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　　课时作业11　(A卷)

　　Ⅰ.品句填词

　　1．It was what he said ____________ surprised me.

　　2．____________ I admit that there are problems，I don't agree that they cannot be solved.

　　3．The little girl arrived home with his brother, ____________(safely)．

　　4．Okay, ____________ what if I do not want to give up on her?

　　5．____________ average, $15 worth of goods is stolen every day.

　　6．Inflation may be rising, if (it is) so, prices will go ____________．

　　7．____________(compare) with a mountain, the rock is microscopic.

　　8．We were ____________(stick) in a traffic jam for an hour.

　　9．This is a ____________(suit) moment to ask for the afternoon off.

　　10．Workmen were ____________(occupy) in pulling down the house.

　　答案：1.that　2.While　3.safe　4.so　5.On　6.up

　　7．Compared　8.stuck　9.suitable　10.occupied

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　You have heard the expression"horse sense"．As you may imagine，it came from the time when the majority of people traveled in vehicles drawn by horses.A horse does have a lot of common sense.And there are many true stories about horses having saved their drivers from danger of death.

　　Today for the most part，people travel by train，ship，airplane，and car，but very little by the use of horses.Modern vehicles are propelled by engines，and an engine does not have any sense.In case of danger，many horses could be depended on to help.Not so with the engine；the driver must do all the things.

　　In recent years，the speed of traveling has increased greatly.With the increased speed comes greatly increased danger.The driver of a powerful engine needs to be careful.A moment of being careless may cost a life.In order to drive today，a person must be able to see clearly，and he must learn and follow carefully the rules for safety on the road.Greater attention is the price we pay for using a machine instead of a horse.

　　1．The passage mainly talks about________．

　　A．engines　　　　　　 B．safe driving

　　C．using horses D．modern machines

解析：选B。主旨大意题。本文主要讨论马车和汽车的区别。马车因为是靠马拉的，而马又能识别危险，所以比由机械引擎牵引的汽车要安全。由最后一段的"The driver of a