There is a national speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Americans are generally polite about letting cars enter busy streets. They usually stopfor people who are walking to let them cross the street. In many states you may turn right after stopping at a corner, even if there is a red light. On some roads there may be a minimum speed.
If you rent a car, ask the company what to do in case your car breaksdown. Some companies will ask you to call a special number. Others will want you to have the 'car repaired. They will partly deduct the cost of the repair from your bill.
Mileage'' can mean two things. It may mean the total number of miles a car has been driven. We say “This car only has 10, 000 miles on it; ithas low mileage.” On the other hand, “gas mileage” is the number of miles a car can travel on one U. S. gallon of gas. For example, a big car hat gets 25 miles to the gallon gets very good mileage. A small economy car should get at least 35 miles to the gallon when it's new.
21. If you have a state driver's license,_________ .
A. you can drive anywhere in the U. S.
B. you don't have to apply for an international driver's license
C. You cannot across the border in a car
D. you must know the traffic laws of another state before you enter it .
22. If your rented car breaks down, some companies will ____________.
A. for you with free telephone service
B. pay you a certain amount of your total cost of the repair
C. pay you the total cost of the repair
D. send workers to repair the car
23.“An economy car”here may refer to a car that ____________.
A. can be bought at a rather low price
B. is easy to operate
C. uses only a small amount of gas per mile
D. is special1y designed for a small fami1y
24.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Americans are usually willing to wait for another car to enter busy streets.
B. Americans car do anything without leaving their cars.
C. American drivers can ignore a red light when they want to turn right.
D. Americans can drive at 55 miles per hour everywhere in their country.
PART 1 Structure and Vocabulary ( 10%)
1.A 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D
11.D 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.B 16.D 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.C
PART Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (50%)
21.D 22.B 23.C 24.A 25.D 26.A 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.C
31.B 32.A 33.B 34.C 35.D 36.B 37.D 38.D 39.A 40.B
41.T0 provide food. 42.Summer. 43.Thev6eat the sides of string.
44.Along piece of string. 45.He pulls it back on to the boat.
PART Ⅲ cloze(10%)
46 .supply 47.rare 48.behaviour 49.awake 50.in
51.about 52.anxieties 53.satisfactory 54.comes 55.nervousness
PART Ⅳ Eng1ish-Chinese Translation(15%)
真正的休閑不僅給予我們樂趣,而且是一件有助于休養(yǎng)身心的事。因此,我們從事的那種休閑活動,對于我們是很重要的。機器取代人力越多,休閑活動就越重要。當(dāng)代人比五十年或一一百年前的人花費在謀生上的時間要少。工作時間越來越短的趨勢還在繼續(xù)。因此,人們發(fā)現(xiàn)休閑時間越來越多。如果能夠明智地利用這些時間,人們便可以使生活更加充實。 休閑活動可以幫助人們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能,并能提高其身心素質(zhì)。
PART Ⅴ Writing (15%)(省略)