阅读文章后，从第50至54题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
We all hate speed cameras，don’t we？They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents；they just make money for the government．They trick us，cost us cold hard cash，disturb us from driving properly and are unfair．
Well，here’s a surprising thing：what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives？It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France，a country with a historically poor record of road safety．
There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example，but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory（强迫的）seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995．
Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time，or 4.9 percent less than2004．Comparing road deaths to populating in 2005，that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806．
And guess what？Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years．
Okey, you know the arguments on the increased traffic safety and cameras. for-inco me, but in seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A theer-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on.
Traveling on the highways，it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when one few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming There’s even all official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly
Maybe it is because of such transparency by government，rather than the secrecy too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy their life thanks to speed cameras
1.We can learn from the first paragraph that ．
A．speed cameras cost us our lives
B．speed cameras help HS drive properly
C．most people think speed cameras are good for slowing drivers down
D．most people think speed cameras are used to make money for the government
2.In France, a driver should obey the following rules EXCEPT ．
A．blood alcohol limit lowering B．speed limit obeying
C．camera location updating D．seat belt wearing
3.The underlined word ‘‘transparency’’ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ．
A．honesty B．openness C．innocence D．strictness
4.Now you can seldom see in France ．
A．lunch time last long with drunk people rushing back to office
B．people drive at a speed of less than 130 km／h
C．drivers drive according to the traffic lights
D．police conduct traffic in streets
5.What is the text mainly about？
A．The argument on speed cameras
B The drivers in France hating speed cameras
C．France does successfully in controlling road accidents
D．France takes many measures in controlling road accidents
阅下面的文章，并从所给选项中选出最恰当的句子完成每个段落，并将其字母标号填在相应的横线上（其中一个为多余选项）。
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The Mississippi
The Mississippi is a romantic river whose relationship with man goes back beyond its discovery by the Spaniards in the 16th century．Indians used the river as a highway and as a source of food．and it was they who gave it its name“misi-sipi”，meaning“river of many fishes”．European explorers called it the Mississippi．Today, it is often called“Old Man River”．
45 ．Flowing from north to south，it gathers many waters on its way．You will easily understand why it is called“Old Man River”，or the“Father of Waters”．A lot of early setters built their homes on the land along its waters．The Mississippi was and is the old man of all American people，too
46 ．In 1927 the Mississippi flooded 26 thousand acres，sweeping away farms，towns，everything in its path．In 1938 its floods drowned or killed 200 people and made millions homeless．Today the river has largely been controlled．
47 ．Pioneers who first reached its banks wondered not only where it went，but what lay beyond．In 1764 the French founded a city on the right bank of the river, and named it after their king，Louis XV．This city, named St Louis，became the jumping-off place for the adventurous men and women who opened up the Great Plains，and the way to the Far West．
48 ．One of the saddest memories may be that of the blacks who were carried down the river and sold as slaves．The river also remembers that their sobbing and crying voices once passed over its waters．
49 ．Today, the river is still an important part of the American economy．Goods are carried up and down the river to get to other parts of the country and the world．
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady perpetual（永久的）serenity（平静）．’’—Joseph Addison
Annually my husband’s family has a reunion．At one of the recent 25 ，the weather was cloudy, and more rain was 26 ．The family members who arrived early were 27 about the possibility of rain and the 28 it would have on attendance．
It did rain，but as it started，a car 29 and out of the passenger side suddenly appeared Uncle Earl， 30 by the family, who is 96 years old and has been 31 for many years．Just the arrival of Uncle Earl immediately 32 the spirits of the group．
Ever cheerful and optimistic，Uncle Earl 33 to amaze the family．One by one he 34 each member, held their hands，gave them a piece of candy and made them laugh
35 l stood back，1 watched how his behavior and 36 brought a smile to everyone’s face He didn’t spend time telling everyone about his illness as others were doing．I 37 that it was his choice to be of good cheer and not focus on the 38 aspects of his life．By doing so, each family member had to respond in the same 39 ．
Just before we began to feast on the wonderful 40 ，Earl stood up and spoke to the group for a few minutes．He asked everyone to take a lighthearted approach to 41 happened. He said he had prayed for us all to arrive and to return home 42 ，so we need not worry about the rain．Then he gave us all his blessing．I know I felt 43 to be with him.
What is happening in your life 44 ？Are you taking a cheerful approach to your day? Be of good cheer! Like Uncle Earl!
1.A．moments B．reunions C．meals D．discussions
2.A．informed B．argued C．predicted D．demanded
3.A．happy B．excited C．interested D．concerned
4.A．danger B．significance C．effect D．consequence
5.A．pulled up B．drove off C．pushed in D．sped up
6.A．told B．called C．known D．recognized
7.A．homeless B．blind C．silent D．lost
8.A．changed B．reacted C．bothered D．showed
9.A．continues B．refuses C．plans D．tends
10.A．scratched B．admired C．scolded D．addressed
11.A．Although B．As C．Once D．If
12.A．cheerfulness B．thankfulness C．pessimism D．complaint
13.A．realized B．explained C．decided D．urged
14.A．violent B．positive C．meaningful D．negative
15.A．order B．place C．manner D．direction
16.A．min B．food C．life D．car
17.A．whatever B．whichever C．however D．wherever
18.A．early B．slowly C．quickly D．safely
19.A．beaten B．disappointed C．blessed D．surprised
20.A．at times B．in time C．right now D．from now
一Tomorrow I will sit the written test for my driving license.
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A．Too bad B．Don’t worry C．Congratulations D Good luck
It to me that I should go to attend a meeting when I was about to go home．
A．happened B．struck C．occurred D．reminded
Milton didn’t choose of the T-shirts and went away without looking at a third one.
A．any B．either C．all D．both
