AOne evening last July．my old car broke down on a highway． It was an hour before sunset．and I was 25 miles from home． I couldn-t reach anyone to pick me up．so I decided to take a bus．After a while．a bus pulled up and I asked the driver how far she was goi

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One evening last July．my old car broke down on a highway． It was an hour before sunset．and I was 25 miles from home． I couldn-t reach anyone to pick me up．so I decided to take a bus．

After a while．a bus pulled up and I asked the driver how far she was going．"Four more lights．"she said． She dropped me off at the end of her routes(线路) and told me which to look for． After waiting 30 minutes．l began to think about a very expensive taxi to ride home．Then a bus pulled up and the door opened．

"1 just can．t leave you here．"she said． "I'll give you a ride home．

"You'll drive nie home in the ．bus?"l asked．confused(迷惑不解)．

"No．l'II take you in my car．"she said．

"It's a long way．"I answered．

"Come on．sir．"she said． "I have nothing else to do． "

On the way．she told me a story． A few days earher．her brother had run out of gas． A good Chinese man had picked him up．taken him to a gas station and then back to his car． "I．ll just passing the favor along．"she said．

When I offered her money as a thank-you．she wouldn-t acceptc接受） it． "That wouldn' t make it a favor．"she said． "Just do something nice for somebody． Pass it along． "

( )21．ln the first paragraph．"pick．．． up" best means "______"

A． take hold of and lift．．．

B． choose．．． carefully

C． give．．． a ride

D． hear on learn．．．

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1.The workmen ______ down the old house and built a new one in its place.A. putB. closedC. toreD. broke

2.—How about your journey to Mount Emei ?—Everything was wonderful except that our car _________ twice on the way .A. slowed down B. broke down C. got downD. put down

3.The three women were put into prison because ______.A. they broke the lawB. they buried the old womanC. they shared the old woman's moneyD. they killed the old woman

4.On my way home this evening, I happen to notice that an old man was nearly ran ____ by a speeding car.A.afterB.aboutC.acrossD.over

参考答案和解析
正确答案：C
c【解析】由上文得知作者的车抛锚了，后又决定坐公汽，说明他无法找到人带他。故“pick up意为 “载……一程”即give sb．a ride。
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  • 第1题：

    I bought a new car last month, but()my old car yet.

    A. did not sell

    B. have not sold

    C. had not sold


    参考答案：B

  • 第2题：

    After an hour of heavy rain, the storm ________.

    A. break

    B. broke

    C. break down

    D. broke down


    参考答案：D

  • 第3题：

    请教:2001年6月成人英语三级(A)真题第2大题第3小题如何解答?

    【题目描述】

    第23题：The old lady ________ on hearing his son’s death. A. broke in B. broke down C. broke out D. broke away

     


    正确答案：B

  • 第4题：

    22．．What kind of car does Mrs Hill have?

    A． A fast and new car．

    B． A fast but old car．

    C． A slow and old car．

    D． A fast but small car．


    正确答案：A
    22.A【解析】从文中第二段最后两句“Her car is new. It's very large,and it can g0 200 kilometers an hour!”可知Mrs Hill的车非常新，而且很快。

  • 第5题：

    --How about your journey to Mount Emei?
    --Everything was wonderful except that our car ___________twice on the way.

    A.slowed down
    B.broke down
    C.got down
    D.put down

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查动词短语辨析。答语的意思是：一切都进展顺利，除了我们的汽车在途中抛锚了两次外。break down“抛锚”；slow down“慢下来”；get down“记下．写下”；put down“扑灭”。所以该题的答案为B。

  • 第6题：

    John was_______he lay down for an hour before dinner.

    A.so tired as
    B.so tired that
    C.too tired that
    D.too tired so

    答案：B
    解析：

  • 第7题：

    The bus broke down and all the passengers had to（）

    Aget in

    Bget on

    Cget off


    C
    略

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    To wait in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized that he had left the wallet in the car.
    A

    To wait

    B

    for

    C

    realized

    D

    had left


    正确答案： D
    解析：

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    ______in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realised he had left the cheque in the car.
    A

    Waiting

    B

    To wait

    C

    Having waited

    D

    To have waited


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    句意：这个老人排队等了半个小时后，突然意识到他把支票留在车上了。根据句意可知，wait发生在realise之前，而且动作已经发生，因此要用完成时的现在分词形式。故答案是C项。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    Yesterday we had （） talk.
    A

    one and a half hour’s

    B

    one and a half hour

    C

    an hour and a half’s

    D

    an hour’s and a half


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    Nobody believed that his excuse for being late was why his car broke down on his way to work.
    A

    believed

    B

    excuse for

    C

    why

    D

    broke down


    正确答案： D
    解析：

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    Not until my mother told me the sad news last night did I knew that our neighbor Dr.Li was killed in a car accident the week before.
    A

    Not until

    B

    the sad news

    C

    did I knew

    D

    was killed


    正确答案： C
    解析：

  • 第13题：

    The reason ______ I came late for the meeting was that my car broke down.

    A：why

    B：because

    C：that

    D：which


    正确答案：A 

  • 第14题：

    The old lady _________ on hearing her son’s death.

    A、broke in

    B、broke down

    C、broke out

    D、broke away


    参考答案：B

  • 第15题：

    III阅读理解（20分）

    A

    There are many different kinds of cars in the world． My uncle thinks this is because cars are like their drivers． He says: "Rich people have expensive cars，big people have large cars，and old people drive old cars． "But I don-t agree with him．

    My neighbor，Mrs Hill，is 82 years old． She drives only to the bank on Tuesdays． She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour． Do you think Mrs Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new．lt-s very large，and it can g0 200 kilometers an hour!

    My friend Mike is an artist． He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors． But his car is black! Mrs Bates has a very，very old car．lt often has engine trouble． Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No，she has four factories and two million dollars in the bank． My aunt Mary has a very small car． Every Sunday，she．drives to the country with her husband，her three children，her mother and their dog．

    Now，you have read about some people and their cars． Do you agree with my uncle? Maybe your family have cars． Do you want to say something about them?'

    ( )21． What does the writer-s uncle think of cars and their drivers?

    A． Big people drive small cars．

    B． Old people drive new cars．

    C． Poor people have expensive cars．

    D． Rich people have dear cars．


    正确答案：D
    Ⅲ．21.D【解析】从文中第一段第三句作者叔叔说的话中“...Rich people have expensive cars”可知答案．

  • 第16题：

    Her car collided with a tree yesterday evening.

    A:met
    B:ran into
    C:knocked over
    D:encountered

    答案：B
    解析：
    昨晚她的车撞树了。meet“遇见”。run into“巧遇”，如：I ran into my classmate in high school yesterday．我昨天偶遇一位高中同学。knock over“撞翻”，如：The small chair was knocked over by the kid．孩子把小椅子碰翻了。encounter“遇到”，如：We have en-countered lots of difficulty．我们遇到了许多困难。

  • 第17题：

    The old ear__________on the way to work again，SO he had to walk to his office．

    A.broke up
    B.broke down
    C.broke in
    D.broke away

    答案：B
    解析：
    句意为旧车在路上又出故障了，所以他不得不步行去上班。broke down“坏掉，出故障”，符合句意，故选B。broke up“打碎，分裂”，broke in“打断，闻入”，broke away“离开，退出”，均不符合题意。

  • 第18题：

    Yesterday we had （） talk.

    Aone and a half hour’s

    Bone and a half hour

    Can hour and a half’s

    Dan hour’s and a half


    C
    略

  • 第19题：

    A frustrated customer has called about their computer that is not functioning correctly. Which of the following is the BEST question to ask the user?（）

    • A、“Can you avoid using the PC that crashed?”
    • B、“What was the last thing that occurred before the PC had problems?”
    • C、“What were you doing before the PC went down?”
    • D、“What was the last thing you did before the PC crashed?”

    正确答案:B

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    A frustrated customer has called about their computer that is not functioning correctly. Which of the following is the BEST question to ask the user?（）
    A

    “Can you avoid using the PC that crashed?”

    B

    “What was the last thing that occurred before the PC had problems?”

    C

    “What were you doing before the PC went down?”

    D

    “What was the last thing you did before the PC crashed?”


    正确答案： A
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    To make sure of getting the full advantage of a favorable current，you should reach an entrance or strait at what time in relation to the predicted time of the favorable current?（）
    A

    One hour after the predicted time

    B

    At the predicted time

    C

    30 minutes before flood，one hour after an ebb

    D

    30 minutes before the predicted time


    正确答案： C
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    Not until my mother told me the sad news last night I knew that 'our neighbor was killed in a car accident the week before.
    A

    Not until

    B

    the sad news

    C

    I knew

    D

    was killed


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    The old woman has just been ______ by the car. A moment ago she was still very much alive. It is ______ my understanding.
    A

    run over; beyond  

    B

    run down; without

    C

    run away; off

    D

    run off; beyond


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    那位老妇女被车给撞了，几分钟以前她还活着，这真是太难让人理解了。run over辗过。beyond one’s understanding令人难以理解。run down缩减。run away潜逃。run off逃跑。

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