2 . We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to _________ a car because we had sold the one we had in England before _________ home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was ready. I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet _________ driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it _________ so we went together to fetch it. We paid for the car and _________ the papers. They told us that there was enough petrol(汽油) to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The _________ garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there _________. But when I turned into the main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing _________ me. I got out of _________ as fast as I could by backing into the garage __________ and the man behind shouted at me.

“It’s such a problem to __________ to drive on the right side, isn’t it?” my wife said. “Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for practice,” I replied. “You had better go __________ on the way home,” my wife said. “You’d be sorry if you had __________ on the first day, wouldn’t you?” While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English, “Would you mind telling me __________ you are thinking of leaving? __________ are you going to sit in your car all day?”

1.

A．borrow

B．drive

C．buy

D．choose

2.

A．leaving

B．making

C．returning

D．getting

3.

A．sure of

B．satisfied with

C．interested in

D．used to

4.

A．on my own

B．right away

C．in a hurry

D．on the way

5.

A．accepted

B．wrote

C．signed

D．copied

6.

A．best

B．nearest

C．quickest

D．cleanest

7.

A．lately

B．directly

C．safely

D．slowly

8.

A．after

B．with

C．around

D．towards

9.

A．their way

B．the garage

C．their sight

D．the car

10.

A．at last

B．once more

C．as usual

D．as well

11.

A．prepare

B．continue

C．choose

D．remember

12.

A．carefully

B．smoothly

C．quickly

D．differently

13.

A．an error

B．a problem

C．an accident

D．a headache

14.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．what

15.

A．For

B．Or

C．But

D．So

5 . Too many deaths and injuries occur while mobile phones are being held. Tougher new laws will come into force in a further severe action on using a mobile phone behind the wheel from next year.

It is already illegal to text or make a phone call, other than in an emergency, using a hand-held device while driving. From 2022, laws will go further to ban drivers from using their phones to take photos or videos, or play games. This will mean anyone caught using their hand-held device while driving will face a fixed penalty notice and six points on their license. Drivers will still be able to continue using a device “hands-free” while driving, if it’s secured in a cradle (支架).

The government will also revise The Highway Code to explain the new measures. It will also be more precise about some facts, making it clear that hand-held mobile phone use at traffic lights or in motorway jams is illegal except in very limited circumstances.

There will be an exemption (豁免) to the new law for drivers making a contactless payment using their mobile phone. This will cover, for example, places like a drive-through restaurant or a road toll, and will only apply when payment is being made with a card reader. Anyway, it will not allow drivers to make general online payments while driving.

Mary Williams, chief executive of Brake — the road safety charity, said, “If drivers take their attention away from driving, this can be deadly. Using a hand-held phone at the wheel is never worth the risk. This important road safety decision by government, along with Road Safety Week, is very welcomed. The theme for Road Safety Week is road safety heroes — we can all be road safety heroes by giving driving our full attention.”

1. The purpose of the passage is mainly to ________.

A．present some new findings about using a mobile phone behind the wheel

B．describe the relationship between road safety and driving with full attention

C．report new problems caused by drivers who use mobile phones while driving

D．introduce new laws that will go further to ban drivers from using mobile phones

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the new law?

A．Hand-held mobile phone use at traffic lights is always illegal.

B．Those using their hand-held devices while driving will be fined.

C．Younger drivers are more likely to use hand-held devices at the wheel.

D．Using phones to take photos or videos while driving will not be allowed.

3. What is Mary Williams’s attitude towards the government’s new road safety decision?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Uninterested.

D．Objective.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the woman get off the taxi after five minutes?

A．The taxi broke down.

B．The taxi was out of gas.

C．The driver was a greenhand.

2. What time should the woman begin to work?

A．At 8:00 a.m.

B．At 8:20 a.m.

C．At 8:40 a.m.

3. Why does the man refuse the woman’s request?

A．She is always late for work.

B．She doesn’t want to pay the parking fees.

C．There is no more room available in the car.

4. How does the man suggest the woman go to work in the end?

A．By bus.

B．By car.

C．By subway.