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There are two kinds of road rage: aggressive driving and aggressive reactions to the way other people are driving. Aggressive driving can take different forms:
●Driving much faster than the speed limit.
●Increasing your speed very quickly.
●Driving very close behind the car in front and sounding the horn or flashing the headlights.
●Changing lanes very suddenly and blocking another car.
●Moving into a parking space where another car is trying to park.
There are also different reactions to the way other people are driving. These include:
●Making rude signs at people.
●Shouting at people and threatening them.
●Deliberately driving into another person’s car.
●Hitting somebody.
●Using a weapon such as a baseball bat, or even a gun or a knife.
Road rage is certainly not a joke. There have been incidents of road rage which have led to serious injuries and even murder.
Experts think that one reason for road rage is that films show a lot of examples of fast and aggressive driving such as car chases where this kind of driving seems to be positive.
Experts also think that the punishments for dangerous driving are not serious enough.
Experience shows that driving problems can be controlled, but it takes a long time. In the UK in the last 30 years, the police have been quite successful in reducing the number of people who drink and drive. They are now working to stop people using mobile phones when they are driving. Let’s hope they can have the same success with the road rage.
小题1:Which of the following statements does NOT describe aggressive driving?
A.Driving much faster than the speed limit. |
B.Drinking and driving |
C.Moving into a parking space where another car is trying to park. |
D.Changing lanes very suddenly and blocking another car. |
A.the drivers are drunk |
B.it won’t cause serious injuries or death |
C.we’re in a fast-changing society |
D.the punishments are not serious enough |
A.Sad | B.Cold | C. Optimistic | D.Exciting |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
解析
小题1:细节题。根据Aggressive driving can take different forms:里面ACD都有,B没有提及。故B正确。
小题2:细节题。根据文章倒数第2段Experts also think that the punishments for dangerous driving are not serious enough.可知D正确。
小题3:推理题。根据文章最后一段内容可知作者对于这样的事情很乐观,认为未来完全可以解决。故C正确。
核心考点
试题【At times we all get angry when we are driving. It might be because we are stuck 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly they made their own websites and began selling things on the Net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick. And you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.
By the late 1990’s, e-business like amazon com , buy com. and etoys com. were in trouble. Their profits(利润) were not very high. Competition was great. Many of these businesses were losing lots of money. In 2000, many e-business went out of business.
Why are “brick and click” companies, like Barnes and Noble, Toys RVs and Walmart so successful? First, many customers know and trust their names. Their websites like walmart.com. are easy to remember. These companies also have lots of experience. They know how to run a successful business.
In the world of e-commerce, companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will “brick and click” companies win the war? Only time will tell.
小题1:What did many traditional companies do in the mid 1990’s? .
A.They went out of business. |
B.They made their websites. |
C.They bought Internet companies. |
D.They sold their companies. |
A.Heavy competition |
B.They were short of money. |
C.They didn’t know what to do. |
D.people didn’t believe in them. |
A.All the “brick and click” companies run a successful business. |
B.“Brick and click” companies are certain to win the business competition. |
C.It is uncertain whether “brick and click” companies will win the competition. |
D.Both “brick and click” companies and Internet companies will be successful in the future. |
But the reason may be more complex: hitchhiking happens where people don’t have cars and transport services are poor. Plenty of people still hitchhike in Poland and Romania. Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the UK means the few people lift hitchhiking are usually considered strange. Why can’t they afford cars? Why can’t they take the coach or the train?
Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car; many of the remainder will be quite old. The potential hitchhiking population is therefore small. Yet my trip proves it’s still possible to hitchhike. The people who picked me up were very interesting-lawyer, retired surgeon, tank commander, carpenter, man who live in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains. My conclusion is that only really interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes in red,
spotted scarves. Most just wanted to do someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn’t help stopping.
The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet, via sites such as hitchhikers. org. But for now, you can still stick your thumb out(actually, I didn’t do much of that, preferring just to hold up my destination sign) and people-wonderful, caring, sharing, unafraid people-will stop.
In the UK, with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service, I don’t think I’ll make a habit of it. But having enjoyed it so much, I’m ready now to do a big trip across Europe and beyond. In the 1970s a female friend of my wife’s hitchhiked to India. How wonderful it would be to have another go, though Afghanistan might be a challenge. I wish I’d got that tank commander’s mobile number.
小题1:The author tried to hitchhike but was rejected by single women drivers because_____________ .
A.they were not heading towards Manchester |
B.they thought most hitchhikers were dangerous |
C.hitchhiking had been forbidden and they didn’t want to break the law |
D.he was a strong man in strange clothes who seemed dangerous |
A.That some people refuse hitchhikers may reflect the safety fear. |
B.Car ownership levels are lower in Romania than in the UK. |
C.40% of UK people don’t have access to cars. |
D.Increased car ownership has reduced the need for hitchhiking. |
A.murderous hitchhikers |
B.friendly and talkative hitchhikers |
C.typical hitchhikers |
D.strange hitchhikers like the author |
A.visit websites and find people to share cars with |
B.stand by roads with their thumbs sticking out |
C.stick out signs with their destinations written on |
D.wait for some kind people to pick them up |
A.frequently hitchhikes in Britain |
B.plans to hitchhike across Europe |
C.thinks public transport is safer for travel |
D.is going to contact the tank commander |
Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development—and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. can all be very expensive.
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.
小题1:This article is most probably taken from________.
A.a letter |
B.an advertisement |
C.a personal diary |
D.a newspaper article |
A.feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sports men or women |
B.try to get financial(财务的)support from the government for their children’s training |
C.have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods |
D.prefer their children to be trained as young as possible |
A.to repeat the activities at some other place |
B.to become less important |
C.all things considered, they are of poor quality |
D.to happen again |
“The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus,” said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report.
Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. “They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them,” said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and those in the same age group. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. “Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet,” according to the report.
The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.
Despite the popularity of the Internet among the over 50s, they still mostly go to print newspapers and magazines for news. Only one percent said they followed blogs.
小题1:What is the main idea of the text?
A. Social networking is becoming popular among older Americans.
B. Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.
C. American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.
D. Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are the most popular websites in the US.
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.85% of Americans 50 plus choose the Internet over print media. |
B.About 20% of adults aged 50 plus have access to the Internet. |
C.About 460 people in the telephone survey often use Facebook. |
D.Three quarters of the people surveyed got to know the Internet through their family. |
A.Kevin Donnellan approves of this change among older Americans |
B.many older Americans are open-minded about new developments |
C.Young people should introduce their elders to new technology |
D.In a high tech age it is difficult to avoid social networking |
A.A novel. | B.A student’s research paper |
C.A technology guide. | D.A newspaper. |
Dogs love people, too. They lick their faces, protect their homes. Where did these four-legged companions come from? Some scientists believe that they have found the answer.
Scientists have long known that dogs evolved from(演化) wolves. Exactly when the transformation from wolf to dog actually took place, however, remains a mystery.
Some said dogs evolved as a separate species 135,000 years ago in two parts of the world. One group of dogs developed in Europe and Asia from Asian wolves. The other group evolved in North, Central, and South America from American wolves.
Now researchers say those theories are wrong. New studies suggest that domesticated dogs first appeared 15,000 years ago in eastern Asia. Scientists also say that every modern dog descended from approximately five female Asian wolves, the mother of all modern dogs.
Scientists suspect dogs first set paws in North America by following settlers across a land bridge that once linked northern Asia and North America.
小题1:According to recent studies, all modern dogs came from female wolves in ______.
A.Asia | B.Africa |
C.Europe | D.South America |
A.dogs are scientists’ best friends |
B.dogs are more like wolves than they are like any other animal |
C.most dogs are from Africa |
D.scientists have no idea how dogs evolved |
A.tamed | B.indoor | C.intelligent | D.friendly |
A.Why Cats Don’t Like Dogs |
B.Barking up the Wrong Tree |
C.Love Me, Love My Dog |
D.Going from Wolf to Dog |
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