In England nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允許) to drink in a bar (酒吧)．

Mr. Thompson often went to a bar near his house．But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．They drank for an hour．Tom drank a bit．Then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful（有用的） lesson．How do you know when you’ve had enough（足夠的）? Well, I’ll tell you．Do you see those two lights（燈） at the end of the bar? When they seem（好象） to become four, you’ve had enough and should（應該） go home．”

“But, Dad,” said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar．”

1.Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen．

A．is not             B．are not           C．many             D．must

2.When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar_____ taking him．

A．by               B．for               C．with              D．without

3.On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that

bar for______.

A．the first time       B．once             C．many times        D．eighteen times

4.Father wanted to tell his son ______．

A．the time to drink                        B．something about the light

C．when to stop drinking                    D．something about the bar

5.In fact (事實上), there ______ at the end of the bar．

A．was one light                           B．were two lights

C．were three lights                        D．were four lights

In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls(管理)traffic on the city’s 235 miles of seven expressways. Now one—a controller—can follow the movement of Chicago’s traffic by looking at a set of lights. The system uses electric sensors(感應器) that are built into each expressway, every half a mile. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic—cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.

  “See that red light near Austin Avenue?”the controller asked a visitor.“That’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again.“A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,”the controller explained.“They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking the traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressway for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the county there are 2.6.

  Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”.Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston.“Chicago has taken the lead,”said New York City’s traffic director and he added,“Chicago’s a good example.”

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案，并在答題卡上按要求作答。

1.The passage is mainly about ________ on expressways in Chicago.

  A. the traffic control system                  B. the movement of the traffic

  C. the electric sensors                       D. the traffic lights

2.When the cars move under 30 miles an hour, ________ on the map in the control room.

A. the red light appears                      B. the red light turns yellow

C. the yellow light appears                   D. the green light turns red

3. According to the passage, we may learn __________.

  A. some visitors are traveling on the expressway

  B. there is no heavy traffic on Chicago’s expressways

  C. the traffic on Chicago’s expressways is well managed

  D. the number of accidents in the US has dropped by 18%

4.In Paragraph 2 the underlined word “it” refers to ___________.

  A. the red light                       B. the truck that needs repairing

  C. the traffic                         D. the truck that is fixing the road

5.The writer writes the article mainly by _________.

  A. giving reasons and results           B. giving examples and explaining them

  C. describing what he thinks          D. asking and answering questions

(A)

A little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake?
lf you are inside:
Quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. You can also go into a small room like the bathroom. This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into a lift.
Don't stand near windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture of fireplaces.
If you're outside:
Move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you. Squat(蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.
After the earthquake:
Check, take care of injuries and help make sure people around you are all right. Watch out for aftershocks.
Protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved(長袖的)shirt and strong shoes. Listen to tile radio for the latest information.

1. 1.

   If you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens, you'd better        .

   1. A.
      run into a lift
   2. B.
      not stay in the bathroom
   3. C.
      stand near large mirrors
   4. D.
      not stand near windows
2. 2.

   lf you outside during an earthquake        

   1. A.
      you must move into a building
   2. B.
      you cannot squat
   3. C.
      you have to stop the shaking
   4. D.
      you must move away from streetlights
3. 3.

   After the earthcluake, you should        

   1. A.
      look after injuries
   2. B.
      not help the others around you
   3. C.
      protect yourself without wearing shoes
   4. D.
      not listen to the radio for the latest information
4. 4.

   The underlined word "aftershocks" in the passage means        in Chinese.

   1. A.
      震感
   2. B.
      震源
   3. C.
      余震
   4. D.
      防震