Module 2 Traffic Jam
培优练习
一、填空。
It is convenient for you to _______________(四处逛逛) in Qingdao. _____________(举起) your hand, you will see a taxi appear _______________(很快). Checking a cab, you will find ______________(营业执照). Getting into the taxi, you will ____________________(很好地欣赏一下……的风景) the rapidly changing city.
Services _______________________(公交车提供的) are very good. Waiting at the bus stop, you will find buses come and leave _______________(每几分钟). There are so many people _______________(在上下班高峰期) that you can rarely get a seat. _____________(即使这样), all the people in the buses are in a friendly atmosphere.
Getting around in Qingdao, you will find warm-hearted citizens here and there. A survey ____________(被进行) the other day shows that more and more volunteers who ____________(值得赞扬) are making contributions to the traffic in Qingdao. ____________(而且), all the citizens are learning to respect the traffic rules.
二、完形填空。
The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 1 ? parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had 2 ? food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. white, 3 ? his siren and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against 4 ?. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the 5 ?. From the back of the 6 ? the parents were shouting at him to 7 ?, since Ally had almost stopped 8 ?. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red "STOP" light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to 9 ?, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 10 ? his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows 11 ?, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not 12 ? the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight 13 ? into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see 14 ? little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of 15 ? on the faces of the parents.
"Look!" cried Mrs. Green. "She is 16 ? again."
"It must have been the 17 ?." said her husband. "It 18 ? the food out of her throat." The baby's color was turning to 19 ?, and she was crying in a loud but healthy 20 ?.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
1. A. worried B. angry C. happy D. surprised
2. A. little B. some C. no D. few
3. A. opened on B. turned on C. turned off D. sped up
4. A. police B. life C. lights D. time
5. A. empty street B. busy traffic C. large crowds D. deserted place
6. A. street B. cars C. traffic D. ambulance
7. A. hurry B. slow C. stop D. drive
8. A. breathing B. looking C. whispering D. talking
9. A. think B. ignore C. lose D. miss
10. A. at B. from C. forward D. to
11. A. open B. clean C. up D. down
12. A. hear B. see C. find D. notice
13. A. away B. on C. off D. out
14. A. how B. what C. where D. who
15. A. pleasure B. anger C. fear D. surprise
16. A. crying B. breathing C. smiling D. speaking
17. A. light B. policeman C. car D. crash
18. A. took B. picked C. knocked D. made
19. A. usual B. common C. ordinary D. normal
20. A. sound B. voice C. tone D. noise
三、书面表达。
你所在的城市交通拥堵现象日趋严重，事故时有发生，特别是早晚上、下班高峰期。为了改善交通状况，市政府向广大市民征集建议。请根据下面的要点提出你自己的建议。
1. 修缮公路，改善路面状况；
2. 修建立交桥，缓解交通压力；
3. 控制小轿车的产量。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
答案与解析
填空。
1. get around 2. Raising 3. in no time 4. a business permit 5. have a good view of
6. provided by buses 7. every few minutes 8. during rush hours 9. Even so 10. conducted
11. are worth praising 12. Furthermore/Moreover/Besides
二、完形填空。
1-5 ABBDB 6-10 DAACD 11-15 CABAC 16-20 BDCDB
1. A 【解析】由后文我们知道他们的女儿被食物卡住了食道, 此刻他们的心情应该是焦急的、担忧的。
2. B 【解析】句意为“这个小女孩被一些食物卡住了食道, 几乎不能呼吸”。
3. B【解析】A. opened on打开B. turned on打开C. turned off关掉D. sped up加紧，司机打开报警器，选B
4. D【解析】当时情况很紧急, 去的应为最近的医院。和时间斗争。
5. B【解析】在此是指车辆纷纷让路给救护车。
6. D【解析】从第一句话The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front可知是救护车。
7. A【解析】孩子的父母之所以朝司机大声地吼叫，让他快点。
8. A【解析】孩子的父母之所以朝司机大声地吼叫, 是因为孩子快停止呼吸了。
9. C【解析】由于事情紧急, 他们没有时间可以错过了。
10. D【解析】表示“朝左看”是to the left。
11. C【解析】由下文知出租车上是开着空调的, 因此, 司机将窗户关上了。
12. A【解析】hear 意为“听到”, 强调结果, 由于司机在听广播, 而且窗户是关着的, 所以他没有听到救护车的声音。
13. B【解析】drive straight on指“一直继续开车”。
14. A【解析】怀特先生看看女孩怎样了，选how。
15. C【解析】从后文我们可以知道, 在撞车的过程中, 孩子食道中卡住的食物被吐出来了。因而, 看到孩子面色好转的情况, 孩子的父母当然会感到安慰而不是担心。
16. B【解析】孩子开始呼吸了, 父母才会如此激动。
17. D【解析】考查名词：A. light灯，B. policeman警察 ，C. car汽车，D. crash撞击，是刚才的撞击使孩子食道中的食物吐出来了。选D
18. C【解析】考查动词：A. took拿，B. picked捡C. knocked 敲D. made制作，是撞击将食物从喉咙里面撞出来了，选C
19. D【解析】考查形容词：A. usual平常的B. common 普通的，常见的，共同的，C. ordinary 普通的，D. normal正常的，因为有了呼吸, 孩子的面色变得正常了。选D
20. B【解析】考查名词：A. sound声音，B. voice嗓音，C. tone语调，D. noise噪音，她哭的声音很响，但是很健康。选B
三、书面表达。
As everybody knows, the traffic problem in our city is becoming more and more serious.
During the rush hours, the roads are very crowded. And the accident rate becomes higher than before. I think it’s time for the government to take measures to solve this problem.
First of all, we should repair the roads, for some of the roads are in bad condition and it is difficult for drivers to go through. Secondly, we should build more overpasses so as to cut down traffic jams. Thirdly, the production of cars should also be controlled.
I believe if these measures are taken, the traffic problem will be solved or at least the accident rate will be lowered. I do hope our government will accept my suggestions.
Module 2 Traffic Jam
基础练习
完成句子。
1. When you pay the bill，you should ask for a ____________(收据)．
2. The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to ____________(展出)their works.
3. If you want to go camping, we can ____________(提供)you with tent.
4. It's an ____________(给人深刻印象的)ceremony.
5. Will it be ____________(方便)to come in the afternoon?
6. Life can be linked to journey with an unknown ____________(目的地)．
7. We must ____________(探索)all possible ways to increase production.
8. Please write your name and home address on this ____________(登记)form.
9. Have you found a ____________(解答)to the problem?
10. How do you think the actor will ____________(反应)
重点表达。
与……相连 ________________________________________
被困在 ________________________________________
立即，马上 ________________________________________
四处走动 ________________________________________
正在建设之中 ________________________________________
三、阅读理解。
The private automobile(私家车) has long played an important role in the United States. In fact，it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.
Family life has been affected(影响) in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenager children have the use of the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs—or is “showing off” by speeding or breaking other traffic laws. Mothers of victims(受害者) of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies(悲剧). They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving)and are spreading the same message among their friends.
For many Americans the automobile is a necessity. But for some, it is also a mark of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an adult. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans.
1．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?
A．Cars have encouraged the growth of the cities.
B．Cars can bring families together when they go for picnics.
C．Cars have enabled people to live far from their place for work.
D．Cars help city families to transport their children to distant schools.
2．What has been done to deal with the problem of drunk driving?
A．Parents have paid more attention to their children.
B．Some organizations have been set up against drunk driving.
C．Mothers have tried to persuade their children not to drink alcohol.
D．University students have asked the government to solve the problem.
3．We can infer from the text that ________ in American.
A．it will be more difficult for people to get new cars
B．parents will not allow their children to have their own cars
C．the government will encourage people to use public transportation
D．cars will still be popular though they have caused many problems
答案和解析
完成句子。
1. receipt 2. display 3. provide 4. impressive 5. convenient
6. destination 7. explore 8. registration 9. solution 10. react
二、重点表达。
1. be connected to
2. be/get stuck in
3. in no time
4. get around
5. under construction
三、阅读理解。
1-3 DBD
1. D【解析】根据短文内容可判断出短文中没有提到汽车帮助城市的家庭把自己的孩子送到很远的学校。
2. B【解析】第三段第五句话“Mothers of victims of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving)．”说明已经建立了一些反对酒后驾车组织来解决酒后驾车问题。
3. D【解析】最后一段最后一句“Altogether，cars mean very much to Americans.”表明尽管汽车存在很多问题，在美国汽车仍然受到人们的欢迎。
Module 2 Traffic Jam
提高练习
一、完成句子。
1. It may take a long time to find a s to the problem.
2. As soon as the students of geology arrived on the island, they were eager ____________(探索).
3. After a five--day trip, we arrived at our d .
4. I'm not p to go out alone at night.
5. Under normal circumstances, these two gases will r to produce carbon dioxide and water.
6. The bridge under c will be the symbol of the city.
7. The taxis are usually red, and they d the price per kilometer on the window.
8. We are doing our best with the ____________(limit) resources available.
9. All the audience spoke highly of his ____________(impress) performance.
10. Please come and see me whenever it is c to you.
阅读理解。
A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.
“See that red light near Austin Avenue(大道)?” the controller asked a visitor. “There’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”
At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again. “A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,” the controller explained.
“They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”
The sensors(传感器) show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressways for each one hundred million miles travelled, while in other parts of the country there are 2.6.
Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”. Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston. “Chicago has taken the lead,” says New York City’s traffic director, and he adds, “We are far behind...”
1．What would be the best title for this text?
A．Computerized Traffic Control System
B．Rush Periods Getting Longer
C．The Nation’s Busiest Road
D．Traffic Jams in Chicago
2．How does the controller follow Chicago’s traffic?
A．By learning how to use a computer.
B．By waiting for the red light to turn to green.
C．By watching the sensors built into expressways.
D．By looking at a set of lights on the map in the control room.
3．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A．a truck which needs repairing
B．a truck doing repairs on the road
C．Austin Avenue
D．a red light
4．The system in Chicago ________.
A．is really effective
B．is actually of very little use
C．will be sent to Los Angeles
D．is looked down upon by New York's traffic director
三、翻译。
1．站在那边，你就能够很好地看到这幅油画了。(祈使句＋and＋陈述句)
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2．恐怕我不会允许你做这样的傻事。(permit)
___________________________________________________________
3．她拄着拐杖四处走动。(get around)
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4．我们的新办公楼尚在建造中。(under construction)
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5．他们对你的建议有什么反应？(react)
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答案与解析
一、完成句子。
1. solution 2. to explore 3. destination 4. permitted 5. react
6. construction 7. display 8. limited 9. impressive 10. convenient
二、阅读理解。
1-4 ACBA
1. A【解析】通读全文可知在芝加哥控制交通的the sensors主要是由电脑来操纵和控制的。
2. C【解析】由第五段的开头可知整个芝加哥的交通主要由the sensors来监控的。
3. B【解析】由第二段最后一句可知本句中的“it”指代前半句刚提到的a repair truck fixing the road。
4. A【解析】只需通过the sensors便可观察到整个城市的交通情况，若有拥挤或事故发生时，可通过广播派车去帮助清理道路，由此可知该系统是非常有效果的。
三、翻译。
1. Stand over there and you'll be able to see the oil painting better.
2. I’m afraid I cannot permit you to do such foolish things.
3. She gets/got around with the help of a stick.
4. Our new office buildings are still under construction.
5. How did they react to your suggestion?
