Question

短文填空 选择恰当的单词填空，每词限用一次。（有两个多余的选项）

answer, alone, oldest, start, until, ask, fortieth, own, teach, first, money, later

In Britain you are allowed to drive a car when you are seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can ____. When you are learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road ____. You don’t have to go to a driving school——a friend can  ____ you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take the ___ for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

Before you are allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your ____ car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then ____ a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you are allowed to take it again a few weeks ____ if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her ____ test after 212 driving lessons. When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you are allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s ____ driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test ____1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

Answer

 start

 alone

 teach

 money

 own

 answer

 later

 fortieth

 oldest

 until 

【解析】

试题分析：本文大意：在英国到了十七岁才可开车，但是在开车前必须有一个特殊的两年期驾照。可以不去驾校学开车，朋友也可以教你，但是只有有教师证的才可以收费，而且教你开车的人必须有一个全照。可以用自己的车参加考试，也可以考很多次试，时间不限定。1904年以前是任何人都可以开车的，1904年后才要求有驾照，到了1935年才必须参加考试。

 考查动词。句意：在开始之前，你必须有一个两年期的特殊驾照。start开始。根据语境可知是在开始开车前，故答案填start。

 考查副词。句意：当你正在学开车的时候，因为不允许你独自一人开车上路，所以必须有一个全照的人一直陪着你。alone独自。根据someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you必须有一个全照的人一直陪着你，可知不是一人上路，故答案填alone 。

 考查动词。句意：你不必去驾校学习，朋友可以教你。teach教。根据语境可知既然不必去语境学开车，那么朋友也是可以教你的，故答案填teach。

 考查名词。句意：教你开车的人不允许收费，除非他有教师证。take the money收费。去驾校学开车是收费的，有教师证的教开车也可以收费，否则不能收费，故答案填money。

 考查形容词。句意:你可以开自己的车参加考试，但是你的车必须适应路况。one’s own某人自己的。根据 but it has to be fit for the road但是你的车必须适应路况，可知不是统一的考试车， 故答案填own。

 考查动词。句意：考试中你比必须驾车半个小时左右，然后回答几个问题。answer回答。根据a few questions几个问题，可知是回答， 故答案填answer。

 考查副词。句意:如果你考试没过，只要你想重考，几周后你就可以再考。later以后。根据语境可知是几周后可再考，故答案填later。

 考查名词。句意:1970年，一位妇女在经过212次驾驶课后终于通过了她的第40次考试。fortieth第四十。根据after 212 driving lessons经过212次驾驶课后，上了这么多的课，考次次数也不止一次，故答案填fortieth。

 考查形容词。句意：英国最老的司机是1974年一位100岁的男人。oldest最老的。根据in 1974 at the age of 1001974年一位100岁，可知是年纪最大的，故答案填oldest。

 考查形容词。句意：但直到1935年他们才须参加考试。not until直到……才。根据Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license.1904年前任何人都可以开车，甚至是孩子。然后从1904年开始司机必须有驾照，可知考试是后来才有的，故答案填unitl。

考点：短文填空。