A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking（搭便车）on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road．The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him．Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop．The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel（方向盘）!
The car started to move very slowly．The man looked at the road and saw a curve （拐弯处）coming his way．Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life．He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel．The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve．Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky car．Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town．In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky．
Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car．Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!
About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other, “Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”
1.When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man ________．
A．felt very curious B．was extremely frightened
C．cried for help D．remained as calm as possible
2.According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?
A．His reasonable behavior． B．His vivid description．
C．His plain appearance． D．His honest attitude．
3.We can infer from the passage that ________．
A．it is unsafe for people to take a free ride
B．the man was telling a lie to his listeners
C．the car probably broke down on the way
D．the two young men were familiar with the man
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights．It 36 me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a 37 to go faster．I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green．Above all, there are those 38 situations in which someone doesn’t even 39 that the light turns red, and just keeps going．That is why so many 40 happen! All these situations make me 41__ the purpose of traffic lights．
42 , it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at __43 crossroads．Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to 44 traffic．And I’ll do my best to 45 the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m 46 to．
It occurs to me that my 47 have done much the same for me 48 teaching me how to live．They have given me many 49 lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 50 with joy and purpose．They have also given me some red lights 51 my life goes astray（误入歧途）: not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires．And there 52 have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 53 school regularly and work hard．
If I obey these rules, my life will be as 54 as it can be．Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“ 55__ signals” given to me by my parents．
1.A．suggests B．informs C．reminds D．warns
2.A．sight B．signal C．message D．switch
3.A．instant B．exciting C．dangerous D．cautious
4.A．notice B．sense C．remember D．feel
5.A．events B．problems C．situations D．accidents
6.A．think of B．wonder about C．care for D．worry about
7.A．Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However
8.A．noisy B．narrow C．crowded D．key
9.A．control B．direct C．improve D．serve
10.A．learn B．obey C．protect D．carry
11.A．supposed B．used C．devoted D．delighted
12.A．teachers B．friends C．leaders D．parents
13.A．in charge of B．in face of C．in terms of D．indanger of
14.A．safe B．green C．beneficial D．helpful
15.A．live B．share C．work D．communicate
16.A．unless B．when C．before D．till
17.A．still B．even C．only D．also
18.A．start B．attend C．leave D．miss
19.A．good B．colorful C．meaningful D．healthy
20.A．traffic B．light C．life D．confidence
--You’ve been driving for hours．Shall I ________？
--No, that’s OK．I enjoy driving and I know you hate it, especially on the highway．
A．take back B．take on C．take over D．take up
The young man lay on the sofa with his arms ________ and soon fell asleep．
A．folded B．folding C．being folded D．to fold
--Have you seen Tony recently?
--No, but I ________ dinner with him on Sunday．
A．would have B．have had
C．have been having D．am having
--Lily did succeed at last!
--Yeah, indeed, but she was ________ than successful, I think．
A．more lucky B．much luckier
C．luckier D．lucky
