河南省新野县第三高级中学2014-2015学年高二上学期第四次周考 英语试题
一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共16分）
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On receiving my driver license a few months ago．I started driving right away．However it wasn’t until two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway．Our destination was Orewa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland．
That morning I made sure l had enough to drink and went to the bathroom three times before we left．I thought 1 was totally prepared for the journey，but nothing could have prepared me for my family’s complaints．
“Jack，relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel so tightly，”called a nervous voice from the backseat．“Speed up．70 km／h isn't fast enough．You are holding up the traffic，”another voice ordered from the seat next to mine．
How upset! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves．To content them I stepped hard on the accelerator(油门)，but within a second，an angry" voice began again．“Stop! Slow down! Slow down! Are you crazy? Did I tell you to go above 100 km／h?”
Everything went fine until I pulled 0ff the motorway and drove into the city，where the speed limit was only 50 km／h．My family seemed relaxed and stopped telling me what to do．They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery．
Sadly，that silence didn’t last very long．My mum suddenly cried out，“Look at those birds above us．Aren't they lovely?”
How did she expect me to look up in the air? As the driver I had to be attentive．Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the road? Just one second's carelessness might have caused me to hit a poor dog or cat crossing the street．
We spent four hours in the town and then got back in the car to drive home．This time the journey was much easier than before as they both fell fast asleep．So，I just took my time and enjoyed the drive．
1．According to the passage，we can conclude that the writer__________.
A．hasn’t got a driving license yet B．is good at driving
C．1ives in Auckland D．was born in Orewa
2．Which of the following is out of the writer's expectation for the journey?
A．The heavy traffic on the motorway． B．The problem with the steering wheel．
C．The low speed limit in the city． D．His parents’ unpleasant words．
