III. Reading Comprehension

　　Passage 1

　　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 declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) 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!

　　46. The word “convenient ” in the passage means _____A___ .

　　A. handy, easy to do

　　B. that can be changed

　　C. fond of drinking and merry-making

　　D. carriages or other trucks

　　47. If you cut another car off, its driver may be ____A___.

　　A. impatient

　　B .terrible

　　C. angry

　　D. both A and B

　　48. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "____B___".

　　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

　　49.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _____A__.

　　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

　　50. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? ___A____.

　　A. Traffic Safety

　　B. Careful

　　C. How To Drive A Car

　　D. A Traffic Accident

　　IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

　　1. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find it difficult to succeed in language learning.

　　一些很聪慧且在他们的领域很成功的人发现他们在语言学习上有困难。

　　2. The nuclear family usually consists of two parents (mother and father) and their children.

　　核心家庭通常由父母俩和他们的孩子组成。

　　3. How surprised the people who thought tomatoes poisonous would be if they could know that millions of pounds of tomatoes were supplied to soldiers overseas during World War II?

　　如果知道在二战期间有数百万磅的西红柿被供给海外的战士们食用，那些认为西红柿有毒的人们该会多么的吃惊啊。

　　4. The killing of insects has resulted in a loss of balance in the ecology.

　　对昆虫的捕杀已经导致了生态的不平衡。

　　5. Rivers which used to be polluted by industrial chemical waste are now being cleaned.

　　那些曾经被工业化学废物污染了的河流如今已经清理干净。

　　V. Translate the following sentences into English.

　　1. 我和玛丽经常有分歧，但我们仍是好朋友。(disagree )

　　Mary and I always disagree with eachother, but we are still good friends.

　　2. 他虽受人尊敬，但并不被人喜爱。(while)

　　He was respected by poeple, while not be loved

　　3. 每个学生都渴望学好英语。(be eager to )

　　Every student is eager to learn English well.

　　4. 学校将为学生提供饮食。(provide)

　　The school will provide diets for students

　　5. 一辆破旧的公共汽车发出吱吱的响声，在车站慢慢地停下。(grind to a halt)

　　A shabby bus creaked and ground to a halt at the station.