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sappealtoaidpostwarGreecehadbeensosuccessfulthatit___24___(flood)withdonations.Theydecidedtosetupashoptosellsomeofthesedonationstoraisemoneyforthatappeal.Nowthereareover7,000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavoritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossshop,___25___Ialwaysfindchildren'
sbooks,all10or20penceeach.Mostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteers,althoughthereisoften___26___managerwhogetspaid.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepublic.Everymorningyouseebagsofunwanteditemsoutsidethefrontofshops,althoughtheydon'
tencouragethis,ratheraskpeopletobringthingsin___27___theshopisopen.Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts,andallprofits___28___(go)tocharitywork.Charityshopsraisemorethan£110millionayear,fundingmedicalresearch,overseasaid,___29___(support)sickandpoorchildren,homelessanddisabledpeople,andmuchmore.Whatbetterplaces___30___(spend)yourmoney?
SectionB
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.auto
B.deliberate
C.freed
D.immature
E.isolation
F.necessity
G.relieved
H.status
I.supervision
J.transport
K.weakening
TheprivateautomobilehaslongplayedanimportantroleintheUnitedStates.Infact,ithasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflife.In1986,sixty-ninepercentofAmericanfamiliesownedatleastonecar,andthirty-eightpercenthadmorethanone.Bygivingworkersrapidtransportation,theautomobilehas(31)_______themfromhavingtoliveneartheirplaceofwork.Thishasencouragedthegrowthofthecities,butithasalsoledtotrafficproblems.Inaddition,theautomobilehascontributedtothe(32)_________ofneighborhoodtiesbymakingactivitiesfarfromhome.Forfarmfamiliestheautomobileisveryhelpful.Ithasrelievedtheir(33)__________,makingitpossibleforthemtotraveltotownfrequentlyforbusinessandforpleasure,andalsoto(34)_________theirchildrentodistantschools.Familylifehasbeenaffected(影响)invariousways,Thecarhelpstokeepfamiliestogetherwhenitisusedforpicnics,outings,andothersharedexperiences.However,whenteenagechildrenhavetheuseofthecar,theycaneasilyescapefromfamily(35)___________.Iftheyare(36)___________,theysometimesbecomeinvolvedinsituations,whichledtoserioustrouble.Forsome,youngorold,havingtheuseofautomobileleadstodangeroustrafficaccidents,causedbycarelessnessorby(37)________breakingofthedrivinglaws.In1971,over5,000peoplewerekilledin(38)___________accidentsintheUnitedStates,andmanymorewereinjured.Thistoll(伤亡人数)hasbeendecreasedtosomeextentbygasolineshortageandhasloweredthespeedlimit.
FormanyAmericanstheautomobileisa(n)(39)__________aswellasaconvenience.Butforsome,itisalsoamarkofsocial(40)____________,animportantmiddle-classsymbol;
andforyoungpeople,asignofbecominganadult.Altogether,carsmeanverymuchtoAmericans.
III.ReadingComprehension
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Themotorvehiclehaskilledanddisabledmorepeopleinitsbriefhistorythananybomborweapon
everinvented.Muchofthebloodonthestreetflowsmainlyfrom___41_____behaviorofdriverswhorefuseto
respectthelegalandmoralrightsofothers.Sothekillingontheroadmayberegardedasasocial
problem.
Infact,theenemiesofsocietyon__42_____areratherharmlesspeople-justordinarypeopleacting
carelessly,youmightsay.
Butitisa_____43____bothoflawandcommonmoralitythatcarelessnessis
noexcusewhenone'
sactionscouldbringdeathordamagetoothers.
Aminorityofthe____44____goeven
beyondcarelessnesstototalirresponsibility..
Researchershaveestimatedthatasmanyas80percentofallautomobileaccidentscanbeattributed
tothe___45____conditionofthedriver.
Emotionalupsetscandistort(扭曲)
drivers'
reactions,slowtheirjudgment,andblindthemtodangersthatmightotherwisebe__46_____.
Theexpertswarnthatitis____47___foreverydrivertomakeaconsciousefforttokeepone'
semotionundercontrol.
Yettheirresponsibilitythataccountsformuchoftheproblemisnotconfined(限制)
todrivers.
Streetwalkers_____48_____breaktrafficrules.Theyareatfaultinmostvehiclewalkeraccidents;
andmany
cyclisteven____49____thattheyarenotsubjecttothebasicrulesofroad.
Significantlegal___50____havebeenmadetowardssaferdrivinginthepastfewyears.Safety
____51____forvehiclehavebeenraisedbothatthepointofmanufactureandthroughperiodicroad-worthinessinspections.___52______,speedlimitshavebeenlowered.Duetothese___53_____,theaccidentratehasdecreased.Buttheaccidentexpertsstillworrybecausetherehasbeenlittleorno
improvementinthewaydriversbehave.Theonlyrealandlasting___54_____,saytheexperts,istoconvincepeoplethatdrivingisaskilledtask.It___55_____constantcareandconcentration.Thosewhofailtodoall
thesethingspresentathreattothosewithwhomtheysharetheroad.
41.A.socialB.emotionalC.uncivilD.practical
42.A.wheelsB.tiresC.hornsD.shifts
43.A.priorityB.processC.principleD.presentation
44.A.killersB.victimsC.suspectsD.survivors
45.A.physicalB.psychologicalC.originalD.current
46.A.impossibleB.seriousC.avoidableD.evident
47.A.abstractB.difficultC.vitalD.unusual
48.A.consequentlyB.regularlyC.accidentlyD.rarely
49.A.accuseB.acknowledgeC.objectD.believe
50.A.resultsB.argumentsC.advancesD.threats
51.A.standardsB.recordsC.proposalsD.belts
52.A.AsaresultB.NowonderC.OntheotherhandD.inaddition
53.A.rightsB.measuresC.expertsD.warnings
54.A.effectB.changeC.solutionD.achievement
55.A.turnstoB.aimsatC.takeonD.callsfor
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
A
TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.
Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.
Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.
IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.
56.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?
A.Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.
B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.
C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.
D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.
57.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.
A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctor
B.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman
C.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompany
D.finishhe