Every day cars kill or hurt many people in the roads. Sometimes the drivers drive too fast or do not drive carefully enough. Some of them 1 the traffic rules and cause accidents.
According to some researches, it is usually the pedestrians （行人） who cause the accidents. A lot of road users are very 2 . They walk or run across the roads 3 the cars. They walk in the roads but not on the walkways. They get into or out of cars in the middle of the road. Some do not take the trouble to 4 the green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.
Many people think accidents often happen in 5 roads in large cities, but this is not always true. 6 , Tokyo is one of the world's largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities, however, there are 7 accidents to pedestrians. The reason is that the police there are very 8 and the pedestrians are very careful. Pedestrians never cross against a red light and they 9 follow traffic rules.
Do you know alcohol （酒精） is another main cause of traffic accidents? It delays （拖延） people's response. Those who have drunk alcohol are 1 0 in making decisions. They need a few more seconds to react （反应） . Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers. It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking. Drunken pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well.
1 ． A ． make B ． break C ． follow D ． remember
2 ． A ． tired B ． cheerful C ． careless D ． frightened
3 ． A ． at the end of B ． in the center of C ． on top of D ． in front of
4 ． A ． care for B ． wait for C ． search for D ． look for
5 ． A ． busy B ． wide C ． clean D ． new
6 ． A ． In fact B ． By the way C ． For example D ． In other words
7 ． A ． very few B ． so many C ． only some D ． plenty of
8 ． A ． kind B ． polite C ． patient D ． strict
9 ． A ． even B ． never C ． hardly D ． always
1 0 ． A ． slow B ． active C ． excited D ． lazy
1 ． B
2 ． C
3 ． D
4 ． B
5 ． A
6 ． C
7 ． A
8 ． D
9 ． D
1 0 ． A
【分析】
短文讲了人们不遵守交通规则，造成了很多的事故，分析了造成事故的一些原因，告诫人们不要喝酒等。
1 ．句意：他们中的一些人违反交通规则，造成事故。
考查动词辨析。根据下文 “the traffic rules 交通规则 和 cause accidents 导致交通事故。 ” 结合选项， make 使，制作； break 打破，破坏； follow 跟随； remember 记得。可知应说是因为一些人不遵守交通规则，所以导致交通事故。 break the traffic rules 破坏交通规则。故选 B 。
2 ．句意：很多道路上的行人非常粗心。
考查形容词辨析。 tired 累的； cheerful 快乐的； careless 粗心的； frightened 惊吓的。根据 “They walk in the roads but not on the walkways. They get into or out of cars in the middle of the road.” 他们走在路上，但不走在人行道上。他们马路中间上下车。可知，道路上的行人非常粗心。故选 C 。
3 ．句意：他们步行或跑到车前面通过马路。
考查固定搭配。根据上文 “They walk or run across the roads _______.” 走或跑 ______ ，结合选项： at the end of 在 …… 尽头； in the centre of 在 …… 中心； on top of 在 …… 之上； in front of 在 …… 前面；可知应说他们步行或跑到车前面通过马路。 in front of 在 …… 前面，固定搭配。故选 D 。
4 ．句意：有些人等绿灯嫌麻烦，直接就闯红灯过马路。
考查动词短语。 care for 照顾； wait for 等待，等候； search for 搜索； look for 寻找。根据下文 “the green lights” 绿灯，可知，此处是指一定不要嫌麻烦等绿灯。 wait for 等待。故选 B 。
5 ．句意：许多人认为在大城市繁忙的道路上事故经常发生，但事实并非总是如此。
考查形容词辨析。 busy 忙碌的； wide 宽阔的； clean 洁净的； new 新的。根据下文的例子可知，在繁忙的大都市不一定经常发生事故。故选 A 。
6 ．句意：例如，东京是世界上最大的城市之一，可能也是最繁忙的城市之一。
考查介词短语。 In fact 事实上； By the way 顺便说一下； For example 例如； In other words 换句话说。根据上文 “but this is not always true.” 但这并不总是真的。和下文 “Tokyo is one of the world's largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities” ；东京是世界上最大的城市之一，而且很有可能是最繁忙的城市之一。可知下文是举的例子，即例如，东京是世界上最大的城市之一，而且很有可能是最繁忙的城市之一。故选 C 。
7 ．句意：然而，行人很少发生意外。
考查形容词辨析。 very few 极少数的； so many 那么多的； only some 只有一些； plenty of 很多的。根据上文 “Many people think accidents often happen in…” 说到很多人认为大城市容易发生交通事故，这种想法并不正确，后面举例东京，可知东京的行人就很少发生交通事故。故选 A 。
8 ．句意：原因是那里的警察很严格，行人也很小心。
考查形容词辨析。 kind 友好的； polite 有礼貌的； patient 有耐心的； strict 严格的。根据 “the pedestrians are very careful.” 行人也很小心。以及 and 可知，此处是对等的，因此应该是说那里的警察很严格。故选 D 。
9 ．句意：行人从不闯红灯，他们总是遵守交通规则。
考查频度副词。根据上文 “Pedestrians never cross against a red light” ，行人从不闯红灯，结合选项， even 甚至； never 从不； hardly 几乎不； always 总是。可知上文说很少发生交通事故，这里说的是原因，即行人从不闯红灯，而且总是遵守交通规则。故选 D 。
1 0 ．句意：那些喝过酒的人做决定很慢。
考查形容词辨析。 slow 缓慢的； active 积极的； excited 激动的； lazy 懒散的。根据上文 “It delays people's response.” 它延迟人们的反应，可知，此处是指酒精会延迟人的反应，使人做决定变得缓慢。故选 A 。