跟踪导练（四）(2)

A

Australian traffic drives on the left-hand side of the road. If you are in doubt about your driving license being accepted in Australia, get an international license from your local automobile association.

Road speed limits differ between states but are generally 100-110kph on the highways and 50-60kph in built-up areas. Interstate highways are not of the same standard as the USA and European highway systems and nor do they carry the same traffic contents.

Never leave small children or animals locked in vehicles (交通工具) in very hot weather. Dehydration (脱水) occurs very quickly. This practice is illegal.

The most serious danger on the road is the feeling of being tired. Look for driver refreshment stations and pull off and rest after driving for several hours.

Be careful when driving on country roads at night in cold weather. Some native animals such as kangaroos lie on the bitumen (沥青) road surface which holds the warmth of the sun. Car lights blind the animals or let them fall asleep and they may just as easily run into your vehicle as they run away from it.

When traveling on remote outback roads, always inform someone at the destination of your expected arrival time and the number of people in your party. If you fail to arrive within a reasonable time, help methods can be started. Do NOT leave your vehicle as a missing vehicle can help to find a missing person more easily.

When traveling on poor quality roads, always conduct a vehicle check before starting off.

1. If you feel tired when you are driving in Australia, you are advised to ＿＿＿ .

A. find a refreshment station for a rest

B. have a sleep in the car for a while

C. stop and have a rest by the road

D. ask someone nearby for help

2. When driving on country roads at night in Australia, you should be most careful of ＿＿＿ .

A. the bitumen road B. the dark areas

C. children D. animals

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about driving in Australia?

A. If you want to drive a car in Australia, you just need a normal driving license.

B. You should check your car before setting off when driving on poor quality roads.

C. You can always drive as fast as 100 kilometers per hour on the roads in Australia.

D. You should tell someone at your destination about your travel plans wherever you drive in Australia.

4. The authors purpose in writing the passage is to ＿＿＿ .

A. tell us about the conditions of country roads in Australia

B. give us some suggestions on driving in Australia

C. warn us not to drive in remote areas in Australia

D. tell us some dos and donts in Australia

B

Lets say you have a piece of wood, a nail, and hammer. Suppose the wood is a person, the nail is a mean rumor (谣言) about that person. If you hammer in the nail, youre obviously hurting him or her. If you then pull out the nail, theres still a hole in the wood, and the damage has been done.

There are many reasons why that the nail of a rumor can be so harmful. Rumors are, quite simply, a form of bullying (欺侮). When a person or a group makes up a rumor about someone or decides to spread gossip (流言蜚语), its usually to hurt someone, break up a friendship, or make someone less popular. Its the same thing as teasing; only its done behind someones back instead of to his or her face.

When you spread a rumor about someone, youre sending a signal that the person is outside of the group, and somehow less worthy of friendship than others. Youre making fun of that person or pointing out negative things about him or her. This can let others think that its okay to make the person feel bad, and make him or her an outsider.

We need to be able to trust our friends, and gossip and rumors can break this trust. If you tell a personal secret to a friend, and he turns around and tells it to someone else, you might feel like you will get burned if you ever get close to him again.

Letting a rumor influence your behavior is like letting someone else make a big decision for you. Lets say you hear that the teacher plans to call a Snow Day tomorrow because a snowstorm is coming. Expecting a day off, you dont do your homework. The next morning, the snowstorm turns out to be nothing more than a light rain, and school isnt off after all. You get zeroes on your work.

5. The purpose of Paragraph 1 is to ＿＿＿ .

A. explain how a rumor spreads

B. help readers know what a rumor is

C. point out the damaging effects of rumors

D. attract readers to read the following paragraphs

6. To tell a rumor and a tease apart, you depend on ＿＿＿ .

A. whether it is done behind someone

B. whether it is a kind of bullying

C. whether it is painful or not

D. whether it is spread fast

7. If a rumor is spread about someone, others may ＿＿＿ .

A. keep away from him or her

B. point out his or her advantages

C. not feel he or she is an outsider

D. be hurt if getting close to him or her again

8. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ＿＿＿ .

A. it is hard to keep rumors secret

B. rumors can control your whole life

C. believing rumors can lead to bad choices

D. rumors can destroy your interest in learning

9. The purpose of this passage is to ＿＿＿ .

A. advise on how to deal with rumors

B. find out why rumors spread fast

C. teach us how to judge a rumor

D. explain why rumors hurt

从下列方框里10个单词中选择8个适当单词的正确形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每个单词只使用一次。

curious glimpse gracious magical match

ought possess power sorrow trail

1. They said that the decision was made more in ＿＿＿＿ than in anger.

2. I feel as though I ＿＿＿＿ to be doing something worthwhile like that.

3. Through the window I caught a ＿＿＿＿ of a large but simply furnished room.

4. A jeep ＿＿＿＿ a cloud of dust was speeding in my direction.

5. She accepted their concern ＿＿＿＿ without questioning their religious practices.

6. The effect of the medicine on the sick man was ＿＿＿＿ .

7. This will improve the ＿＿＿＿ of thought and imagination of the childrens minds.

8. Danny chose the taxi because driving was about the only marketable skill he ＿＿＿＿ .

1. 尽管有种种困难，我们还是尽全力提前完成了那项任务。

2. 你来开车的话，眼睛就应该盯住公路，这样我们就安全得多。

3. 保罗只见露西一晃就消失在人群中了。

4. 杰登拿定主意一从朋友那儿得到答复就立即出发。

1. Im afraid it is beyond my ＿＿＿ to do what you are asking. I must ask my manager for help.

A. strength B. power

C. energy D. force

2. A number of new machines were produced in the factory, ＿＿＿ in an increase in production.

A. it resulted B. to result

C. thus resulting D. having resulted

3. It is such an interesting story that I cant put it ＿＿＿ until I have finished reading it.

A. down B. away

C. back D. off

4. Whenever I have an appointment, I like to arrive ＿＿＿ .

A. ahead a little time B. ahead of time a little

C. ahead of a little time D. a little ahead of time

5. — I didnt see Tom at the party.

— But you ＿＿＿ . He danced all evening with Jane.

A. ought to B. ought to have

C. ought D. should

6. How I regretted the days when I had played and ＿＿＿ , but things lost never come again.

A. had studied B. must have studied

C. should study D. ought to have studied

7. He turned the toy over and over in his hand, ＿＿＿ how to make it work.

A. not knowing B. not knew

C. having not known D. didnt know

8. — Lets ＿＿＿ early so that we may get there in time.

— How about five oclock?

A. hold out B. set out

C. leave out D. burst out

9. The journalist immediately ＿＿＿ recording the important facts.

A. set about B. set up

C. set against D. set down

10. — ＿＿＿ Can you help me with this maths problem?

— I didnt work it out, either. Lets ask Bob for help.

A. Look at the time! B. Give me a moment.

C. See what I mean? D. Im stuck!

Each year her husband sent her valentine roses, tied with pretty bows, and a card. The card would 1 say, “I love you even more than last year on this day.”

The year he 2 , the roses were delivered to her door as usual. The card said, “Be my valentine. My love for you will always 3 with every passing year.” She thought this was the 4 time that the roses would appear. She 5 he ordered roses in 6 without knowing that he would 7 away. He always liked to do things ahead. Then, if he got busy, everything would work out 8 . She put 9 in a very special vase, and then placed the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face. She would sit for hours, staring at his picture and the roses.

A year went by, 10 it was tough to live without him. Then, on Valentines Day, the doorbell rang, and she saw roses sitting 11 her door. She brought the roses in, and then looked at them in surprise. Later she 12 the flower-shop and asked them to explain 13 valentine roses were sent to her.

The owner replied, “I know your husband passed away a year ago. The flowers you 14 today were paid for two years ago. Your husband always planned ahead. Here is a(n) 15 of many years. Youll get them every year till... and he also wrote a special little 16 for you... he did this years ago. He said, ‘If you find out that Im no longer here, the card should be sent to my wife the following year.”

She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears 17 her face. She found a card among the roses and read it slowly, “Hello, my love. I know its been a year since I was gone. I hope its not too hard for you to overcome. I know you must be 18 and the pain is real. The 19 we share makes everything so beautiful in life. I love you more than 20 can say. Please try not to be too sad. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.”

1. A. sometimes B. always C. occasionally D. rarely

2. A. died B. returned C. disappeared D. retired

3. A. come B. plant C. grow D. leave

4. A. first B. second C. last D. every

5. A. guessed B. remembered C. decided D. informed

6. A. return B. addition C. reality D. advance

7. A. live B. pass C. break D. leave

8. A. free B. early C. quiet D. fine

9. A. one B. some C. them D. it

10. A. but B. and C. then D. therefore

11. A. by B. out C. inside D. upon

12. A. visited B. went C. came D. called

13. A. when B. whether C. why D. how

14. A. sent B. received C. possessed D. accepted

15. A. order B. excuse C. plan D. program

16. A. letter B. article C. note D. card

17. A. coming into B. running down C. going out D. getting away

18. A. crazy B. cautious C. lonely D. anxious

19. A. marriage B. life C. love D. family

20. A. flowers B. roses C. cards D. words