Driving in Spain is a lot of the time pleasurable, smooth new roads with few fellow drivers to look out for, allowing one to take in the beautiful, changing countryside, but at other times it can also be a nervous nerve  experience, and you try not to eyewink in case you cause serious damage to body and machine.

Spanish drivers are by no means the worst in the world but they do have many habits and manners that will make you fear but then smile; they posses the same love of the horn used by so many other nations' drivers. But their use of the horn doesn't seem to be for warning another driver of a serious driving infringement(違規(guī)) but instead to remind people that they are sitting at a red light or that Real Madrid or Barcelona or whoever they have promised their loyalty to, has just scored a goal!

    Most drivers would agree that round-abouts(圓環(huán)) are quite simple to use, but they seem to be a complete mystery to many Spanish drivers. On many occasions, a Spaniard in the right hand lane will decide that he is turning left, often with no indication, the result of this being the screaming of quickly applied foot brakes from vehicles traveling in the left hand lane with the intension of carrying straight on. Amazingly though, this type of driving action, as mentioned earlier, is apparently considered quite acceptable by the average Spanish motorist and the constant whistling of horns one would expect is never heard.

    The Spanish have rather a crazy way of overtaking(超車) also, or at least the speed merchants among them do. Many of the major roads in Spain are dual ways and at times you will need to overtake slower traffic. It is at this time that you are likely to meet the presence of “mad” driver. You will go through your overtaking procedure mirror, indicate－and then, as if by magic, a quick look in your back view mirror expose that you have a car practically riding your bumper(保險(xiǎn)杠) with its left indicator flashing like there's no tomorrow. Strangely enough this is also supposed to be acceptable practice.

72.The main idea of the passage is about________.

A. the driving rules in Spain          B. the trouble with Spanish drivers

C. the driving experience in Spain     D. the skillful Spanish drivers

73.The third paragraph tells us that__________.

A. Spanish drivers tend to move from the right to the left

B. Spanish drivers like doing round-abouts

C. Spanish drivers often apply foot brakes

D. Spanish drivers usually turn their car suddenly

74.The underlined phrase in the passage suggests that______.

A. the Spanish driver was in a hurry    B. the Spanish driver was dying

C. the Spanish driver was polite        D. the Spanish driver was patient

75.The passage is most probably taken from_____.

A. a newspaper report                   B. a travel magazine

C. a research paper                     D. a class presentation

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Believe it or not, optical illusion(錯(cuò)覺) can cut highway crashes.

Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.

Now the American Automobile Association Foundation(基金會(huì)) for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.

Excessive (too great) speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards (danger) are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.

Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.

Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.

The passage mainly discusses ________.

A. a new way of highway speed control

B. a new pattern for painting highways

C. a new way of training drivers

D. a new type of optical illusion

On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that ________.

A. they should avoid speed-related hazards

B. they are driving in the wrong lane

C. they should slow down their speed

D. they are coming near to the speed limit

The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ________.

A. can keep drivers awake     B. can cut road accidents in half

C. will look more attractive   D. will have a longer effect on drivers

The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to ________.

A. try out the Japanese method in certain areas

B. change the road signs across the country

C. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons

D. repeat the Japanese road patterns

What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?

A. They are suitable only on broad roads.   

B. They are falling out of use in the United States.

C. They are ignored in a long period of time.

D. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.

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—Joy,how was your holiday??

—I had a great time.We went scuba driving in Hainan Island.?

—Wow! ___________?

A.That sounds really cool!            B.I’m going to Hainan Island,too.?

C.How cool you are!                   D.Cheers!?

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How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive（遲鈍的）employee 36 your day?

One day I was in a taxi and we headed 37 the airport．We were driving in the 38 lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us．My taxi driver slammed on his 39 ，slid sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and 40 the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car looked around and started 41 at us．

My taxi driver just 42 and waved at the guy．And I mean he was really 43 ．So I asked，“Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”(垃圾車定律)．

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks．They run around full of 44 ，full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment．As their garbage 45 up，they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on 46 . Don’t take it personally: Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on．

Believe me. You’ll be 47 ．Don’t take their garbage and 48 it to other people at work, at home，or on the streets．Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 49 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s 50 in your life, Roy Baumeister，a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you 5l bad things more often than good things in your life，you store the bad memories more easily，and you 52 them more frequently．

Therefore，love the people who treat you right and ignore the ones who don’t．Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 53 it!

When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life! You make room for the good by 54 go of the bad．Have a marvelous，garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today 55 the harvest you will reap tomorrow．

36．A．ruin　　　　　　　　 B．obtain　 　　　 C．spare　 　　　　　　　 D．enrich

37．A．through　 　 B．for　 　　　　　 C．in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to

38．A．latter　 　　　 B．opposite　 　 C．right　　　　　　　　　　　 D．free

39．A．window　 　 B．door　 　　　　 C．seat　　　　　　 D．brakes

40．A．knocked　 　 B．overtook　 　 C．lost　 　　　　　　　　　 D．missed

41．A．laughing　 　 B．yelling 　　　　 C．glancing　 　　　　　 D．throwing

42．A．smiled　 　　　 B．ignored　 　　 C． wondered　　　　　　　　　　 D．guessed

43．A．tired　 　　　　 B．a(chǎn)ngry　 　　　 C．friendly　　　　　　　　　 D．disappointed

44．A．expectation　　 B．garbage　 　　 C．passengers 　　　　　 D．goods

45．A．turns　 　　　 B．holds 　　　　　 C．piles　 　　　　　　　 D．pushes

46．A．you　 　　　　　 B．children　 　 C．roads　 　　　　　　　 D．dustbin

47．A．upset　 　　　　 B．frightened　 C．pitiful 　　　　　　　　　 D．happier

48．A．contribute　　　 B．share　 　　　 C．spread　 　　　　　　 D．explain

49．A．surprise　　 B．regrets　　　 C．doubt　 　　　　　　　 D．pleasure

50．A．important　 B．funny　 　　　　 C．strange 　　　　　　　　 D．embarrassing

51．A．forget　 　　　　 B．remember　　 C．value 　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)ppreciate

52．A．imagine　　　　　 B．exchange　 C．enjoy　 　　　　　　　 D．recall

53．A．inspire 　　　　　 B．notice 　　　　　 C．mend　 　　　　　　　 D．take

54．A．consisting　 　 B．letting　 　　　　 C．making 　　　　　　　　 D．dreaming

55．A．determine 　　　 B．deserve　　 　 C．deliver 　　　　　　　　 D．distinguish

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閱讀下列短文,從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin （頑童） was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He wished he had a brother like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled （殘疾） brother． He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
56．The street urchin was very surprised when __________．
A．he saw the shining car            B．Paul told him about the car
C．he was walking around the car     D．Paul received an expensive car
57．From the story we know that the urchin __________．
A．wished to give his brother a car
B．wished Paul’s brother to give him a car
C．wished Paul could be a brother like that 
D．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s 
58．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.
A．to show he had a rich friend        B．to show his neighbors the car
C．to let his brother ride in the car      D．to tell his brother about his wish
59．We can infer from the story that __________.
A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B．the urchin’s wish came true in the end
C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D．the urchin had a deep love for his brother
60．The best title for the story probably is __________．
A．A Christmas Present    B．A Street Urchin  
C．A Brother Like That    D．An Unforgettable Ride

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年新疆農(nóng)七師高級(jí)中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期第二階段考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解

Believe it or not, optical illusion(錯(cuò)覺) can cut highway crashes.
Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent strips, called chevrons（人字形標(biāo)志）, painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.
Now the American Automobile Association Foundations For Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
Excessive（過分） speed plays a major role in as much as one fifty of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards(危險(xiǎn)) are the greatest-curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.
Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane（車道） appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction of highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.
【小題1】The passage mainly discusses________.

A．a(chǎn) new way of highway speed control
B．a(chǎn) new pattern for painting highway
C．a(chǎn) new way of training drivers
D．a(chǎn) new type of optical illusion
【小題2】On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that________.
A．they should avoid speed-related hazards
B．they are driving in the wrong lane
C．they should slow down their speed
D．they are coming near to the speed limit
【小題3】According to the foundation,____can cause serious traffic accident
A． the straight, horizontal bars
B．greatest curves
C．exit slops , traffic circles, bridges
D． Over-speed driving
【小題4】The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former______.
A．can keep drivers awake
B．can cut road accidents in half
C．will look more attractive
D．will have a longer effect on drivers
【小題5】The Americans automobile association foundation for traffic safety plans to____.
A．try out the Japanese method in certain areas
B．change the road signs across the country
C．replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons
D．repeat the Japanese road patterns

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