more and cost developing countries twice as much as they receive in international aid, the leader of a research body said Wednesday.

　　The figures have led experts to form an international road safety network to choose the most important research areas, inform policy makers and help develop ways to prevent accidents, particularly in poor nations.

　　pavement: 人行道

　　swerve: 突然转

　　insurance: 保险.

TOP 10

　　Florida counties with the most accidents in 2004:

　　1．Monroe (98)

　　2．Palm Beach (65)

　　3．Pinellas (64)

　　4．Broward (59)

　　5．Miami-Dade (54)

　　6．Okaloosa (34)

　　7．Orange (24)

　　8．Bay (22)

　　9．Lee (21)

　　10．Collier (21)

(1) What does Passage ① tell us about the boy?

[　　]

A．He was injured in the head when he was 14.

B．He has waited for the payout for a long time.

C．He has lived in the same place since the accident.

D．He was run over by a taxi when riding on the pavement.

(2) What can we learn about Lee and Collier counties from Passage ②?

[　　]

A．They both became safe places.

B．They won the same place in race.

C．They had the same number of accidents.

D．They joined hands in reducing accidents.

(3) Which passage would give more information on the prevention of road accidents?

[　　]

完形填空

Hidden passengers travelling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble——especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great _____1_____ between human beings and insects. The former _____2_____ every possible effort to avoid being discovered ,while the latter quickly _____3_____ attention to themselves.

　　

　　We can only show mercy to the _____4_____ man who had to stop his car soon after _____5_____ from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the _____6_____ of the car, he naturally got out to _____7_____ the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he _____8_____ his way. Again the noise began _____9_____ and became even louder. Quickly _____10_____ his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great _____11_____ loud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees_____12____ .

　　

　　On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible. After an hour's _____13_____ driving, he arrived safely in London. Where he parked his car outside a _____14_____ and went in. It was not long _____15_____ a customer who had seen him arrive _____16_____ in to inform him that his car was _____17_____ with bees. The poor driver was _____18_____ that the best way should be to call a _____19_____. In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this _____20_____ gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.

　　

 

(1)A.connection			B.difference
C.communication			D.similarity
(2)A.do		B.take	C.make	D.try
(3)A.give		B.keep	C.pay	D.draw
(4)A.unfortunate		B.careless	C.unpleasant	D.hopeless
(5)A.passing 　　 by			B.leaving 　　 out
C.setting 　　 out			D.getting 　　 up
(6)A.front	B.back		C.left	D.right
(7)A.clean	B.change		C.test	D.examine
(8)A.drove	B.continued		C.pushed	D.forced
(9)A.normally	B.gently		C)Actually	D.immediately
(10)A.hiding	B.turning		C.shaking	D.raising
(11)A.black	B.beautiful		C.white	D.colorful
(12)A.below	B)Ahead		C.nearby	D.behind
(13)A.boring	B.careful		C.exciting	D.hard
(14)A.hotel	B.museum		C.hospital	D.school
(15)A.when	B)After		C.until	D.before
(16)A.broke	B.moved		C.hurried	D.dropped
(17)A.crowded	B.covered		C.filled	D.equipped
(18)A)Advised	B.required		C.ordered	D.requested
(19)A.beekeeper	B.policeman		C.waiter	D.repairman
(20)A.unfamiliar	B.unknown		C.unexpected	D.uncertain