It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the (31) __ pace of modem life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters (32) ___ the wheel. It is all very well, again, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the driver's seat is (33) ___ matter altogether. You might tolerate the odd road-hog, the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the (34) ___ to the rule. Perhaps the situation (35) ___ a "Be Kind to Other Drivers" campaign,(36) __ it may get completely (37) ____Road politeness is not only good manners, but good (38) ____ too. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to (39) ____ the temptation to revenge when (40) ___ to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards (41) __ the tensions of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in (42)___ to an act of politeness helps to (43) __ an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modem traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too (44) __ today. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.(45)___, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who brakes (46) __ to allow a car to emerge (47) ___ aside street at some hazard to following traffic, (48)_ a few seconds later the road would be clear anyway; or the man who waves a child across a zebra (49) __ into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop (50) __Years ago the experts warned us that the car- ownership explosion would demand a lot more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
31. A. hasty B. prompt
C. urgent D. quick
32. A. on B. above
C. behind D. by
33. A. the other B. all other
C. another D. other
34. A. exclusion B. exception
C. modification D. access
35. A. calls for B. calls out
C. calls upon D. calls up
36. A. moreover B. while
C. otherwise D. till
37. A. out of hand B. in hand
C. at hand D. off hand
38. A. doubt B. reason
C. discipline D. sense
39. A. resist B. persist
C. consist D. insist
40. A. subject B. being subjected
C. subjected D. is subjected
41. A. dismissing B. relieving
C. releasing D. removing
42. A. appeal B. approach
C. reflection D. response
43. A. create B. produce
C. proceed D. raise
44. A. common B. rare
C. extraordinary D. unique
45. A. Therefore B. Furthermore
C. However D. Thus
46. A. politely B. carefully
C. vigorously D. violently
47. A. at B. on
C. to D. from
48. A. though B. when
C. where D. which
49. A. crossing B. cross
C. being crossed D. to cross
50. A. on time B. in time
C. at a time D. at times
31.[D]
答案解析
【解析】現(xiàn)代生活節(jié)奏較快，quick“快速，迅速”符合句意。
32.[C]
【解析】瀏覽全文可知，文章說的是文明駕駛，behind the wheel“開車”.符合句意。
33.[C]
【解析】根據(jù)句意“開坦克兇猛是好事，但駕車時(shí)也這樣就完全是……”，可知another符合句意。
34.[B]
【解析】空格所在句前半句提到“你可能會(huì)容忍那些亂開車的怪人、那些粗魯而不體諒人的司機(jī)”.轉(zhuǎn)折詞but引出“如今懂禮貌的司機(jī)反倒是……”.B符合句意。exception to the rule“例外”.強(qiáng)調(diào)懂禮貌的司機(jī)很少。
35.[A]
【解析】根據(jù)句意“也許要……一場‘善待其他駕駛者’的運(yùn)動(dòng)了”，call for“需求，呼吁”符合句意。
36.[C]
【解析】作者提倡一場“善待其他駕駛者”的運(yùn)動(dòng)，目的是為了避免事情朝不良的方向發(fā)展;再根據(jù)空格后的may completely，可知otherwise “否則.要不然”來引出另一種可能的結(jié)果。
37.[A]
【解析】固定詞組out of hand“無法控制”，符合句意，A正確。
38.[D]
【解析】根據(jù)句意“禮貌駕車不僅是文明的舉止，而且也是……”，good sense意“明智”，D正確。
39.[A]
【解析】空格在所句子進(jìn)一步解釋說明前面提到的good manner“文明的舉止”，good sense“明智”。只有最冷靜、最寬容的司機(jī)才能resist“忍住”報(bào)復(fù)的沖動(dòng)，故選A。
40.[C]
【解析】subject為及物動(dòng)詞，常用subject sb.To stll.意為“使某人遭受……”，常用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)sb.be subjected to。由于從句的主語與主語的主語一致。此處省略了they are，故C正確。
41.[B]
【解析】根據(jù)句意“另一方面，一個(gè)小小的禮貌之舉對……駕駛的緊張情緒大有裨益”，B正確。relieve the tension“緩解緊張”。
42.[D]
【解析】由下文可知“友善地點(diǎn)頭或感激地?fù)]手”是對禮貌行為的一種回應(yīng)，故選D。in response to“對……回應(yīng)”。
43.[A]
【解析】用點(diǎn)頭和揮手回應(yīng)他人的禮貌行為，顯然有助營造友好、寬容的氣氛，A正確。.
44.[B]
【解析】but轉(zhuǎn)折及本段最后一句“現(xiàn)在有許多司機(jī)即使看到禮貌行為也似乎視而不見”，可知這種對禮貌行為的感激在當(dāng)今都是“少見的”，故選B。
45.[C]
【解析】這里話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)講到“不得體的禮貌行為”也會(huì)帶來危險(xiǎn)，故選C。
46.[D]
【解析】該句舉例說明司機(jī)突然剎車避讓從小巷沖出來的汽車的行為.故選D“猛烈地，激烈地”。
47.[D]
【解析】從某個(gè)地方開出來的汽車，N用介詞from，emerge from“出現(xiàn).顯露”。
48.[B]
【解析】when在句中引導(dǎo)狀語從句，本句意為“司機(jī)緊急剎車避讓從小巷沖出來的汽車，從而給后面的車輛帶來危險(xiǎn)，而本來再過幾秒鐘這條道路就沒什么車輛了”。
49.[A]
【解析】現(xiàn)在分詞crossing在句中作a child的補(bǔ)語.表動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行。
50.[B]
【解析】根據(jù)句意“某人招手讓孩子穿過斑馬線，走到正有車駛近的另一邊，而那些車輛可能無法…...剎車。”in time“及時(shí)地”，符合句意。