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【题目】 At times we all get angry when we are driving. It might be because we are stuck in a traffic jam or stuck behind a very s【1】 driver. It might be because we think another driver has done something very stupid and dangerous. Whatever the reason, it seems that getting angry in a car is something which happens more and more often and there is now a special term f【2】 it: 'road rage'(路怒症). Some experts even think that road rage is a kind of mental illness! How can we recognize this 'illness' of road rage? There are two kinds of road rage: aggressive (攻击性的) driving and aggressive reactions to the way other people are driving. Aggressive driving can take different f【3】 : Driving much faster than the speed limit.

Increasing your speed very quickly.

Driving very close behind the car in front and sounding the horn (喇叭) or flashing the headlights.

Changing lanes very suddenly and b【4】 another car.

Moving into a parking space where another car is trying to park.

There are also different reactions to the way other people are driving. These include:

Making rude signs at people.

Shouting at people and threatening them.

Deliberately (蓄意地) driving into another person's car.

Hitting somebody.

Using a weapon such as a baseball bat, or even a gun or a knife.

Road rage is c【5】 not a joke. There have been incidents (事件) of road rage which have led to serious injuries and even murder. Experts think that one reason for road rage is that films show a lot of examples of fast and aggressive driving such as car chases where this kind of driving seems to be positive. Experts also think that the punishments for dangerous driving are not serious e【6】. Experience shows that driving problems can be controlled, but it takes a long time. In the UK in the last 30 years, the police have been quite successful in r【7】 the number of people who drink and drive. They are now working to stop people using mobile phones when they are driving. Let's hope they can have the same success with road rage.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】slow

【2】for

【3】forms

【4】blocking

【5】certainly

【6】enough

【7】reducing

【解析】

本文介绍了两种“路怒症”类型以及产生的后果。

【1】句意：这可能是因为我们遇到了交通堵塞或者被一个很慢的司机堵在了后面。

根据stuck behind可知被堵在后面，因此前面的车非常慢，修饰名词driver用形容词，故此处为slow。

【2】句意：不管是什么原因，在车里生气似乎是越来越常见的事情，现在有一个专门的术语来形容它：“路怒症”。

此处为了形容词“路怒症”的术语，用介词for表示“为了”。

【3】句意：攻击性驾驶可以采取不同的形式：驾驶速度远远超过限速。

根据There are two kinds of road rage: aggressive (攻击性的) driving and aggressive reactions to the way other people are driving.可知，此处指的是不同的形式，有different修饰，用复数名词，故此处为forms。

【4】句意：突然变道，挡住了另一辆车。

根据Changing lanes very suddenly可知，变道就挡住另一辆车，连词and前后并列，and前用动名词，因此and后用动名词，故此处为blocking。

【5】句意：“路怒症”当然不是一个玩笑。

根据There have been incidents (事件) of road rage which have led to serious injuries and even murder.可知，有一些路怒事件导致了严重的伤害甚至谋杀。因此这不是一个玩笑，修饰动词is用副词，故此处为certainly。

【6】句意：专家们还认为对危险驾驶的惩罚还不够严重。

修饰形容词serious，位于形容词后面，用副词enough。

【7】句意：在过去的30年里，英国警方成功地减少了酒后驾车的人数。

根据Experience shows that driving problems can be controlled,可知，驾驶问题是可以控制的，因此酒后驾车的人数减少了，作为介词in的宾语，用动名词，故此处为reducing。