2018年公共英语二级阅读理解练习题（5）
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阅读下列短文,回答题目. Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends’ houses. Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.Traffic accidents decline millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan. To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun ! 1.The underlined word "convenient" in the passage means_______ A.handy, easy to do B.that can be changed C. fond of drinking and merry-making D.carriages or other trucks 参考答案及解析 参考答案：A A【解析】词语释义题。题干的意思是“本段中convenient是什么意思”，A选项意释为“方便，很容易做”;B选项意为“容易改变的”;C选项意为“喜欢饮酒作乐”;D选项意为“马车或者其他货车”。根据意思可知，正确答案为A。 2.The sentence "Traffic accidents decline millions of lives" means_______ A.Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires B.Many people die from traffic accidents C.Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents D.Millions of people re, main healthy after traffic accidents 参考答案：B 参考解析：B【解析】词语释义题。题干的意思是“原句‘Traffic accidents de—cline millions of lives’是什么意思”A选项意为“交通事故使一些人成为百万富翁”，8选项意为“许多人死于交通事故”，C选项意为“数以百万计的人说他们遭受过交通事故”，D选项意为“数以百万计的人交通事故后仍然健康”。根据全文大意是讲交通事故的危害，故选B。 3.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? A.Traffic Safety B.Be Careful C.How to Drive a Car D.A Traffic Accident 参考答案：A 参考解析：A【解析】主旨大意题。题干的意思是“本篇文章的最佳题目是?”根据全文大意，应该选交通安全，其他均不符合文意。故选A。 参考译文 开小汽车、卡车以及摩托车是我们生活的一个重要部分。我们每天都要开车去工作、上学或者拜访朋友。 开车的确很方便，但是开车也容易引起很多问题。等红灯等得不耐烦了，司机可能会变得没有耐性而直接闯红灯。如果碰巧有另一辆车从对面驶来，则可能会酿成交通事故。从其他司机面前横穿过去会让对方恼火导致对方也这样做。结果所有人都很不耐烦地这样做。 全世界每年死于车祸的人数以百万计。仅台湾，每天死于车祸的人就不少于7人。台湾年交通事故死亡率是日本的两倍。要让交通平安顺畅运行.每个人都要遵守交通规则。开车之前.要学会所有的交通规则。只有遵守交通规则的驾驶才是安全、方便甚至有趣的! 相关资料 |
