HelpingSeniors（老年人）Posted5/15/-优题课

Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers， a police officer saw a car driving along at 22 miles per hour．

He thought to himself， "This driver is just as dangerous as a （1）　　!'' So he turned on his

lights and pulled the driver over．

Getting closer to the car， he noticed that there were （2）　　old ladies， two in the front seat and three in the back，wide eyed and pale faced．

The driver， who knew （3）　　about what happened， said to him， "Officer， I don't understand． I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the （4）　　？''

"Ma'am，" the officer replied， "you weren't speeding， but you should know that driving （5）　　than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers． The same as a speeder．"

"No，sir． I was doing the speed limit ﹣ exactly twenty﹣two miles an hour!''The old woman said in a （6）　　voice． The officer， almost unable to control his chuckle， explained to her that "22" was the route （7）　　，not the speed limit．

A bit embarrassed， the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for （8）　　her misunderstanding．

"But（9）　　I let you go， ma'am， I have to ask…Is everyone in this car OK？ These women seem to be（10）　　badly and they haven't made a single sound this whole time，" the officer asked．

"Oh，they'll be all right in a minute． We just got off Route 119．"

（1）A． smoker	B． rider	C． speeder	D． walker
（2）A． three	B． four	C． five	D． six
（3）A． nothing	B． something	C． everything	D． anything
（4）A． excuse	B． question	C． reason	D． problem
（5）A． closer	B． slower	C． farther	D． higher
（6）A． sad	B． sweet	C． proud	D． weak
（7）A． number	B． map	C． guide	D． order
（8）A．laughing at	B． leading to	C． talking about	D． pointing out
（9）A． until	B． before	C． although	D． if
（10）A． crying	B．coughing	C． sleeping	D． shaking

Your fascinating speech is f　　with positive energy．

The old man stayed a　　luckily after the strong earthquake．

afford；holes；progress；thousands of；safe

（1）China has made great　　in the past forty years．

（2）People planted　　trees in the suburb of the city， Urumqi．

（3）Nowadays， everyone feels very　　and convenient in the streets of different cities in Xinjiang．

（4）In the book A Brief History of Time， the famous British professor Dr． Hawking describes his theory of black　　．

（5）Many families are richer now so they can　　a big car like SUV．

阅读下面短文，从文后方框内所给的 A、B、C、D、E 中，选出恰当的一项还原到文中合适的位置，使文章内容完整且符合逻辑．

In some science﹣fictions， we can see non﹣driver buses on the road． In the past， we could hardly

imagine to take this kind of bus to go everywhere． But we did make that come true on December 2， 2017．

（1）　　． The name of the non﹣driver buses is Alphaba． They have been put into use in Guangdong province． The most attractive news about Alphaba is that its driving system is developed independently by Chinese designers and engineers．

（2）　　． The bus can go to different directions exactly with the help of GPS． The GPS on the bus is connected with the traffic﹣control center．（3）　　． They help the bus to deal with complex（复杂的） road conditions． Alphaba can judge（判断） rapidly if it needs to stop when there are traffic lights or any dangers 100meters ahead of it． It will park itself in the right place at the station．

（4）　　． They find no driver and the steering wheel（方向盘） turning slowly itself． It's amazing! Besides， the bus provides the most comfortable seats and the best service for the passengers．（5）　　．

Next time， when you travel to Guangdong， why not consider trying the non﹣driver buses？

A．It makes them feel at home during the ride

B．The highest speed of Alphaba is 40km/h

C．There are several electronic cameras around the bus

D．China is the only country to invent non﹣driver buses

E．The passengers are very shocked after getting on the bus


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