11.We all remember seeing hitchhikers(搭便车者).They stood by the side of the road,thumb sticking out,waiting for a lift.But hitchhiking is getting rare nowadays.What killed it?S(81)afety is often mentioned as a reason.Movies about hitchhiking killers and real-life crimes have stopped many drivers from picking up hitchhikers.No single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester.This fact show people's fear:a large,strangely dressed man is though to be a d(82)angerousperson.
But the reason my be more complex(复杂的):hitchhiking happens where people don't have cars and transport services are p(83)oor.Plenty people still hitchhike in some countries.Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the U.K.makes the few hitchhiking people look strange.Why can't these people a(84)affordcars?Why can't hey take the bus or the train?
Three-quarters of the UK population have cars; many of those that have no cars are quite old.So the potential(潜在的) hitchhiking population is small.Yet on my way to Manchester,I got a lift from several people.My t(85)tripproves that it's still possible to hitchhike.Those who picked me up i(86)includea lawyer,a retired doctor,a tank commander,a worker,a man who lives in a lonely farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains.Most people just wanted to do someone a favour; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn't help stopping.
The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing which is organized over the Internet.But for now,you can still stick your thumb out a(87)actually,I didn't do much of that.I preferred to hold up the sign of the place I wanted to go) and people-wonderful,caring,sharing,unafraid people-will stop.
In the UK,with its cheap buses and reasonable railway service,I don't think I'll form a habit of hitchhiking.
分析 文章介绍了搭便车.现在搭便车者越来越少,安全是最常提到的原因.电影中搭便车被杀还有现实生活中的犯罪事情让很多司机不再搭乘他人,但是原因可能很复杂.
解答 81.safety.名词考查.后面说Movies about hitchhiking killers and real-life crimes have stopped many drivers from picking up hitchhikers电影中的搭车谋杀和现实生活中的犯罪,都是搭便车的安全问题;题干缺少主语,要用名词形式.
82.dangerous.形容词考查.前面说This fact show people's fear事实显示了人们的担心,那些穿着古怪的人被认为很危险;修饰名词要用形容词形式.
83.poor.形容词考查.前面说hitchhiking happens where people don't have cars搭便车的是没车的人或者是因为公共交通的服务没有跟上;poor作系动词的表语,要用形容词.
84.afford.动词考查.前面说Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the U.K.makes the few hitchhiking people look strange也许车子的拥有程度不断提高让搭便车的人看起来很奇怪,可知此句是指为什么他们不买车;afford cars买得起车.故用动词afford
85.trip.名词考查.前面说Yet on my way to Manchester,I got a lift from several people我去马萨诸塞时就搭过便车,说明我的旅行经历证明了搭便车还是可以的.故填名词trip
86.include.动词考查.后面列举的是各种职业的人,应该是包括的意思;主语those是复数,谓语动词用原形即可.
87.actually.副词考查.句中有逗号分隔,修饰整个句子内容,且句意表达的意思前后相反,要用副词形式,表达事实上.
点评 语法填空题是考查学生的语言运用能力.解题时,要在理解文章的基础上,灵活运用语法知识,如词性,时态,名词单复数,连接词,代词,冠词等判断空白处应填写的内容.答完后,还要通读全文,核对所填单词形式是否正确,是否符合语境.