It has always been said that women are not good drivers, because they simply don’t have very good driving ability. On the other hand, most car accidents happen to men; very few happen to women.
From this, we can see that women are much more careful while driving. Another very interesting fact is that in the past, women preferred to let their husbands be the only driver in the family rather than have a driving license. Somehow they were prevented from making this step in their life, but nowadays there are many women that want to pass their driving tests at an early age.
However, we have to admit that men are more skillful drivers than women, but this does not mean that a woman cannot become a good driver by accumulating (積累) experience. So more and more teenagers and women around the age of thirty now want to pass their driving tests. While taking their driving lessons, they also have a number of special lessons with their parents or somebody in the family that has a driving license. This is just to improve their driving abilities and help them to pass the tests more easily.
To conclude, we can say that women are not such bad drivers. They just need more experience than men in order to be able to drive well. And on the other hand, there are a number of women that show better driving skills than the men around them.
小題1:
Compared with the past, nowadays many women ________.
A．prefer to have a driving licenseB．have more accidents while driving
C．a(chǎn)re somehow prevented from drivingD．a(chǎn)re the only driver in the family
小題2:
What advantage do women have over men in driving?
A．They have more skills.B．They are much more careful.
C．They know more traffic rules.D．They have more driving experience.
小題3:
What can we infer from the passage?
A．Teenage girls cannot take driving tests.
B．Men didn’t allow women to drive in the past.
C．With enough experience, women can become good drivers.
D．Women can easily pass their tests by taking driving lessons.
小題4:
The passage mainly talks about ________.
A．women and their driving ability
B．men and their driving ability
C．why men are better drivers than women
D．why more women like to have a driving license

小題1:A
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“Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time. If I had only known that, I would have said to him, ‘Jim, I love you and I’m always so proud of you.’ I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.
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A．The child of the Tyners’.B．The writer’s relative.
C．The president of a school board.D．An official of a school.
小題2: What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “the educationally handicapped”?
A．The learning difficulty.B．The physical problems.
C．The psychological problems.D．The communication difficulty.
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A．He was always sad about his school marks.
B．His parents always scolded him about his bad school marks.
C．His study needed more attention from his parents and teachers.
D．He was killed in a car accident.
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B．teach parents to appreciate their children
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A．many children died before they were five
B．the youngest child would be fifteen
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D．four of five children died when they were five.
小題3: When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother       .
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B．was usually expected to take up paid employment
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D．was unlikely to find a job.
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B．Leave school as soon as they can
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D．A woman who chooses a black or brown handbag.
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Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment.
小題1:Where are rickshaws becoming more popular?
A．Delhi, Berlin, Paris.B．Amsterdam, Bangkok, Delhi.
C．Athens, London, Berlin.D．Berlin, Amsterdam, London.
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A．They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history.
B．They have been banned because they are inefficient.
C．The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easily.
D．Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.
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Bangkok instead of Berlin" suggest?
A．The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it reminded him of Bangkok.
B．The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in Berlin more than in Bangkok.
C．The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual.
D．The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because they were not original to Berlin.
小題4:What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws?
A．He gives no personal opinion.
B．He believes they will be of no use.
C．He thinks they will reduce pollution.
D．He thinks they are old-fashioned.

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Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and getting the same pay as men_________.
A．a(chǎn)fter 25 years
B．a(chǎn)ccording to the law
C．a(chǎn)s a result of those important jobs
D．because women are as strong as men
小題2:
．We can learn from the text that what really matters in this problem is_________.
A．that women interrupt a career to have children
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．Which of the following best describe the writer’s idea?
A．Women and men should get equal pay for equal work.
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Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
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Restaurant owners should not use disposable chopsticks for the good of their health and the environment , an official of the China Cuisine Association（中國(guó)烹飪協(xié)會(huì)）said.
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. 小題1:
The secretary general suggests that wooden chopsticks be stopped from being used because           .
A．they cause a lot of pollution of the environment
B．the environment is no longer green
C．the government is not happy with that
D．too many trees are cut
小題2:
From the text we know that the idea of no disposable tableware will be           .
A．hard to put into practiceB．welcomed by a lot of people
C．receiving indifferent attitudesD．rejected by some people
小題3:
What does the underlined word “disposable” in the first paragraph mean?
A．WasteB．Expensive C．ManD．One-use
小題4:
What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Many people support the idea of saying no to using wooden chopsticks.
B．The government calls on people to stop using wooden chopsticks.
C．Disposable tableware wastes a lot of forests and does damage to the
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It is true that shyness can be a disadvantage socially for those who suffer from it seriously. I mean real shyness, not somebody who is simply quiet. Quiet people could be shy, but on the other hand, they may just be observing because they are unsure of you or others in your company. They may be capable of being extrovert (性格外向的) and sociable, but on some particular occasions, they are quiet.
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What does the first paragraph mainly want to tell us?
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The underlined word “reluctant” in paragraph 2 probably means ______.
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D．The cyclist with the shortest overall time．
小題2:Henri Desgranges was          .
A．a(chǎn) photographerB．a(chǎn) famous cyclist
C．the man who first won the Tour de France
D．the man who first thought of the Tour de France
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小題4:The yellow jersey is worn by____.
A．the fastest daily cyclistB．the fastest overall cyclist
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