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三、练习题

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1.Connellyshatteredherownindoorrecordinthe200mwithanamazingtimeof21.9sec.

2.Infact,astegosaurus'brainwassmaller,inrelationtoitssize,thanthebrainofanyother

animalthathaseverlived.

3.IworkshiftsandsometimesIhavetobeondutyatnight.

4.Itlivesonmarinevegetations.

5.Hismotherboughthimamouthorgan,anelectronicorganandanaccordionandsavedupfor

himtohavelessons.

6.Shealwaysreasonedwithhimandtreatedhisopinionswithrespect.

7.TheviewersaskedGuHaohowhecouldwatchsportsifhewasblind,andwhyhelikedsports

tobeginwith.

8.LaterGudrewsuccorfromhismother'sspiritandbegantolearnrapidly,practisingBrailleby

fillinginapieceofmodalboardwithmilletgrain.

9.Everydaytheyhadtoriseatfive,andshehadtofetchhimafterwork,anexhaustingtask.

10.Thoughallchildrenfallwhentheystartwalking,GuBaozhiagonizedwatchingherblindchild

fallandcryandfallandcryagainuntilhesucceededintakinghisfirststep.

11.Evenherhusbandthoughtthatmightbeforthebest,butshewouldnothearofit.

12.Forseveralyears,shewasinshock,unabletoeatorsleep.

13.GuwasexaminedbydieBeijingUnionMedicalCollegeHospital,theNo.301Hospitalofthe

PLA,theAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineandmanyothers,butalltonoavail.

14.Thereisstillnoknowncureforthisaffliction.

15.Whenhewas100daysold,Dr.Han,oneoftheneighbors,suggestedGuBaozhitakethebaby

tothehospitalforacheckup.

16.Whenaskedwhathewouldliketoseeifhecouldhavenormaleyesightforoneinstant,hesaid

withouthesitationhewouldlovetoseehismother.

17.Withouther,hewouldnothavetheconfidenceorthecouragetofighthisdisability.

18.ThisachievementdidnotgounnoticedinChina.

19.Gubrokenewgroundaswell,beingthefirstblindtalk-showhostinChina.

20.Hishumorousstyleandoriginalviewonsportswasexactlythesortofthinghisradiostation

directerandpartnershadbeenlookingfor.

21.Fmveryhappytohaveyourradiotunedintothisstation.

22.TodayithasgrownintoabeveragegiantinChina,holdingthelargestshareoftheChinese

market,andclaimstobeChina'sNo.lBeverage.

23.ItsproductsandadswereseeneverywhereinBeijing,atthetorchlightingceremony,on

streetsidebillboardsandstreamersandonpeople'sclothes,nottomentioninthehandsofmany

localcitizensandathletes.

24.TheHandbookontheProtectionofWaterResources,thefirstoneofitskindinChina,was

evaluatedasoneofthenation'sbestbook.

25.AtallpileofFang*sthesesexhibitedintheconferencehallwentlikehotcakes,grabbedby

expertsfromdifferentcountries.

26.Inthe20thcenturyA.D.livesFangZiyun,thecreatorofChina'senvironmentalwater

conservancyscience,whohasgiventheChinesepeopleabilitytocontrolfloods.

27.Inthe21stcenturyB.C.livedamancalledYutheGreat,thelegendarymasteroffloodswho

hadthepowertomoveriverswithhisbarehands.

28.ThefutureofChinesesoccershouldbedecidedbyChinesecoachesandathletesthemselves.

29.SomeChineseteamsplacedalltheirhopesonforeignplayers,onlytoencounter

disappointment.

30.Accordingtoroughfigures,thehiringofforeignathletesby10ChineseGroup-ALeague

teamshascostChinesesoccerclubssome20millionYuanannually.

31.TheincreasingcompetitivenessamoungChineseteamshelpsimprovetheirskills.

32.Atthesametime,Chineseathletesarebeginningtofeelpressuresfromtheirforeign

colleagues.

33.In1996,therewerealtogether46foreignathletesplayingintheChineseGroup-ALeague,

twiceasmanyasin1995.

34.CanforeignathleteshelprevitalizeChinesesoccer?

35.Eachyearabout1.5percentofChina'sdomesticoutputisfinancedbydirectoverseas

investment.

36.TheexportofChinesegoodsviaHongkongcanhelpinlandenterprisesmoveintothe

internationalhi-techmarketandimprovecompetetion.

37.Hongkongishometobranchesofmanyoftheworld'slargestbanksandmultinationals,whose

movesrepresentthelatesteconomicdevelopments.

38.IfyoufeelyoupossesstheabovequalitiestobepartofthedynamicCabletronteam,please

applynolaterthan15dayswithresumesinbothChineseandEnglish.

39.1firstcametoChinain1988forathree-montharchitecturestudytour.

40.Inthespringof1991,wevisitedZhang'shometowninZhejiangProvince,anditprovedtobe

awonderfulopportunityforustotraveltothecountiyside.

41.SinceZhangwastheonlypersonfromhishometowntogotosuchaprestigiousschoolas

QinghuaUniversityinBeijing,hewasalocalcelebrity.

42.Acararrivedforthebrideandthegroom,andtheyinsistedHarlanandIalsogointhecar.

43.ThereweremanytoaststothebrideandthegroomandmanyexoticChinesedishes.

44.Harlanheldhisowninthedrinkingcontestwiththebestman,whichimpressedthecrowd.

45.WeevenvisitedZhang'sgrandmotherinaremotehamlet,accessibleonlybyboat.

46.TheimpactofHongkong'sreturnontheChineseeconomyhasbecomeatopicofnational

concern.

47.Sincethe1980s,theChineseeconomyhasmaintainedveryhighgrowthrates,while

Hongkonghasstoodoutasoneofthefeweconomicallyvibrantareasoftheworld.

48.Themainreponsibilityofthispositionistoprovidebothpre-andpost-salestechnicalsupport

toourcustomers.

49.Asoneoftheworld'smostdynamicplayersinthenetworkingindustry,CabletronSystems

servesavastcustomerbasefrommorethan100officesaroundtheworld.

50.Weinvitequalified,highlymotivatedandself-drivenindividualswhoarelookingforlong­

termcareeropportunitiestojoinourdynamicteam.

（二）阅读

Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithby

ayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheel

saidproudly,<4Befbreyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorof

thiscityisagoodfriendofmine."Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.4iamalsoa

friendofchiefofpoliceBarens,“continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment.Stillhe

keptonwriting."Youngman,“shepersisted,knowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator（参议员）

Patton.9,Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly「Tellme,doyouknow

BillBronson.^^

“Why,no,“sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,9,hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,an

BillBronson/'

【单Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause.

A.itwasanexpensivecar

B.thedriverwasaproudlady

C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit

D.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice

【单选题】Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause.

A.thepolicemandidn'tknowherfriends

B.thepolicemandidn'tacceptherkindness

C.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishher

D.shedidn'tknowthepoliceman'sname

【单选题】Thepolicemanwas.

A.anhonourablefellow

B.astupidfellow

C.animpoliteman

D.ashyman

【单选题】Thewomanwas.

A.kind-hearted

B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork

C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends'powerfulpositions

□.introducinghergoodfriends,namestotheyoungofficer

【单选题】Thepoliceman.

A.hadnosenseofhumor

B.hadasenseofhumor

C.hadnosenseofduty

D.wassenseless

Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.You

cannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.

Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuch

gravityispullingyou.

Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.

Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（旋转）around.

Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,because

spaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape（逃出）theearth's

gravityandcarryyouintospace.

【单选题】Inthispassage,theword“gravity“means.

A.thepullofeverything

B.theforceofattraction（吸弓|）amongobjects

C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth

D.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun

【单Whenyouslip（滑）youalwaysfalltothegroundbecause.

A.theearthalwaysturnsround

B.theearthhasgravity

C.theearth9sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight

D.youarecareless.

【单选题】Gravityisstrongthat.

A.itcanthrowaballintotheair

B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet

C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth

D.itcankeepeverythingonearth

【单Becauseofgravity,.

A.waterflowseverything

B.wecangoeverywherebyship

C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards

D.fishcanliveinwater

【单选题】Wecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecause.

A.thespaceshipgoesveryfast

B.theearthcan'tpullthespaceship

C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce

D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings

Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameup

toworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseit

gavehimsomeexercise.

Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,

44Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmy

pockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme£5,

becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewayto

success.”

MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyour

story!""Well,"answeredthestranger,"areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?"

【单选题】HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?

A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain.

B.Hewalkedtohisoffice.

C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.

D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.

【单MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause.

A.hecouldn'taffordthebuses

B.hewantedtosavemoney

C.hewantedtokeepingoodhealth

D.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway

【单选题】Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto.

A.givehimastartinlife

B.helphimonthewaytosuccess

C.makehimrich

D.gainmoremoney

【单选题】OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and.

A.wantedtoreturnMr.Greythemoney

B.againaskedMr.Greyformoney

C.wouldliketomakefriendswithhim

D.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen

【单Inthesecondparagraph,"...takeachance”means.

A.Mr.Grayhappenedtomeetastranger

B.Mr.Greyhadachancetohelpastranger

C.Mr.Greyhelpedastrangerbychance

D.Mr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthim

OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthe

beautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhim

andtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelhallbeforethoughthey

livedin"thekingdomofbicycles.^^

RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstarted

lastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.

Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.

Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.

RobertFriedlander^nextdestinations（目的地）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.He

willcompletehistripinPakistan.

【单选题】Thebestheadline（标题）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.

A.TheKingdomofBicycles

B.ABeautifulHotelinXi'an

C.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad

D.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims

【单选题】ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause

A.heaskedtoseethemanager

B.heenteredthehallwithabike

C.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguests

D.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim

【单选题】Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder:.

A.China,India,andPakistan

B.India,China,andPakistan

C.Pakistan,China,andIndia

D.India,Pakistan,andChina

【单WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?

A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.

B.ThefamoussightsinXi'an.

C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.

D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.

【单Friedlandercanbesaidtobe.

A.clever

B.friendly

C.hardworking

D.strong-minded

Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.Heisateacher

atoneofLondon'sbigmedicalschools.Hehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermand

wasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.

Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,the

skeleton（人体骨骼）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase（箱子）.Attheairportdesk,

hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedesk

andwentovertotheshop.

Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.Heoften

wonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

［单选题］Whowrotethestory?

A.Rupert'steacher.

B.Theneighbour'steacher.

C.Amedicalschoolteacher.

D.Theteacher'sneighbour.

【单选题】Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?

A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.

B.Heneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogive.

C.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.

D.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching.

【单选题】Whathappenedattheairport?

A.Theskeletonwentmissing.

B.Theskeletonwasstolen.

C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.

D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.

【单Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher9sfeelingabouttheincident?

A.Heisveryangry.

B.Hethinksitratherfunny.

C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.

D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.

【单选题】Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?

A.TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.

B.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.

C.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.

D.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.

Toalargedegree,themeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareable

toliveinthepresentmoment.Irrespectiveofwhathappenedyesterdayorlastyear,andwhatmay

ormaynothappendtomorrow,thepresentmomentiswhereyouare-always!

Withoutquestion,manyofushavemasteredtheneuroticartofspendingmuchofourlives

worryingaboutavarietyofthings-allatonce.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernsto

dominateourpresentmoments,somuchthatweendupanxious,frustrated,depressed,and

hopeless.Ontheflipside,wealso

postponeourgratification,ourstatedpriorities,andourhappiness,oftenconvincingourselvesthat

"someday'1willbebetterthantoday.Unfortunately,thesamementaldynamicsthattellustolook

towardthefuture

willonlyrepeatthemselvessothatusomedayHneveractuallyarrives.JohnLennononcesaid,

nlifeiswhat'shappeningwhilewe'rebusymakingotherplans."Whenwe'rebusymakingnother

plans",ourchildrenarebusygrowingup,thepeoplewelovearemovingawayanddying,our

bodiesaregettingoutofshape,andourdreamsareslippingaway.Inshort,wemissoutonlife.

Manypeopleliveasiflifewereadressrehearsalforsomelaterdate.Itisn*t.Infact,noonehas

aguaranteethatheorshewillbeheretomorrow.Nowistheonlytimewehave,andtheonlytime

thatwehaveanycontrolover.Whenourattentionisinthepresentmoment,wepushfearfromour

minds.Fearistheconcernovereventsthatmighthappeninthefuture-wewon'thaveenough

money,ourchildrenwillgetintotrouble,wewillgetoldanddie,whatever.

Tocombatfear,thebeststrategyistolearntobringyourattentionbacktothepresent.Mark

Twainsaid,"Ihavebeenthroughsometerriblethingsinmylife,someofwhichactually

happened."IdonrtthinkIcansayitanybetter.Practicekeepingyourattentiononthehereand

now.Youreffortswillpaygreatdividends.

【单选题】Thepurposeofthispassageistotellreaders.

A.peoplewhoarebusymakingplansarelivingactively

B.howtohelpothersovercomefear

C.weoughttolearntoliveinthepresentmoment

D.someonewhoonlyenjoysthepresenttimeusuallywasteshistimeblindly

【单选题】Itimpliesthat.

A.manypeopleknowhowtocombatfear

B.itisn'tnecessarytofearforfuture

C.youcangainmorehappinessbypostponingyourgratification

D.somepeoplemakeplansfortheirchildreninordertoimprovetheirownliveswhentheyare

eldersomeday

【单选题】"Manypeopleliveasiflifewereadressrehearsal"suggeststhat.

A.theyalwayswishtobeanactororanactress

B.theybelievethattheirpresentlifeispreparedfortheirfuturelife

C.theyarealwaysbusymakingplanforfutureratherthankeeptheirattentiononthehereandnow

D.theyallhaveaguaranteethattheywillbealivetomorrow

【单"Dividends”inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.divisionofyourhappierandmiserylife

B.benefitsinreturnforyourefforts

C.money

D.differencebetweenyourcurrentstateofmindandwhatyouwere

【单Whyaresomepeopledepressedandanxiousdayandnight?

A.Becausetheyfeartheycannotpasstheirtests.

B.Becausepastproblemsandfutureconcernsdominatetheirpresentmoment.

C.Becausethepeopletheylovewanttoleavethemalone.

□.Becausetheymakesomemistakesinthepast.

Educationisbroadlydividedintogeneralandspecialeducation;ourtopicnowis

thedifferenceandtherelationshipbetweenthetwo.Theterm,generaleducation,issomewhat

vagueandcolorless;itdoesnotmeansomeairyeducationinknowledgeingeneral(iftherebe

suchknowledge),nordoesitmeaneducationforallinthesenseofuniversaleducation.Itisused

toindicatethatpartofastudentswholeeducationwhichlookfirstofalltohislifeas

aresponsiblehumanbeingandcitizen,whiletheterm,specialeducation,indicatesthatpartwhich

lookstothestudent'scompetenceinsomeoccupation.Thesetwosidesoflifearenotentirely

separable;anditwouldbefalsetoimagineeducationfortheoneasquitedistinctfromeducation

fortheother.Clearly,generaleducationhassomewhatthemeaningofliberaleducation.Ifone

clingstotherootmeaningofliberalasthatwhichbenefitsorhelpstomakefreemen,thengeneral

andliberaleducationhaveidenticalgoals.

Itismostunfortunateifweenvisagegeneraleducationassomethingformless-thatistosay.the

takingofonecourseafteranother;andassomethingnegative,namely,thestudyofwhatisnotin

afieldofconcentration.Justasweregardthecoursesinconcentrationashavingdefiniterelations

tooneanother,soshouldweenvisagegeneraleducationasanorganicwholewhosepartsin

expoundingarulingideaandinservingacommonaim.Itmaybeobjectedthatweareproposing

tolimitthelibertyofthestudentintheverynameofliberaleducation.Suchanobjectionwould

onlyindicateanambiguityintheconceptionofliberaleducation.Wemustdistinguishbetween

liberalismineducationandeducationintheliberalism.Theformer,basedasitisonthedoctrine

ofindividualism,expressestheviewthatthestudentshouldbefreeinhischoiceofcourses.But

educationinliberalismisanaltogetherdifferentmatter;itiseducationwhichhasapattern

associatedwiththeliberaloutlook.Inthisview,therearetruthswhichnonecanbefreetoignore,

ifoneistohavethatwisdomthroughwhichlifecanbecomeuseful.Thesearethetruths

concerningthestructureofthegoodlifeandconcerningthefactualconditionsbywhichitmaybe

achieved,truthscomprisingthegoalsofthefreesociety.

【单选题】Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Differenceandrelationshipbetweengeneralandspecialeducation.

B.Differenceandrelationshipbetweengeneralandliberaleducation.

C.Differenceandrelationshipbetweenliberalismineducationandeducationinliberalism.

D.A11oftheabove.

【单选题】Accordingtotheauthor,whatdoestheterm"generaleducation"mean?

A.Educationformakingstudentsbecomeresponsible.

B.Educationformakingstudentsbecomecompetentinanyoccupation.

C.Educationformakingstudentsstudycoursesfreely.

□.Educationformakingstudentsstudyusefulthingsinoursociety.

【单选题】Whatistherelationshipbetweengeneralandspecialeducation?

A.Bothgeneralandspecialeducationmakestudentsstudyuniversalknowledge.

B.Bothgeneralandspecialeducationmakestudentsbecomefree.

C.Bothgeneralandspecialeducationlooktothefuturelifeofstudents.

D.Bothgeneralandspecialeducationhavesomelimitation.

【单Whatdoestheword"namely"mean?

A.Thewordsomethingorsomeoneiscalled.

B.Thatistosay.

C.Anoffensivetitleforsomeone.

D.Theopinionothershaveofsomeone.

【单Whatisthedifferencebetweenliberalismineducationandeducationinliberalism?

A.Theyhavedifferentstands.

B.Theyhavedifferentpurposes.

C.Theyhavedifferentconditions.

D.Theyhavedifferentobjects.

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodemlife,

butmannersontheroadsarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenbecome

monstersbehindthewheel.Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog,therudeandinconsideratedriver,

butnowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherule.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcoolheaded

andgoodtemperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtorevengewhensubjectedtouncivilized

behavior.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsrelievingthetensionsof

motoring.Afriendlynodorawaveofacknowledgementinresponsetoanactofpolitenesshelps

tocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerancesonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.But

suchacknowledgementsofpolitenessarealltooraretoday.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhobrakes

violentlytoallowacartoemergefromasidestreetatsomehazardtofollowingtraffic,whena

fewsecondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;orthemanwhowavesachildacrossazebra

crossingintothepathofoncoming

vehiclesthatmaybeunabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrossthe

roadwhereverandwhenevertheycareto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcovered

withthedeadbodiesofthesegrannies.

Aveterandriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifmotoristslearnttofilter

correctlyintotrafficstreamsoneatatimewithoutcausingthetotalblockagesthatgiverisetobad

temper.

Unfortunately,modemmotoristscan'tevenlearntodrive,letalonemasterthesubtleraspects

ofroadsmanship.Yearagotheexpertswarnedusthatthecar-ownershipexplosionwoulddemand

alotmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessageto

heart.

【单选题】Accordingtothispassage,troublesontheroadareprimarilycausedby.

A.people'sattitudetowardsthemad-hog

B.therhythmofmodemlife

C.thebehaviorofthedriver

0.trafficconditions

【单选题】Thesentence"Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog...therule."(Para.1)impliesthat

A.oursocietyisunjusttowardswell-manneredmotorists

B.rudedriverscanbemetonlyoccasionally

C.thewell-manneredmotoristcannottoleratetheroad-hog

D.nowadaysimpolitedriversconstitutethemajorityofmotorists

【单选题】By"goodsense,,inparagraph2,thewritermeans.

A.thedriver'sabilitytounderstandandreactreasonably

B.thedriver'spromptresponsetodifficultandsevereconditions

C.thedriver'stoleranceofrudeorevensavagebehavior

D.thedriver'sacknowledgementofpolitenessandregulations

【单选题】Expertshavelongpointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,.

A.roadusersshouldmakemoresacrifice

B.driversshouldbereadytoyieldtoeachother

C.driversshouldhavemorecommunicationamongthemselves

D.driverswillsuffergreatlossiftheypaynorespecttoothers

【单选题】Inthewriter'sopinion,.

A.stricttrafficregulationsarebadlyneeded

B.driversshouldapplyroadpolitenessproperly

C.rudedriversshouldbepunished

D.driversshouldavoidtrafficjams

"Ithurtsmemorethanyou,'*and"Thisisforyourowngood."Thesearethestatementsmy

motherusedtomakeyearsagowhenIhadtolearnLatin,cleanmyroom,stayhomeanddo

homework.

Thatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissiveperiodineducationinwhichwedecideditwasall

rightnottopushourchildrentoachievetheirbestinschool.Theschoolsandtheeducatorsmade

iteasyonus.Theytaughtthatitwasallrighttobeparentswhotakealet-alonepolicy.We

stoppedmakingourchildrendo

homework.Wegavethemcalculators,turnedonthetelevision,lefttheteachingtotheteachers

andwentonvacation.

Nowteachers,facedwithchildrenwhohavebeendevelopingattheirownpaceforthepast15

years,arerealizingwe'vemadeaterriblemistake.OnesuchteacherisSharonKlompuswhosays

ofherstudents"sopassive"andwonderswhathappened.Nothingwasdemandedofthem,she

believes.Television,saysKiompus,contributestochildren'spassivity."We'renottrainingkidsto

workanymore/saysKlompus,"We'retalkingaboutagenerationkidswhohaveneverbeenhurt

orhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoitforthem.Insteadofsaying'golookit

up；youtellthemtheanswer.Ittakesgreaterenergytosay'no'toakid."

Yes,itdoes.Ittakesenergyandittakeswork.It*stimeforparentstoendtheirvacationandcome

backtowork.It'stimetotakethecaraway,toturntheTVoff,totellthemithurtsyoumorethan

thembutit'sfortheirowngood.It'stimetostarttellingthem“no"again.

【单Childrenarebecomingmoreinactiveinstudybecause.

A.theywatchTVtoooften

B.theyhavedonetoomuchhomework

C.theyhavetofulfiltoomanyduties

D.teachersaretoostrictwiththem

【单选题】Tosuchchildrenasdescribedinthepassage.

A.iti