第二节(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

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Safety in the highway is not totally out of our hands. Here are four ways we can protect ourselves when we travel.

17 People in small cars are injured more often and more severely than people traveling in large cars. Factories of small cars are strengthening their products’ safety, which helps. But the mix of large cars and small cars on the road is the main reason of the problem.

Being thrown into glass and metal car parts, or being thrown from the car can really hurt or even kill you. 18 The safety belt’s main purpose is to pull you back if your car has a sudden crash with another vehicle or object, or if it rolls over. A belt can reduce the chance of deadly injury by 45% and the chance of serious injury by 50%.

Air bags are important. More than half of all new cars sold have air bags. Air bags provide protection in frontal crashes — the type of crash that kills the most drivers — when they are also wearing safety belts. Most people are demanding air bags in the cars they buy. 19 Effective as they are, they can’t take the place of safety belts.

Drunk driving crashes are less likely to happen if you don’t drink. 20 Many people have realized that drunk driving can lead to death and injury, prison time and other results. There are movements to strengthen penalties (处罚)for drinking and driving.

A. How to drive safely?

B. You are safer in a large car.

C. How to protect ourselves in the highway?

D. Air bags are not installed in all cars.

E. That’s why safety belts should be worn.

F. Drunk driving is the most serious problem.

G. But the protection provided by air bags is limited in side or rear crashes.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每题2分，满分40分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation.21 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 22down.But relaxation is 23 for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a 24 part of everyday life and there is no way to 25 it.In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be.A 26 amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 27 to life.It is only when the stress gets out of control 28 it can lead to poor performance and 29 health.

The amount of stress a person can bear 30 very much on the individual.Some people are not afraid of stress.and such 31 are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities.Others lose heart at first 32 of unusual difficulties.When exposed to stress, in 33 form, we react both chemically and physically.In fact we make a choice between 34 and fight.And in more ancient days the choices made the 35 between life and death.The crises(危机)we meet today are 36 to be so extreme, but however little the stress.It requires the same response.It is when such a reaction 37 long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 38 Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have 39 links with stress.40 we cannot remove stress from our lives we need to find ways to deal with it.It would be unwise to do so even if we could.

So what do you think of stress? What is your way to deal with it?

21.A.When B.While C.Once D.As

22.A.slow B.calm C get D.turn

23.A.unnecessary B.satisfied C.useful D.necessary

24.A.physical B.natural C.hard D.terrible

25.A.tolerate B.solve C.avoid D.accept

26.A.sure B.certain C.large D.great

27.A.purpose B.resource C.influence D.instruction

28.A.when B.why C.that D.how

29.A.ill B.good C.strong D.weak

30.A.insists. B.depends C.calls D.spends

31.A.patterns B.personalities C.situations D.characters

32.A.glance B.view C.sight D.impression

33.A.whichever B.whatever C.however D.whenever

34.A.peace B.fright C.pressure D.heaviness

35.A.decision B.promise C.difference D.choice

36.A.unlikely B.likely C.necessary D.probable

37.A.continues B.lives C.stands D.lasts

38.A.balanced B.injured C.endangered D.changeable

39.A.established B.achieved C.found D.developed

40.A.Unless B.Since C.Because D.As