单选题 Motorways are, no doubt the safest roads in Britain. Mile (1) mile, vehicle for vehicle, you are much (2) likely to be killed or seriously injured than on an ordinary road. On (3) hand, if you do have a serious accident on a motorway, fatalities are much more likely to (4) than in a comparable accident (5) on the roads.
Motorways have no (6) bends, no roundabouts or traffic lights and (7) speeds are much greater than on other roads. Though the 70 mph limit is (8) in force, it is often treated with the contempt that most drivers have for the 30 mph limit applying in built up areas in Britain. Added to this is the fact that motorway drivers seem to like traveling in groups with perhaps (9) ten meters between each vehicle. The resulting horrific pile-ups (10) one vehicle stops for some reason--mechanical failure, driver error and so on--have become all too familiar through pictures in newspapers or on television.

单选题 A. for B. after C. to D. by
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 由后面紧接着的vehicle for vehicle可以判断出此处是同样的结构,即mile for mile。
单选题 A. more B. far C. less D. lesser
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题可参照本文第一句话,在motorway,上被杀或受伤的可能性比其他路上要小得多。注意less已经是比较级形式了.前面接much表示程度的加强。
单选题 A. another B. other C. one D. the other
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此处应是承接上面的Mile for mile…on an ordinary road,所以应该是on the other hand而非 on one hand。
单选题 A. come up B. occur C. be found D. arise
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] come up的意思是“走进,发芽,提出”;occur的意思是“发生”,为不及物动词;be found的意思是“被发现”;arise的意思是“出现,起因于”。根据本句意思。应该选occur。
单选题 A. everywhere B. elsewhere C. anywhere D. somewhere
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此处指的是其他路上,应选B。
单选题 A. pointed B. steep C. vertical D. sharp
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 形容坡度陡,用形容词sharp。motorway上没有陡坡。
单选题 A. thus B. then C. so D. thereupon
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此处意为“由于motorway上没有陡坡.没有迂回,也没有交通灯,因此行车速度比其他路上要快出很多”。四个选项都可表示“因此”,但因为前面有and,只能选A。
单选题 A. yet B. even C. still D. subsequently
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 因为前面有though,后面跟着it is often…in Britain,所以此处选still。
单选题 A. utterly B. simply C. barely D. purely
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此处是“仅仅,只有”的意思,可用only或barely。utterly的意思是“绝对地.彻底地”,simply的意思是“简单地,朴素地”,purely的意思是“纯粹地,完全地”。因此答案为C。
单选题 A. because B. since C. when D. for
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查当存在条件关系时的用法。