Question

Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads. Sometimes the drivers drive too fast or do not drive carefully enough .Some of them       traffic rules and cause accidents.

According to some researchers, it is usually the pedestrians(行人) who cause the accidents. A lot of road users are very      . They walk or run across the roads      the cars. They walk in the roads but not on the walkways. Some do not take the time to       the green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.

Many people think accidents often happen in       roads in large cities, but this is not always true.     , Tokyo is one of the world’s largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities. However, there are     accidents to pedestrians. The reason is that the police there are very     and the pedestrians are very careful . Pedestrians never cross the roads against a red light and they      follow the traffic rules.

Do you know alcohol(酒精) is another main cause of traffic accidents? It delays(延缓) people’s response(反应). Those who have drunk alcohol are       in making decision. They need a few more seconds to react. Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers. It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking, drunk pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well.

1.A. make             B. break             C. follow        D. remember

2.A. tired             B. careful            C. careless       D. afraid

3.A. at the end of      B. in the center of      C. on top of      D. in front of

4.A. turn on           B. wait for            C. set up        D. look for

5.A. busy             B. wide              C. clean          D. new

6.A. In fact           B. By the way         C. For example   D. In other words

7.A. very few         B. so many            C. some         D. lots of

8.A. lazy             B. polite               C. patient        D. strict

9.A. even            B. never                C. hardly        D. always

10.A . slow           B. active               C . excited        D. lazy 

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了交通事故的发生问题。交通事故的发生有些是司机开车不小心，也有行人闯红灯过马路造成的。有些人认为在大的拥挤的城市会经常发生事故，但事实并非如此，例如东京这样一个大的拥挤的城市却很少发生事故，因为那里人人遵守交通规则。酒驾也是造成事故的一个原因。

1.考查动词与语境理解。结合前后文，讲的是一些违规行为造成了事故，此句为：一些司机违反交通规则造成了事故。A 制造；B 打破；C 遵循；D 记住；break the laws 违反法律，故选B。

2.考查形容词与语境理解。这里讲的是行人造成事故，此句为：一些路人非常粗心。A 累的；B 小心；C 粗心；D 害怕；结合语境故选C。

3.考查短语与语境理解。此处讲的是行人不遵守交通规则，此句为：他们在车辆前面走着或跑着穿过马路。A 在末尾；B 在中央；C 在顶部；D 在前面；结合语境故选D。

4.考查动词与语境理解。结合后文simply cross the roads against the red lights.只是闯红灯穿过马路；此句为：他们不花时间等绿灯。A 打开；B 等待；C 建立；D 寻找；结合语境故选B。

5.考查形容词与语境理解。结合后文得知此句为：很多人认为事故通常发生在大城市的拥挤马路上，事实并非如此。A 拥挤的；B 宽的；C 干净的；D 新的；结合语境故选A。

6.考查短语与语境理解。从后文得知，这里是以东京为例举了个例子，此句为：例如，东京是世界上最大的城市之一，或许也是最繁忙的城市之一。A 事实上；B 顺便说一下；C 例如；D 换句话说；结合语境故选C。

7.考查形容词与语境理解。这里以东京为例来说明并非大的繁忙的城市经常发生事故；此句为：然而，那里行人很少发生事故。A 非常少，几乎没有；B 那么多；C 一些；D 很多；结合语境故选A。

8.考查形容词与语境理解。前面讲到东京几乎没有发生交通事故，故此句为：因为那里的交警很严格，行人也很小心。A 懒惰；B 有礼貌；C 有耐心；D 严格的；结合语境故选D。

9.考查副词与语境理解。结合前文Pedestrians never cross the roads against a red light行人从不闯红灯过马路；此句为：他们总是遵守交通规则。A 甚至；B 从不；C 几乎不；D 总是；结合语境故选D。

10.考查形容词与语境理解。结合前文It delays(延缓) people’s response(反应).它会延缓人的反应；此句为：那些喝酒的人做出决定总是迟缓。A 缓慢；B 活跃的；C 兴奋的；D 懒惰的；结合语境故选A。

考点：社会现象类短文。