完形填空Itakeadeepbreath,crossmyfingersandstepforward.AmIabouttotaketheleapbeforebungee-jumping?1,I’mabouttocrosstheroadonmywaytowork.Therehavebeenafew2inthepressoverthelastcoupleofmonthsabout“Chinese-styleroadcrossing”.Thedefinitionofthis3is“alargenumberofpeoplejaywalking(乱穿马路)togetherbecausetheyfeel4inabiggroup”.Crossingtheroadisasimpletaskbutsometimesitcanbetime-consuminganddangerous.Itcanbe5totryandrushacrosstheroadwhilethered6isstilllit;it’sonlyashortdistance,what’sthe7thatcanhappen?Manypedestriansdon’tseemtounderstandthe8theyaretaking.Ifthelight’songreen,thenmostdriverswon’tpayattention,9thatnoonewillbecrossingtheroad.Ifthedriverdoesnotice,it’spossiblethattheymaynothavethe10stoppingdistancetobeabletostop11hittingtheperson.Also,steppingoutontoaroadatthewrong12causesvehiclestoslowdown,meaningthecarsbehindthemhavetoslowdown,creatinga13effectpossiblyevenalongtailback(车辆长队).14,itcanbedifficulttosticktotheruleswhenthereis15pedestrian-friendlycrossingsanditseemsthatdriversdon’tfollowtherules,either.Evenifthegreenmanisshowing,carsarestillallowedtoturnrightatmanylights,oftenturningintolargecrowdsofpeople16crossingtheroad.Manytimesthesecarsdon’tslowdown,meaningpedestrianshavetoquicklymoveoutoftheway.Italsomeansthatpeople17crosstheroadwhentheyshouldbeallowedto—maybethisisamotivatingfactorforso-calledjaywalkers.Drivingacardoesn’tmeanyouhavemorerights.It’saprivilegeandwiththatprivilegecomesalotof18.Itdoesn’tseemcompletely19topunishpedestriansfortakingmattersintotheirownhandsonaroadsystemthat’sdesignedagainstthem.Arethinkofthewaypedestriancrossingworkanddrivereducationmay20astopto“Chinese-styleroadcrossing”.【文章大意】本文主要讲述“中国式过马路”的现象、原因及其对交通产生的影响,并提出了作者自己的看法。1.A.YesB.NoC.WhyD.However【解析】选B。前后照应题。否定前面的问句,引出下文。2.A.articlesB.sentencesC.storiesD.persons【解析】选A。前后照应题。下句提到“中国式过马路”的现象,结合此处信息press,可推知是在出版物上的“文章”。3.A.wordB.nameC.phraseD.term【解析】选C。词义辨析题。phrase表示(简洁的)说法。term指专业术语,一般指科技、学术方面的。此句为“中国式过马路”这种说法的定义是……。4.A.greatB.happyC.safeD.s