十二、冰雪路面駕車(chē)的經(jīng)歷

　　Driving through snowstorm on icy roads for long distances is a most nerve-racking experience. It is a paradox that the snow，coming __1__ gently，blowing gleefully in a high wind，all the while __2__ down a treacherous carpet，freezes the windows，__3__ the view. The might of automated man is__4__ . The horses，the powerful electrical systems，the deep-tread tires，all go __5__ nothing. One minute the road feels __6__，and the next the driver is sliding over it，light as a__7__，in a panic，wondering what the heavy trailer trucks coming up__8__the rear are going to do. The trucks are like __9__ when you have to pass them，not at sixty or seventy __10__ you do when the road is dry，but at twenty-five and thirty. __11__ their engines sound unnaturally loud. Snow，slush and__12__ of ice spray from beneath the wheels，obscure the windshield，and rattle __13__your car. Beneath the wheels there is plenty of __14__ for you to slide and get mashed to a pulp. Inch __15__ inch you move up，past the rear wheels，the center wheels，the cab，the front wheels，all__16__too slowly by. Straight ahead you continue，__17__ to cut over sharply would send you into a slip，__18__in front of the vehicle. At last，there is__19__enough，and you creep back over，in front of the truck now，but__20__the sound of its engine still thundering in your ears.

　　1. [A] up [B] off [C] down [D] on

　　2. [A] lies [B] lays [C] settles [D] sends

　　3. [A] blocks [B] strikes [C] puffs [D] cancels

　　4. [A] muted [B] discovered [C] doubled [D] undervalued

　　5. [A] for [B] with [C] into [D] from

　　6. [A] comfortable [B] weak [C] risky [D] firm

　　7. [A] loaf [B] feather [C] leaf [D] fog

　　8. [A] beneath [B] from [C] under [D] beyond

　　9. [A] dwarfs [B] giants [C] patients [D] princesses

　　10. [A] what [B] since [C] as [D] that

　　11. [A] So [B] But [C] Or [D] Then

　　12. [A] flakes [B] flocks [C] chips [D] cakes

　　13. [A] onto [B] against [C] off [D] along

　　14. [A] snow [B] earth [C] room [D] ice

　　15. [A] by [B] after [C] for [D] with

　　16. [A] climbing [B] crawling [C] winding [D] sliding

　　17. [A] meanwhile [B] unless [C] whereas [D] for

　　18. [A] sheer [B] mostly [C] rarely [D] right

　　19. [A] might [B] distance [C] air [D] power

　　20. [A] with [B] like [C] inside [D] upon

　　答案

　　1.C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.C

　　11.D 12.C 13.C 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.D 18.D 19.B 20.A

　　總體分析

　　本文描述了在冰雪覆蓋的路面上開(kāi)車(chē)的經(jīng)歷。文章首句為主題句，概括了這種經(jīng)歷的特點(diǎn)是“令人非常緊張”。第二至四句分別介紹了下雪帶來(lái)的隱患和機(jī)器變得沒(méi)有多大用處。從第五句到文章最后則描述了在這種不利條件下和大卡車(chē)一同行駛的緊張經(jīng)歷。

　　全文翻譯

　　在暴風(fēng)雪中驅(qū)車(chē)長(zhǎng)距離地行駛于冰雪覆蓋的路面上是一種令人非常緊張的經(jīng)歷。矛盾的是雪一面輕輕地飄落，在強(qiáng)風(fēng)中愉快地吹著，一面又不斷地吹落可能帶來(lái)危險(xiǎn)的毯子，封凍窗戶，擋住視線。機(jī)器的力量被減弱了。馬、強(qiáng)有力的電子系統(tǒng)、深胎面的輪胎都毫無(wú)用處。一分鐘前路面還很結(jié)實(shí)，下一分鐘司機(jī)就在上面打滑，輕飄飄地，處于恐慌之中，想著從后面突然出現(xiàn)的笨重的掛了拖車(chē)的卡車(chē)會(huì)干出什么事情來(lái)。當(dāng)你不得不開(kāi)車(chē)經(jīng)過(guò)這些卡車(chē)時(shí)，它們就像巨人一般。這時(shí)你行駛的速度不是當(dāng)路面干燥時(shí)的60或70，而是25和30.并且它們的引擎聽(tīng)起來(lái)極其刺耳。雪、泥和冰渣滓從輪子下噴灑出來(lái)，使擋風(fēng)玻璃變得模糊不清，然后格格作響地從車(chē)上掉下�？ㄜ�(chē)輪子下的空間很大，足以讓你滑進(jìn)去并被碾成肉醬。你一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的往前挪動(dòng)，經(jīng)過(guò)卡車(chē)的后輪，中間的輪子，駕駛室，前輪，所有這一切都是極其緩慢地滑過(guò)去的。你繼續(xù)筆直地往前開(kāi)，因?yàn)橥蝗怀��?chē)搶道到卡車(chē)前面會(huì)使你的車(chē)滑倒，正好倒在大卡車(chē)的前面。最后終于和卡車(chē)有了一段距離了，你才慢慢地往后挪，挪到另外一車(chē)道上，現(xiàn)在你行使在卡車(chē)的前面了，但是引擎的聲音仍然震耳欲聾。