06年9月公共英语二级模拟题(1)e

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    Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles¹ 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 convenient², but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient³ 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 declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual⁴ death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly⁵ 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!

51.The word " convenient " in the passage means⁶ ________ .
A. handy⁷, easy to do 　　　B. that can be changed
C. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other trucks

52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______.
A. impatient　 B. terrible　 C. angry　 D. both A and B

53. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare 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 remain healthy after traffic accidents

54.According⁸ to the passage, driving can be safe if _______.
A. you are patient　　　 B. you obey all the traffic rules
C. you don't cut another car off　　D. you wait in line at a red light

55. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______.
A. Traffic Safety B. A Careful C. How To Drive A Car D. A Traffic Accident

第四部分：写作
第一节：短文改错
　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√); 如有错误(每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正:
多一个词: 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
　　缺一个词: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
　　错一个词: 在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意: 原行没有错的不要改。
John put the last of paint in his model spaceship.　　　　56_______
He'd painted it silver and blue. He help it up to show dad. 　　　57_______
"It looks greatly. "said dad. "Let me help you hang it." 　　　 58_______
They hanged the model from the ceiling⁹ with thin thread. 　　　59_______
John watched the spaceship swing back or forth¹⁰. He began to　　 60_______
think about journeying all lonely out of space. "Suppose a man 　　 61_______
is in the spaceship ,"John said." And could he run out of water to drink?" 　 62_______
"yes." said dad. " And could he run out of air to breath¹¹?" "Of course." 　　63_______
answered dad. "Then which would happen to him?" John asked. 　　 64_______
"I don't think he 'd live long. Do you think that?" asked dad. 　　 65_______
"No, I don't think I'd like to be out in a spaceship." said John.