Question

完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. In New Zealand, the __1__ driving age is 15.

However it wasn't __2__ two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our __3__ was Urawa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I __4_ sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (厕所) about three times __5_ we left. I thought I was totally __6 for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family's _7__. "Relax! Don't hold the steering wheel (方向盘) so _8_. The car is going zigzag (弯弯曲曲的), called a nervous voice from the __9__. "Speed up. 70km/h isn't fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.

How _10__ ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! __11__! Are you crazy? ” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 12__ the speed limit was only 50km/h.

My family seemed relieved (放心的) and __13__ telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery. 14__, that silence didn't last very long. My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us. __15 they lovely?"

How did she expect me to look up in the __16__? As the driver I had to _17_ . Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 18__? Four hours later we drove home. This time the journey was much __19__ than before as everyone else __20__ fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.

1.	A．oldest B．youngest C．best D．worst

2.	A．until B．unless C．after D．when

3.	A．destination B．home C．city D．aim

4.	A．thought B．decided C．kept D．made

5.	A．when B．since C．before D．as

6.	A．disappointed B．prepared C．excited D．upset

7.	A．praises B．encouragements C．complaints D．cries

8.	A．tightly B．lightly C．loosely D．happily

9.	A．front seat B．back seat C．top seat D．empty seat

10.	A．interesting B．moving C．puzzling D．annoying

11.	A．Get out B．Move on C．Slow down D．Speed up

12.	A．where B．while C．which D．why

13.	A．began B．stopped C．continued D．forgot

14. A. Luckily                 B. Probably                  C, Warmly             D. Sadly

15.	A．Can’t B．Don’t C．Aren’t D．Won’t

16.	A．air B．water C．ground D．woods

17.	A．see B．concentrate C．check D．care

18.	A．bird B．dog C．road D．car

19.	A．easier B．flatter C．harder D．lower

20.	A．felt B．began C．fell D．kept

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】略