Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once(將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞,每個單詞或詞組只能填一次.:(共8分.

Everybody knows that it is dangerous to cross the street without looking both ways in China. However, I had a different experience in Berkeley, a beautiful city in California, US.

I didn’t know what to do when I had to cross the roads    1.    my first couple of days there: I wondered whether I should let the car go first or not? Based on my old experience back in China, I would certainly let the car go. “Who wants to be knocked down by a car?” I thought to    2.   .

One day, I was checking for cars while I was waiting to go to the other side of the road. An SUV came fast toward me, so I stopped and    3.  . However, to my great surprise, the car stopped right in front of me. To be honest, I was a little confused because in China drivers usually try hard to drive as    4.    as possible to cross the road before people step out. Not knowing what to do for a moment, I saw no sign the car was going to move, so I offered a “signal’ to let him go first.

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.E

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題解析:本文大意:每個人都知道在中國過馬路不看兩邊是危險的,然而,我在美國加州的美麗城市伯克雷卻有一次不同的經(jīng)歷。我剛到那兒的頭幾天不過馬路時做什么,一路車沖開過來,所以我停下來等它過去,但它卻停在我前面。老實說,我有困惑,因為在中國司機們通常在人們起步時,盡可能快地過馬路。有一會我不知做什么了,我看車沒有開的意思,我就做了一個手勢讓他先走。

1.考查介詞。句意:在我到那兒的最初幾天期間,當我過馬路時,我不知做什么。during在……期間。根據(jù)my first couple of days there,到那兒最初幾天,可知答案選C.

2.考查代詞。句意:我暗想到“誰想被車撞呢?”think to oneself暗想;根據(jù) “Who wants to be knocked down by a car?”“誰想被車撞呢?” 可知答案選E.

3.考查動詞。句意:一輛SUV快速朝我開過來,所以我停下來等它過去。waiedt等待;根據(jù)stopped可知是停下來等車開過去,故答案選B.

4.考查形容詞。句意:老實說,我有困惑,因為在中國司機們通常在人們起步時,盡可能快地過馬路。fast快的,形容詞;as+adj/adv原級+as,和……一樣,可知答案選A.

考點:短文填空。

 

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