Question

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次.:（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.

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题解析:本文大意:每个人都知道在中国过马路不看两边是危险的，然而，我在美国加州的美丽城市伯克雷却有一次不同的经历。我刚到那儿的头几天不过马路时做什么，一路车冲开过来，所以我停下来等它过去，但它却停在我前面。老实说，我有困惑，因为在中国司机们通常在人们起步时，尽可能快地过马路。有一会我不知做什么了，我看车没有开的意思，我就做了一个手势让他先走。

1.考查介词。句意：在我到那儿的最初几天期间，当我过马路时，我不知做什么。during在……期间。根据my first couple of days there，到那儿最初几天，可知答案选C.

2.考查代词。句意：我暗想到“谁想被车撞呢？”think to oneself暗想；根据 “Who wants to be knocked down by a car?”“谁想被车撞呢？” 可知答案选E.

3.考查动词。句意：一辆SUV快速朝我开过来，所以我停下来等它过去。waiedt等待；根据stopped可知是停下来等车开过去，故答案选B.

4.考查形容词。句意：老实说，我有困惑，因为在中国司机们通常在人们起步时，尽可能快地过马路。fast快的，形容词；as+adj/adv原级+as，和……一样，可知答案选A.

考点：短文填空。