高中英语 Module 3 综合技能测试 外研版必修5

【成才之路】-学年高中英语Module3综合技能测试外研版必修5时间90分钟满分100分Ⅰ.单项填空(每小题1分，共15分)从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1．Havingwrittenseveralbooks，thewriter________hisownspeciallanguage.A．creates B．composesC．invents D．produces答案：A句意：写了好几本书了，这个作家创造出了自己独特的语言。create“创造”；compose“创作(音乐、诗歌作品等)”；invent“发明”；produce“生产”。根据句意可知选A项。2．Tomwasdismissed，becausehehadbeen________tobeontimebutwaslateagain.A．promised B．suggestedC．warned D．informed答案：C句意：汤姆被解雇了，因为他被警告过要准时，但他又迟到了。promise“答应，允诺”；suggest“建议”，其后不接sb.todo；inform“通知”；warn“警告”(warnsb.todosth.)，符合句意。故选C项。3．Thenewmovie，PiratesoftheCaribbean4iswell________andlivesuptothe________whichisestablishedbythefirst3series.A．receive；expectation B．received；reputationC．received；contribution D．accepted；civilization答案：B句意：新电影《加勒比海盗4》受到好评，符合前三部系列电影所建立起来的声望。bewellreceived“受到好评”；liveuptoone'sreputation“达到/符合某人的声誉，名副其实不辜负”。4．________togottoBeijingUniversitytostudy，mybrotherdidhisbesttostudy.A．Beingdetermined B．DeterminingC．Havingdetermined D．Determined答案：Ddetermined为形容词，常用于bedeterminedtodosth.。此处为形容词短语作状语，指“决心做某事”，符合句意，因此排除A项选D项。determine也可以表示“决定”，但强调动作而非状态，故排除B、C项。5．His________descriptionofhisadventureintheforestmadeuswanttohaveatryourselves.A．magic B．vividC．relevant D．awesome答案：B句意：他对在森林中冒险的生动描述使得我们都想亲自去试一试。magic“魔幻的”；vivid“生动的”；relevant“相关的”；awesome“令人敬畏的，可怕的”。根据句意可知选B项。6．Thethiefwentintothehouseatmidnight，only________bythepolicemenhidingthere.A．tocatch B．catchingC．tobecaught D．caught答案：C句意：小偷在晚上进入房间，结果被藏在那里的警察抓住了。表示出乎意料的结果要用“only＋不定式”，且主语thethief和动词catch之间为逻辑上的被动关系，故选C项。7．Bobdidn'twanttoattendMary'sbirthdayparty,sohe________anexcusetoexplainhisabsence.A．pickedup B．setupC．madeup D．stoodfor答案：C句意：鲍勃不想参加玛丽的生日聚会，因此他编了一个理由来解释他的缺席。makeup“编造，捏造”，符合题意。pickup“学会，捡起”；setup“建造”；standfor“代表”。8．—Wouldyouliketogooutforawalk?—________.A．No,Idon'tfeelinthemoodforitnowB．No,butIcan'taffordthetimeC．Youmayaskedyoursistertogo,tooD．No,thankyou答案：A句意：“——出去散步吗？”“——不，我现在没有那份心情。”feelinthemoodforsth./todosth.“有(做某事的)心情”，符合语境。9．Sheisahappygirlwho________hermotherinmanyways.A．looks B．comparesC．resembles D．equals答案：C句意：她是一个快乐的女孩，在很多方面都和她妈妈相似。resemble“与……相似”，符合题意。look“看起来”；compare“比较”；equal“平等，相等”。10．—Dad,thereisasnakeatthegatecrawlingthisway.—Don't________，boys;there'snodanger.A．afraid B．frightenC．terrify D．panic答案：D句意：“——爸爸，门外有条蛇在爬。”“——不要害怕，孩子们，没什么危险。”panic“(使)惊慌，(使)惊慌失措”，强调受惊吓的程度之深。afraid“害怕的”，为形容词；frighten和terrify侧重“(使)害怕”，但不一定是受惊吓所致。11．Theman________onthegroundsaidthathehad________hisbicyclebehindthatbigtree.A．lie;lay B．lying;layC．lying;laid D．lay;laid答案：C句意：躺在地上的那个男人说他把自行车放在那棵大树后了。lyingontheground为分词短语作定语，修饰theman;laid为lay“放置，搁”的过去分词。12．She________fromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastormyesterdayafternoon.A．setoff B．setaboutC．setto D．setin答案：A句意：她坐小船从海滨出发，昨天下午遇到了风暴。setoff“出发，动身”，符合题意。setabout“开始，着手”；setto“开始认真干”；setin“开始，到来”。13．Heregretted________unabletovisityouearlier.A．tobe B．tohavebeenC．be D．havingbeen答案：D句意：他后悔没能早点拜访你。regrettodosth.“后悔要做某事”表示具体的一次动作，而且是将来的动作；regretdoingsth.“后悔做某事”。由earlier可知，此处表示“后悔没能早拜访你”，是发生过的事情，故选D项。14．China'sdevelopmentisvitaltotheworld,________avastmarketwithinfiniteopportunities.A．offered B．toofferC．offering D．offer答案：C句意：中国的发展对世界非常重要，它提供了一处充满无限机会的广阔市场。现在分词在此作伴随状语。15．Whenheraisedhishead,hefoundhimself________inthedirectionofhishometown.A．walk B．walkedC．towalk D．walking答案：D句意：当他抬起头时，他发现自己正朝家乡的方向走。由于动词walk与himself为主谓关系，所以用其现在分词形式作宾语补足语。Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分，共20分)阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。WhileonafamilycanoetripontheFoxRiverafewyearsago,GrantandColtonShepardweredisturbedbywhattheysawinthewater.“Weweretheretoenjoythe__16__，”saysGrant,11，“__17__wesawalotoflitter(垃圾)．”Thebrothers,wholiveinRiverside,Eversince,thetwoboyshavebeentakingweekly__22__fromtworivers.Theystudythemtomakecertainthattheunderwaterecosystemis__23__.Sometimestheyfindstrangethings.“We__24__discoveredabigpicnictablethathad__25__underwater！”saysGrant.It'snotjustriversthatthesekidvolunteers__26__.Theyhavedevotedthemselvestokeepingtheirenvironment__27__balanced.“Inthefuture,we'regoingtoneedmoreresources.__28__weprotectthemnow,theywon'tbethereforus，”saysColton,14.Everyyear,__29__theircampaignforacleanerworld,thebrothers__30__atleast100dayswithoutusingacar.Theirpurposeistocutdownonthe__31__gasesthatcarsgiveoffintotheair.Thebrothershavealsobeenactiveinhelping__32__Illinois'preciousgrassland.Forthepasttwoyears,theyhavespent__33__oneSaturdayamonthclearingawaynon­nativeplantsfroma100­acrerareoak(橡木)grassland.“Theplantsandbushes__34__ourheritagebecausetheypreventtheoldoaksfromgrowing__35__，”saysGrant.16．A.garden B．grassC．beauty D．trip答案：C文章首句便指出一家人是在外出旅游，故他们准备欣赏的是美景，故用beauty。17．A.because B．soC．though D．but答案：D“准备欣赏美景”与“看到许多垃圾”之间为转折关系，故用but连接。18．A.contacted B．remindedC．informed D．interviewed答案：A由下文可知，他们不仅将此事告知了自然资源部，而且还投身其中做了一些工作，故用contact“联系”。19．A.preparing B．offeringC．advising D．agreeing答案：B由第三段他们的积极行动可知，联系到自然资源部后，两个男孩主动提出进行监控当地河流和小溪的工作，故用offer。20．A.produced B．providedC．attended D．held答案：C两个小男孩一开始对水中的微生物并不是很了解，因此他们参加了训练讲习班进行学习，故用attend。21．A.forests B．lakesC．waters D．schools答案：C由上文可知，他们主动提出监控当地的河流和小溪，因此他们想熟悉的是当地水域里的微生物，用waters“水域”表达。22．A.wastes B．samplesC．polluters D．liquids答案：B由常识可知，对河流进行监控需要定期采集“水样”进行检测，故用samples。waste“废弃物，垃圾”；polluter“污染物，污染者”；liquid“液体”。23．A.inorder B．inplaceC．indanger D．inbalance答案：D监控并研究水样当然是为了保持当地水下生态系统的平衡。inbalance“处于平衡状态”；inorder“井井有条”；inplace“在适当的位置”；indanger“在危险中”。24．A.never B．oftenC．once D．seldom答案：C此句是对上句“Sometimestheyfindstrangethings”进行举例说明。由sometimes提示可知，此处应用once“曾经，一次”。25．A.put B．desertedC．sunk D．left答案：C由常识及underwater提示可知，那张大野餐桌沉到水底，故用sink。26．A.pickout B．careaboutC．lookout D．takeover答案：B这些儿童志愿者所关心的不仅仅是河流。careabout“关心”；pickout“挑选出”；lookout“向外看；当心”；takeover“接管；接收”。27．A.slightly B．regularlyC．totally D．finally答案：C联系上下文可知，他们不仅仅是关心河流的生态环境，他们更在意的是生态环境的整体平衡，故用totally“完全地，整个地”。28．A.Evenif B．AslongasC．Before D．Unless答案：D由常识可知，如果我们不保护自然资源，这些资源就会被耗尽。unless“除非”，相当于ifnot。evenif“即使”；aslongas“只要”；before“在……之前”。29．A.forthepurposeof B．asaresultofC．aspartof D．aswellas答案：C不开汽车是兄弟俩保护环境运动的一个组成部分，故用aspartof。forthepurposeof“为了”；asaresultof“由于”；aswellas“也，和”。30．A.walk B．runC．choose D．go答案：Dgo此处指“前进，进行”。31．A.extra B．harmfulC．useless D．various答案：B由常识可知，汽车排到空气中的气体是“有害的”，故用harmful。extra“额外的”；useless“无用的”；various“各种各样的”。32．A.decorate B．ploughC．design D．restore答案：D由下一句可知，他们还积极帮助复原伊利诺斯的宝贵草地，故用restore。decorate“装饰”；plough“犁，耕”；design“设计”。33．A.atleast B．byturnsC．asusual D．atmost答案：A他们很积极地参与到这项工作中来，因此每月至少用一个周六的时间前来工作。atleast“至少”，符合逻辑推理。byturns“轮流”；asusual“和往常一样”；atmost“至多”。34．A.destroy B．threatenC．change D．replace答案：B由上句中clearingawaynon­nativeplants可知，这些植物对本地的橡木草原不利。threaten“威胁”，符合情景。destroy“破坏”，指导致的结果；change“改变”；replace“代替”。35．A.rightly B．nicelyC．properly D．separately答案：Cbecause后解释了这些植物如何威胁橡木草原——它们使橡木无法正常生长。properly“适当地，恰当地，整整齐齐地”；rightly“端正地，正当地，正确地”；nicely“令人满意地；令人愉快地”；separately“分别地”。Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AIhavebeenahugefanofDisney'sPiratesoftheCaribbeanmovessincethefirstmovie.WhileIwasdisappointedwiththesecondandthirdmovies,IwassurprisedathowmuchIenjoyedOnStrangerTides.Thefourthmovieismorefocusedonthecharactersandmanypartsremindedmeofthefirstmovieintheseries,TheCurseoftheBlackPearl.OnStrangerTidesbeginsinLondon,whereJackhaslosthopeoffindingtheFountainofYouth.However,whenhelearnsthattheSpanishandBritishareracingeachothertothefountain，hissenseofadventureisrenewed.Hesetssailandtheexcitingracetothefountainfollows.Becausetheplotisbasedonarace，itstaysfocusedandkeptmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappennext.IthinkthiswasagreatchangefromtheplotsofDeadMan'sChestandAtWorld'sEnd.InthismoviethecharactersareheadingforacleargoalandIcouldfocusmoreonthemthanwhatwashappeningintheplot.WhileImissedsomeoftheoldcharacters，likeWillandElizabeth，Iwasalsogladthattheyweren'tbroughtbackforthismoviebecauseIthinkitwouldhavemadetheplottoocomplicated(复杂的).TheonlycharacterIwishIhadseenmoreisJackSparrow'sfather，playedbyKeithRichards.IexpectedmoreofSparrow'spasttobeshowninthismoviebecausetherehadbeenhints(暗示)ofhisdarkpastintheothermovies.Myfavoritepartistheendingbecausethereisadirecttietothefirstmoviewhensomeoneendsupgettinglefthelplessonanisland.IlovethispartbecauseitremindsmeofwhyIfellinlovewithPiratesoftheCaribbeaninthefirstplace.36．FromParagraph1weknowthatthewriter________.A．enjoyedwatchingOnStrangerTidesB．lovedeverymovieofPiratesoftheCaribbeanC．thoughtOnStrangerTideswasthebestofthefourmoviesD．thoughtTheCurseoftheBlackPearlwasverydisappointing答案：A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的“...IwassurprisedathowmuchIenjoyedOnStrangerTides.”可知作者很喜欢看OnStrangerTides这部电影。37．InOnStrangerTides，whatdoesJackmainlywanttodo?A．Tofindhisfather.B．TofindWillandElizabeth.C．TofindtheFountainofYouth.D．TohelptheSpanishfindafountain.答案：C推理判断题。根据第二段第一句的“...whereJackhaslostthehopeoffindingtheFountainofYouth.However....theexcitingracetothefountainfollows.”可推断杰克是想去寻找不老泉。38．DeadMan'sChestandAtWorld'sEndare________.A．thefirstandthirdmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbeanB．thefirstandfourthmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbeanC．thesecondandthirdmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbeanD．thesecondandfourthmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbean答案：C推理判断题。根据第一段的“...thefirstmovieintheseries，TheCurseoftheBlackPearl”．可知TheCurseoftheBlackPearl是这个系列的第一部，又根据“WhileIwasdisappointedwiththesecondandthirdmovies，IwassurprisedathowmuchIenjoyedOnStrangerTides.”可知OnStrangerTides是最新的一部，那么剩下的两部就是第二部和第三部。39．WhydoesthewriterliketheendingofOnStrangerTidesbest?A．Becauseitisthemostexcitingpartofthemovie.B．Becauseitbroughthimhopewhenhewasoncehopeless.C．Becauseitremindedhimofwatchingthefirstmoviewithhislovedone.D．BecauseitremindedhimofwhyhestartedlovingPiratesoftheCaribbean.答案：D细节理解题。根据末段的“IlovethispartbecauseitremindsmeofwhyIfellinlovewithPiratesoftheCaribbeaninthefirstplace.”可知应选D项。BCyclingforAirTedSchredddoesn'tlikecars.Hewantspeopletostopdrivingbecausecarsmaketheairdirty.Tedhadanidea.Hesaid,“I'mgoingtocyclearoundNorthAmerica.Iwanttoshoweveryonethatcyclingisafunwaytogetaround.Ifmorepeopleridebikes,theairwillbecleaner.”Helefthishometownwith$160inhispocket.WhenhegottoSanDiego,hemetanothercyclist.ThecyclistinvitedTedtospeakatabigmeetingabouttheenvironment.Hesaid,“We'llpayyourairfaretoTexasandwe'llpayyoutotalkaboutyourcyclingtrip.”Twohourslater,Tedwasonaplanetotheenvironmentalconferenceandtoabig_surprise!Whilehewasattheconference,hemetDeanna.Itwasloveatfirstsight!Theytalkedforsixhoursstraight.Thenextday,TedcalledDeannaandaskedhertofinishthetripwithhim.Deannasaidyes,soldeverythinginherapartment,gavehernoticeatwork,andwasontheroadwithTed20dayslater!“Itwasdifficultatfirst，”saidDeanna.“Tedgotupeverymorningat600a．m.,butIwantedtosleepuntilnoon.”Afterafewdays,theystartedhavingfun.AstheycycledfromFloridatoMontrealandthenbacktoVancouver,everydaywasanadventure.Peoplepaidfortheirfoodinrestaurantsandgavethemextramoney.Somepeoplegavethem$50or$100.Theysleptinpeople'sbackyardsanddrankbeerwithmotorcyclegangs.OntheirwaybacktoVancouver,theystoppedinEdmontontovisitTed'srelatives.Duringthestopover,theygotmarried.Peopletieda“JustMarried”signandtincanstothebacksoftheirbikes.Theynowwanttowriteabookabouttheirtrip.“Wewantpeopletoknowthatyoucanbeanenvironmentalistandstillhavefun，”Schreddsaid.40．TedSchreddwentcyclingbecause________.A．helovesadventureB．cyclingisalotoffunC．hewantedtofindhimselfawifeD．hesupportsenvironmentalprotection答案：D由首段的描述尤其是最后一句“Ifmorepeopleridebikes,theairwillbecleaner”可知，他骑自行车环游北美是为了支持环保。41．The“bigsurprise”hehadattheconferencewasthat________.A．hemetanothercyclistwhowantedtojoinhimB．hefellinlovewithagirlthereC．hegavealongtalklasting6hourD．hehadalotoffuntalkingabouthiscyclingtrip答案：Babigsurprise出现在第二段末句，接下来的第三段具体讲述了这个大惊喜是什么——他在会议上爱上了一个女孩。42．Accordingtothepassage,Deanna________.A．quitherjobtojoinTedonhistripB．soldallherpossessionstopayforTed'stripC．wasfiredbyheremployerfornotgoingtoworkD．askedforalongleavefromworktojoinTedinhistrip答案：A由第四段末句可知，狄安娜放弃了之前从事的工作，加入到了特德的自行车之旅中。43．Duringthetrip,TedandDeanna________.A．foundithardtogetupearlyB．wereattackedbymotorcyclegangsC．didnothavetopayfortheirmealsinrestaurantsD．decidedtogetmarried答案：D由末段第二句可知，在旅途中，特德和狄安娜决定结婚了，故选D项。由倒数第二段中的“Tedgotupeverymorningat600a．m.”可排除A项；B项在文中未提及；由倒数第二段中“Peoplepaidfortheirfoodinrestaurantsandgavethemextramoney”可知，不是饭店不用他们付餐费，而是别人替他们交，排除C项。CMykonosislandinautumnandwinterispeacefulandbeautiful.Itisperfectforarelaxingstayorabriefvisit.Onecanseeandenjoytheblueskies,thewidebeaches,andalsohavewonderfulwalksinthehills,perhapsnoteveryday,butusuallyuntilthebeginningofJanuary.VisitorsandwintertouristsoftencometoMykonostodiscoverthetraditionalGreekisland.TheycanescapebusyAthensafterbusiness,orcalmdownafteralongEuropeantourbeforetravelingonfurthertoEgypt,Israel,orAsia.Apartfromthemoreusualtourists,youwillfindvarioushikers,walkers,readers,writers,bikers,andsooninthisisland.YoucanalsovisitthebeautifulDelos,hikethroughmountains,walkonbeaches,exploreanothersideoftheislandlifewithsomemonasteries(修道院),ortakepartinlocalgatheringsandmeetsomefriendlyMykonians.Mykonos'climateisMediterraneanandmild.Autumnisalwaysblue­skiedandsunny,wherethetemperatureonlydropsverygradually.ThenicedaysforbeachgoingandswimminglastuntilearlyJanuary.Therealwintermonthsarealsomild.EveninJanuary,thetemperatureneverdropsverylow.Theislandhasagreatpercentageofhumiditybecauseofthesouth­easterlywindsandrainfallbetweenmid­JanuaryandeachMarch;thereisalsoapossibilityofstormsandcoldernortherlywindsatthisperiod.Snowisrare,perhapsoneeverytenyears.Theclearblueskystillexistsformostofthewinter.希腊的米克诺斯岛气候宜人、景色秀丽。岛上的旅游项目很多，你可以体验各种有趣的活动。44．Mykonosislandliesin________.A．Egypt B．IsraelC．Greece D．India答案：C由文章第一段第四句中的“...touristsoftencometoMykonostodiscoverthetraditionalGreekisland”可知选C。45．What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A．Tosumupsomesituationsofmanyislands.B．Tointroduceabeautifulislandtopeople.C．Tocomparetheirclimate.D．Todescribethepeoplevisitingtheisland.答案：B写作意图题。综观全文可知文章主要是向人们介绍一个漂亮的岛屿。46．WhichofthefollowingisNOTwrong?A．Everyyear,agreatnumberofpeoplegotoMykonosislandtotour,hike,walk,read,writeandbike.B．ItoftensnowsinMykonosisland.C．Mykonos'climateisveryawful.D．Fromtimetotime,youcanseetheblueskyinMykonosisland.答案：A细节理解题。由第二段的第一句“Apartfromthemoreusualtourists,youwillfindvarioushikers,walkers,readers,writers,bikers,andsooninthisisland.”可知选A。47．What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“humidity”？A．温度 B．湿度C．紫外线 D．大气答案：B词义猜测题。从后文的“becauseofthesouth­easterlywindsandrainfulbetweenmid­JanuaryandeachMarch”可知选B。DIreceivemanylettersfromchildrenandcan'tanswerthemall—therewouldn'tbetimeenoughinaday.I'lltrytoanswersomeofthequestionsthatarecommonlyasked.WheredidIgettheideaforStuartLittleandforCharlotte'sWeb?Well,manyyearsago,Iwenttobedonenightinarailwaysleepingcar,andduringthenightIdreamedaboutatinyboywhoactedratherlikeamouse.That'showthestoryofStuartLittlegotstarted.AsforCharlotte'sWeb，Ilikeanimalsandmybarnisaverypleasantplacetobe—atallhours.OnedaywhenIwasonmywaytofeedthepig,Ibeganfeelingsorryforthepigbecause，likemostpigs，hewasgoingtodie.Thismademesad.SoIstartedthinkingofwaystosaveapig'slife.ThreeyearsafterIstartedwritingit,itwaspublished.(Iamnotafastworker,asyoucansee.)SometimesI'maskedhowoldIwaswhenIstartedtowrite,andwhatmademewanttowrite.Istartedearly—assoonasIcouldspell.Childrenoftenfindpleasurethroughtryingtosettheirthoughtsdownonpaper,eitherinwordsorinpictures.Iwasnotgoodatdrawing，soIusedwordsinstead.AsIgrewolder,Ifoundthatwritingcanbeawayofearningaliving.Well,hereistheanswertothelastquestion.No,theyareimaginarytales.Inreallife,afamilydoesn'thaveachildwholookslikeamouseandaspiderdoesn'tspinwordsinherweb.Andalthoughmystoriesareimaginary,Iliketothinkthatthereissometruthinthem,too—truthaboutthewaypeopleandanimalsfeelandthinkandact.48．E.B.Whitewrotethispassageto________.A.introducehisnewbooksB.introducetwofunnystoriesC.explainwhyheenjoyswritingD.answersomereaders'questions答案：D作者意图题。根据第一段第二句“I'lltrytoanswersomeofthequestionsthatarecommonlyasked.”可知E.B.怀特写这封信的目的是回答他的小读者们一些常问的问题。49．WecanknowfromthepassagethatE.B.Whiteisawriterwho________.A.writesveryfastB.worksonafriend'sfarmC.mainlywritesstoriesforadultsD.writesimaginarytalesforchildren答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Ireceivemanylettersfromchildren...”以及第五段第二句“No，theyareimaginarytales.”可知E.B.怀特是一个给小孩写童话故事的作家。50．WhatinspiredE.B.WhitetowriteCharlotte'sWeb?A.Thathewantedchildrentoloveanimals.B.Thathewasdeeplyimpressedbyacleverpig.C.Thathewantedtousehisownwaytosaveapig.D.Thathewantedtosavetheanimalsonafarm.答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段的倒数第二句“SoIstartedthinkingofwaystosaveapig'slife.”可知他想用自己的方法使这只小猪活下去，故他写了这个故事。51．Whatisprobablythelastquestion?A.Areyourstoriestrue?B.Whatisthetruthinyourstories?C.Willyouwritemoreimaginarytales?D.Doyouknowachildlookinglikeamouse?答案：A推理判断题。通读末段，可知E.B.怀特主要在解释他所写的故事是不是真实的。ETherearemanydifferencesbetweenAmericaandChina.Thebiggestdifferenceistrafficrules.InAmericatherearetoomuchmorecarsthaninChina.ButtherearemuchfewertrafficjamsandaccidentsinAmericathaninChina.Wehardlyseetrafficpoliceinthestreet,butallcarsobeystrictlytrafficrules,andpeoplehardlyfindthatacardoesnotobeytrafficrulesinthestreet.AboutAmericantrafficrules,therearemanybetterterms,suchas：1．Stopline：Therearestoplinesinallcrossingwithouttrafficlight(somehavetwostoplinesandothershavefourstoplines).Allcarsmuststopwhilemeetingthestopline.2．Trafficlight：Thereistrafficlightinthecrossingoftheroad.Carsmayalmostturneverydirection.Thetrafficlightcangivesignalstepbystepincludingu­turn.Thereisakindofmiddlelaneofturningleft.Whenacarwantstoturnleftintheroad,hemayenterintothemiddlelaneofturningleftandgiveasignalofturningleft.Whenhethinksbeingsafe,hemayturnleft.Inmanyconditionstheorderofpassingisalsogivenveryspecifically.Ifpeoplewanttochangelaneorturn,theymustlookbehindandthinkbeingsafe.Onlyso,theymaydoit.3．Specificitem：Suchasparking,therearethreekindsoflines(theircolorsarewhite,blueorred)intheroadside.Everylinemayparkdifferentkindsofcar.Therearemanystreetsinsomeresidentialareas,andthereisakindofrulethatanycarcannotparkatanytimeoranyperiodtime.Ineveryparking,therearesomespecialpositionsforinvalidpeople.4．Aboutthepriorityofpassengerandcar:Atanycase,passengerhastheprioritytocar.Andonlyafterpassengerhavepassedtheroadandgottenthetopofsidestep,carmaygoahead.Ingeneral,trafficrulesofAmericaareveryspecific,convenient,safeandhumanizing.52．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhywecanhardlyseetrafficpoliceinthestreetinAmerican?A．Trafficpolicearenotverynecessarybecausefewcarsbreaktrafficrules.B．Thetrafficisveryclearandtherearefewtrafficjamsandaccidentsinthestreet.C．Therearesomanycarsinthestreetthatthetrafficpolicecan'tbeseen.D．Theeffectivetrafficrulesplayanimportantpartintheroadsafety.答案：C细节理解题。由第一段可以看出，在美国很少发生交通阻塞和交通事故，所有司机都遵守交通规则，良好有序的交通规则对保障交通畅通起了重要作用。因此没有必要设置那么多交通警察。C项只是陈述事实，而非原因。53．Whyistheremiddlelaneofturningleftontheroad?A．Itisdesignedforthecarsthatwanttoturnleft.B．Itisverysafetodrivethere.C．Itisveryconvenientforthetrafficpolicetofindthecarsthatbreaktherules.D．Thecarsthatwanttoturnleftcaneasilygiveasignalofturning