Standing on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car moving slowly at 18 MPH. He _36_ to himself, “This driver is just as _37 as a speeder!” So 38 _ he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over. 39 the car, he noticed that 40 were five old ladies — two in the front seat and __41 three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts. The driver, obviously 42_ , said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was _43__ exactly the speed limit! _44 seems to be the problem?” “Ma’am,” the officer replied, “You weren’t _45 , but you should know that driving _46 than the speed limit can also be a(n) 47 to other drivers.” “Slower than the speed limit? No, sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly…Eighteen miles per hour!” The old woman said a bit 48_ . The police officer, trying to _49_ a laugh, explained to her that “18” was the route number, _ 50_ the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the old woman smiled and thanked the officer for _51_ out her error. “But before I let you _52_, Ma’am, I have to ask if everyone in this car is all right? These women seem very _53_ and they didn’t make a single sound the whole time.”The police officer asked. “Oh, they will be all right _54 a minute, officer. We just _55 Route 128.”
【小题1】A．turnedB．thoughtC．cameD．agreed【小题2】A．dangerousB．wellC．sillyD．soon【小题3】A．tightlyB．immediatelyC．privatelyD．deadly【小题4】A．SuspectingB．BlamingC．StartingD．Approaching【小题5】A．thoseB．theyC．thereD．these【小题6】A．otherB．moreC．elseD．another【小题7】A．confusedB．worriedC．delightedD．excited【小题8】A．increasingB．reachingC．loweringD．doing【小题9】A．HowB．WhatC．WhenD．Where【小题10】A．runningB．breakingC．speedingD．concentrating【小题11】A．slowerB．saferC．fasterD．higher【小题12】A．guideB．demandC．aidD．danger【小题13】A．nervouslyB．proudlyC．roughlyD．constantly【小题14】A．controlB．giveC．makeD．show【小题15】A．orB．butC．notD．and【小题16】A．pointingB．speakingC．takingD．squeezing【小题17】A．driveB．goC．laughD．run【小题18】A．unitedB．exhaustedC．worriedD．tolerated【小题19】A．inB．after C．forD．with【小题20】A．sped upB．left outC．broke downD．got offB
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解析：文章讲述了意为司机错误的把路牌看成限速的标志而搞出的一个笑话。
【小题1】B 固定词组。Think to oneself心里想。
【小题2】A 上下文串联。根据下文46,47空车速比限制速度慢对别的车也是很危险的，故A正确。
【小题3】B 副词辨析。A紧紧地；B立刻马上；C私下地；D致命地。他立刻把车子拦了下来。
【小题4】D 动词辨析。A怀疑；B责备；C开始；D靠近。在靠近那辆车的时候，里面有5个人。
【小题5】C 固定句型。There be存在有；指车里有5个人，两个在前面，另外三个在后面。
【小题6】D 词义辨析。A其它的；B更多；C其余的；D另外。解析同上
【小题7】A 形容词辨析。A困惑的；B担心的；C高兴的；D兴奋的；司机感觉很困惑。
【小题8】D 动词辨析。A增加；B到达；C降低；D做；指她是按照速度限制做的。
【小题9】B 语法分析。What在句中做主语。ACD三项在句中都不能做主语。
【小题10】C 动词辨析。A跑；B折断；C超速；D集中；句意：您没有超速。但是你要知道低于限制的速度对其它司机来说也是一种危险。
【小题11】A 形容词辨析。A低于；B更安全；C更快；D更高；解析同45.
【小题12】D 名词辨析。A指导；B要求；C帮助；D危险，解析同45.
【小题13】B 副词辨析.A紧张地；B自豪地；C粗略地；D不停地；那个司机自豪地说：18码。
【小题14】A 动词辨析。A控制；B给；C生产；D展示。指警察想控制住自己的笑声。
【小题15】C 上下文串联。这条公路的号码的18，而不是公路的限速是18码每小时。
【小题16】A 动词辨析。A指出；B说；C谈论；D挤；司机感谢警察指出她的错误。
【小题17】B 动词辨析。Let sb go放行；让某人走；句意:在我放你走之前，我想知道乘客怎么样？
【小题18】C 形容词辨析。A团结的；B疲惫的；C担忧的；D容忍的。指这些人好像都很担心，椅子都不说话。
【小题19】A 语法分析，in+一段时间与将来时连用；指一分钟以后她们就会好。
【小题20】D 短语辨析。A加速；B遗漏；C崩溃；D下来。指她们刚刚从128号公路下来，暗指在那天路上她一直都看128码。她们都被吓着了。