Being on the road at 3:15 am to drive 450 kil...

Being on the road at 3:15 am to drive 450 kilometers wasn't in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a fewdays to prepare myself for the following busy.

My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the snowfield. Imy car to make sure that everyone could get to the drop-off point so that they could get together and enjoy their week'sby snowboarding and skiing.

The only thing that l was thinking of on my journey was that as soon as Iand said goodbye,1 would make the trip,in total, a round trip of 900 kilometers in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, particularly as I was looking forward to relaxation.

Simon and I talked, on our way, a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as wespent five continuous hours together.

On my return trip, Ia strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning fog. Within an hour it cleared. I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home l wasrefreshed（恢复精神）and energized even though 1 was physically tired. And I knew that l would have a good sleep that evening.

A change in your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the chance to look at something from different ways, as well as to be refreshed and energized. Now I'm looking forward to my nextevent and many more chances to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.

1.A. surprising       B. relaxing    C. moving       D. exciting

2.A. hour                     B. day               C. week                   D. month

3.A. offered                     B. parked                C. drove                  D. lent

4.A. performance           B. excitement         C. activity       D. break

5.A. rested                       B. started                C. arrived                D. left

6.A. forward                    B. back                     C. out                       D. away

7.A. always                       B. usually       C. sometime           D. seldom

8.A. developed      B. showed      C. lost                       D. kept

9.A. greatly                      B. completely         C. immediately         D. mentally

10.A. planned                  B. unexpected       C. discussed            D. prepared

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Luckily, he wasn’t driving fast at the time of accident; otherwise, I am sure, it _______ a more serious accident.

A.would be B.were C.would have been D.had been

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People should drive more carefully on the road _______ a snowy day.

A. on B. in C. at D. by

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Cathy decided to ride her bike earlier than usual one morning. She wasn't alone on the road. She waved to several friends. On her way home, she felt something was wrong with her bike. She came to a stop and checked her bike. One of its tires（轮胎）was broken. Cathy was close enough to her apartment to walk the rest of the way. As she walked by the corner, she stopped and bought a paper as usual.

A photo on the front page of the newspaper caught her attention. The photo was of a large group of people, of all ages, riding bicycles. The sentences under the photo explained the picture. A bicycle club was riding through the city. They would be staying in town overnight. Cathy opened the newspaper. She found an article about the photo Cathy began to read:

Soldier Field will be home for more than fifty bike riders today. They will stay tonight and then leave to finish their trip.

The club, called the Pedalers, was set up. three years ago by Mike and Rose Genn.

The club takes short day trips each weekend of the year. There are also longer trips lo interesting places. These trips take hours of planning. The bikers must work hard to build their strength for long trips. They must be able to ride eighty to one hundred miles a day The club members like to meet people when they stay in a city. The public is invited to talk with members of the club while they are in town.

Cathy closed the paper and folded it. As she walked her bike back home, she decided that she would spend some time talking to the members of the Pedalers.

1.Did Cathy see any friends when she was riding her bike?

2.What was wrong with Cathy’s bike on her way home?

3.How many people of the club took part in this long trip?

4.How far must the bikers ride a day for long trips?

5.What would Cathy do after she read the article?

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Quite often we see people driving carelessly and paying no attention to anyone else on the road. In fact, 75 percent of the time, car accidents happened because of carelessness and drivers’ mistakes.

What about you? Are you a safe driver, or have you developed dangerous driving habits that put you and others in danger?

According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, carelessness lead to one-fourth of all US accidents. And drivers who don’t pay attention to the road cause 10 percent of all the accidents. The following actions may lead to accidents every day:

◎ Eating, driving and smoking while driving.

◎ Picking something up off the floor.

◎ Reading a map or something else.

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Studies also show that using a phone while driving increase one’s danger of a car accident by 400 percent! However, texting(发短信) while driving can be even worse. It suggests that this common practice might be even more dangerous than drinking while driving. Our magazine last month has reported that texting drivers had slower reaction times than drinking drivers. When drivers are texting, their accident risk was 23 times higher than when they weren’t texting.

So, are you feeling sorry for any of these dangerous driving habits? If so, make some changes today!

1.Who is the passage mainly written to?

A. Teachers.　　　　　　 B. Students.　　　　　　 C. Drivers.　　　　　　 D. Police.

2.Which of the following can’t be put in the blank(空白)?

A. Driving while tired　　　　　　　　　 　 B. Wearing your seat-belt

C. Turning to talk to someone　　　　　　 D. Watching something on the road

3.The underlined phrase “this common practice” refers to　　　　　　 .

A. texting while driving　　　　　　　　　　 B. phoning while driving

C. drinking while driving　　　　　　　　　 D. careless driving

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. 10% of the accidents are caused by drivers who are phoning.

B. Texting while driving increase a car accident by 400 percent!

C. Texting drivers had slower reaction times than drinking drivers.

D. It tells us how to give up these dangerous driving habits.

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Snow _________ on the roads, so it is dangerous to drive.

A.will collect B.collected C.was collecting D.has collected

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My mom hates to drive out at this time ________ the road is very busy.

A.because B.though C.until D.unless

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—Mark, please don’t play basketball on the road. It’s very dangerous.

—　　　　 . I am going home at once.

A．Sorry, I won’t do that    B．I’d like to                C．OK, with pleasure.

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—Mark, please don’t play basketball on the road. It’s very dangerous.

—________ . I am going home at once.

A. Have a great time　　　　 　 　 B. OK, with pleasure

C. I’d like to　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sorry, I won’t do that

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―Tom, please don’t play football on the road. It’s very dangerous.

―_______ . I am going home at once.

A. Have a great time

B. OK, with pleasure

C. Sorry, I won’t do that

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