题文
Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm when 16 danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager 17 him more and the traffic policemen often speaks highly of him.
Mr. Baker，one of his friends，works in a factory outside the city. It’s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the street is 18 in the morning, sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away 19 he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car，but he hasn’t enough 20 . He decides to buy an old one. One day, he went to the second-hand market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to try the car，the seller agreed. He 21 Mr King and asked him to help him at once.
Mr. King examined(检查) the car and then drove it away. It was early in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it 22 well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing，the lights turned 23 . He tried to stop it， but he failed and 24 hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop，but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.
“Didn’t you hear me？” the policeman asked angrily.
“Yes, I did，sir,” said Mr King，“ 25 it doesn’t listen to me，can it obey（听从）you？”
小题1:A．lookingB．reachingC．facingD．getting小题2:A．givesB．paysC．needsD．believes小题3:A．crowdedB．quietC．emptyD．full小题4:A．untilB．unlessC．whenD．if小题5:A．timeB．experienceC．friendsD．money小题6:A．calledB．foundC．visitedD．invited小题7:A．lookedB．traveledC．seemedD．worked小题8:A．redB．greenC．upD．out小题9:A．hardlyB．heavilyC．nearlyD．mostly小题10:A．AlthoughB．SinceC．WhileD．For
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
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解析
本文主要讲述的是Mr. King是一位有技能的司机，但他帮他的朋友试驾二手车的时候却发生了一次意外，被警察训斥。
小题1:固定短语，面对危险face danger。
小题2:根据句意经理付他更多的钱，故选B
小题3:根据上下文这里指街道拥挤，故选A。
小题4:根据语境：除非他准时到办公室，否则他将被赶走。故选B。
小题5:这里指没有钱，故选D。
小题6:这里指打电话给他的朋友，故选A
小题7:根据句意指汽车运转正常，故选D。
小题8:这里指交通灯变红，故选A。
小题9:nearly 几乎，将近；hardly 几乎不；heavily 大大的，重重的；mostly 主要的。这里故选C。
小题10:根据句意：既然他都不听从我，他能听你的吗？故选B
考点
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人物传记类阅读
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人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
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