In Taiwan, “motorpool “ is commonly known as a place for the maintenance(維修) of official business and government cars. In ­___36___ it is a place for vehicle maintenance.
More than ten years ago, I came to America on business and I __37__advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to ___38__ me at the airport, and took me to his home__39    the airport. My friend drove his car into the innermost lane, ___40__ had a sign ‘carpool only’ I wondered what “carpool” meant. I wondered ___41____he was going to a motorpool. So I thought myself ____42__ in asking:” Is there anything wrong with the car?” “Nothing.____43___?” said he. “Well then, why are you going to a carpool?” I responded. My friend couldn’t help ___44__ and told me that “ carpool” ___45___to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can ____46___. I felt rather embarrassed __47__ that.
After dinner, my friend’s neighbor �。矗浮� to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “ ４９ ”, my friend said, “ I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was puzzled again, 　５０ why he could not “ carpool” with him since we had “ carpooled”　５１.  My friend explained to me again that the “ carpool” with him that ____５2____ used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save �。�3　　. The first” carpool” is a noun; ____５4___ the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for 　�。担怠n America to understand it in a short time.
小題1:
A．commonB．timeC．generalD．short
小題2:
A．tookB．hadC．usedD．found
小題3:
A．seeB．takeC．meetD．a(chǎn)ccept
小題4:
A．InB．Out ofC．InsideD．From
小題5:
A．whereB．whichC．itD．there
小題6:
A．whatB．whetherC．whichD．when
小題7:
A．puzzledB．foolishC．interestedD．clever
小題8:
A．whichB．whyC．whereD．what
小題9:
A．laughingB．shoutingC．stoppingD．saying
小題10:
A．meansB．refersC．isD．comes
小題11:
A．pass throughB．go overC．drive inD．sit in
小題12:
A．in sayingB．for doingC．on hearingD．a(chǎn)t listening to
小題13:
A．went outB．came overC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．got off
小題14:
A．YesB．I’m afraidC．Sure .D．No
小題15:
A．wonderingB．sayingC．suggestingD．hesitating
小題16:
A．yesterdayB．tomorrowC．the last dayD．today
小題17:
A．his neighborB．his friendC．he.D．I
小題18:
A．timeB．moneyC．energyD．pollution’
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．while .C．soD．or
小題20:
A．newcomerB．peopleC．ChineseD．those

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:B
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:B
小題9:A
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:C
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:A
小題16:D
小題17:A
小題18:C
小題19:B
小題20:A

試題分析：本文介紹了motorpool在美國的不同的意思，讓我很難理解，也很困惑。
小題1:C 固定詞組。In general一般說來。本句指一般說來motorpool就是維修車輛的地方。
小題2:A 固定詞組。Take advantage of利用；我利用這個機會求看望我的朋友。
小題3:C 動詞辨析。A看見B拿走C接D接受；指我的朋友到機場來接我。
小題4:B 介詞辨析。A在…里B出來C在內(nèi)部D從…；我的朋友帶著我從機場出來去他家。
小題5:B 語法分析。這里的which指代先行詞在句中做主語。
小題6:B 詞義辨析。A什么Ｂ是否Ｃ哪一個D當(dāng)…時；我問他是否要去motorpool修車。
小題7:D 形容詞辨析。A困惑B愚蠢C有趣D聰明；我自以為自己很聰明。
小題8:B 上下文串聯(lián)。我問對方是否要去修車。對方很困惑所以問我為什么要這樣問。
小題9:A 動詞辨析。A笑B喊叫C停止D說；我的朋友忍不住地大笑，是因為我搞錯了。
小題10:B 固定詞組。Refer to涉及，談及；參考，查閱；carpool是指多人乘坐的車走的車道。
小題11:C 上下文串聯(lián)。這里的drive in指這樣的車輛可以走的車道。
小題12:C 固定搭配。Embarrassed與介詞On連用。對…敢打?qū)擂巍?br />小題13:B 短語辨析。A出去B走過來C達到D下車；我的朋友走了過來。
小題14:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上下文可知，我的朋友拒絕對方的要求。
小題15:A 動詞辨析。A想知道B說C建議D猶豫；我想知道為什么…
小題16:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)這里可知我想知道晚上今天不能和鄰居去了。
小題17:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知是他的鄰居過來和他說這樣的話題的。
小題18:C 名詞辨析。A時間B錢C能源D污染；這樣做的原因就是節(jié)約能源，減少污染。
小題19:B 連詞辨析。While然而，表示輕微的轉(zhuǎn)折。
小題20:A 上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指新來的人很難理解這樣語義變換很大的詞語。
點評：motorpool這個詞在美國英語中不同的語境中有不同的含義。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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C．the event should last a month every year
D．light will no longer pollute the sky soon
小題5:What is the main goal of the National Dark-Sky Week?
A．To promote the use of better lighting systems.
B．To help people realize the harm of light pollution.
C．To cause all the light pollution in America to disappear.
D．To help young children enjoy the wonder of our universe.

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