Accidents happen almost every day. Some accidents are not serious and some are. We read about such accidents nearly every day in the newspapers. It is wrong for people to think that accidents take place only on the roads or highways, or even at work places. Home accidents are just as common. Because very few home accidents are reported, people come to think that there are few accidents which happen in homes.
There have been many cases where people fall to their deaths from high rise flats. Children often fall over while coming down the stairs. Old people may slip (滑跤) on wet floors if they are not careful.
Nowadays there are a lot of modern electrical appliances (电器) such as rice cookers which make life easy for the modern house wives. These appliances can kill if they are not used in the proper way. Gas stoves (煤气灶) used for cooking are also dangerous if they are not properly used. They may cause burns or, in more serious cases, even fires.
But all such accidents can be stopped if we are careful and follow simple rules of safety. For example, it is unwise for people to try repairing their own electrical appliances if they do not know how to. It is safer to get them repaired by an electrician (电工).
1.Accidents take place ____.
A. mostly in homes
B. mostly on roads and highways
C. mostly in factories
D. almost everywhere
2.Which of the following accidents may NOT happen in homes?
A. People may fall to death from high buildings.
B. People may be knocked down by cars on the roads.
C. Gas stoves may cause burns or even fires.
D. People may be killed by an electrical appliance.
3.People are advised____ .
A. to avoid using electrical appliances
B. to repair their own electrical appliances
C. not to repair their own electrical appliances
D. not to get their electrical appliances fixed
As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.
Mr Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.
At once he heard a police whistle(口哨声), so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at that crossing.”
“But the sign there doesn’t say ‘STOP’,” answered Mr Williams, “ It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow.”
The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched(抓) his head and said, “Well, I’m in the wrong street !”
1.Mr Williams was driving ____ one evening.
A. to a party B. to his office
C. home after work D. to work from home
2.When he was stopped by a policeman, he ____.
A. was driving at a high speed B. was driving onto the main road
C. was going to stop his car D. was driving slowly
3.Though slowly, Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because____ .
A. he didn't see any “STOP” sign there
B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules
C. he didn't have to stop
D. he was eager to get home
4.Looking round Mr Williams, the policeman was surprised because____ .
A. he met a mad man
B. he realized that he himself was mistaken
C. Mr Williams dared to speak to him like that
D. Mr Williams would not apologize to him
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。
My ears are recently full of praising words from my friends such as, “ Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah,—I ______ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to______ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his______ and how much they know about football apart from______ goals. It seems funny that we are______ about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are______, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s______.
We need these pleasures to______ our lives. But that doesn’t______ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We______ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good______ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say______ about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep______, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a______ meaning. If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with______ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first______ has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is______ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have______ up, how much more sensible, mature , and intelligent we have become.
1.A. like B. agree C. hope D. think
2.A. ask B. tell C. teach D. doubt
3.A. skills B. fame C. teach D. appearance
4.A. kicking B. hitting C. scoring D. controlling
5.A. thankful B. crazy C. curious D. anxious
6.A. uncertain B. unhappy C. displeased D. careful
7.A. aims B. qualities C. pleasures D. truths
8.A. keep up B. brighten up C. find out D. brighten about
9.A. come B. increase C. amount D. rise
10.A.dared B. would C. could D. should
11.A.thinking B. character C. looks D. ability
12.A.more B. something C. less D. nothing
13.A.love B. sleep C. sense D. thought
14.A.clear B. puzzling C. moving D. valuable
15.A.material B. deep C. surface D. pleasant
16.A.conclusion B. experience C. lesson D. impression
17.A.since B. although C. unless D. before
18.A.sign B. cause C. value D. willingness
19.A.worries B. pains C. satisfies D. offers
20.A.given B. sent C. built D. grown
Tom kept quiet about the accident ______ lose his job.
A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to
He believes that she is right, _______?
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. is she D. isn’t she
This is the second time that you ______ the Summer Palace.
A. visited B. have visited C. had visited D. are visiting
