牛津9A期中英语考试试题2

欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助!欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助!感谢阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助!感谢阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助!欢迎阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助!感谢阅读本文档，希望本文档能对您有所帮助!9A期中考试英语试题（考试时间120分钟满分140分）注意：1.本试卷分第一部分选择题和第二部分非选择题。2.考生答卷时，必须将自己的姓名、考试号用黑色或蓝色钢笔或圆珠笔填写在试卷的相应位置。第一部分选择题（95分）注意：考生必须将所选答案的字母标号用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上相应的题号内，答在试卷上无效。一、听力部分（25分）A．听句子，选出与其意思相符的图画，并将序号写入括号内：（听一遍）()1.ABC()2.ABC()3.ABC(

)4.ABC()5.ABCB.你将听到5段对话，请根据每段对话内容所提出的问题选出正确答案，将答案序号填入答案卷方框内。听两遍。()6.WhenwillMrsWhitecomeback?A.Rightnow. B.Quitesoon. C.Atfour.()7.Whatsportdoesthewomanlike?A.volleyballB.footballC.ping-pong()8.Whatdoesthewomanprefertodo?A.Toseethenewplay. B.Todosomeshopping. C.Tovisitthemuseum.()9.WhatclassisJackhaving?A.AnEnglishclass.B.Amathclass.C.AChineseclass.()10.WhywasFrankonthenewslastnight?A.Hewalkedalongthebeachatnight.B.Heswamaloneinthecoldwater.C.Hegottheboyoutofwaterandsavedhim.C．你将听到4段对话，每段对话后都有几个问题，每个问题有三个供选择的答案，请你根据对话内容选择适当的答案，将答案序号填入答案卷方框内。听两遍。听第一段对话，回答第ll-12小题：()11.Wheredoesthedialoguehappen?A.Inabookshop.B.Inalibrary.C.Inaclassroom.()12.Howmanybookscanheborrowatatime?A.Onlyonebook.B.Twobooks.C.Manybooks.听第二段对话，回答第13-14小题：()13.Whereisthewomangoing?A.Tianjin.B.Nanjing.C.Beijing.()14.WhydoesthemantelltheWomantobecarefulnexttime?A.Becausesheisapersonwithbadluck.B.Becauseshehasgotachancetotravel.C.Becauseshefelloffherbikeandhurtherarm.听第三段对话，回答第15-17小题：()15.Whatdoesthemando?A.Heisateacher.B.Heisasinger.C.Heisadoctor.()16.Whowantstoseetheman?A.Theheadteacher.B.Theteachers.C.Thestudents.()17.Whyisthemanworriedaboutgoingbacktothatschool?A.Becauseheisnotpopular.B.Becausehemadealotoftroubletherewhenhewasyoung.C.Becauseheisworriedaboutnotmeetinghisteachers.听第四段对话，回答第18-20小题：()18.Whereisthegirlfrom?A.America.B.Australia.C.England.()19.WhydoesthegirlcometoChina?A.Toseeherparents.B.Togotraveling.C.Tofindajob.()20.Whatwillthegirldonextyear?A.ShewillworkinChina.B.ShewillworkinJapan.C.Shewillstayinherowncountry.D.听短文，从所给选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。()21．Whoareoftenkilledwhilecrossingtheroad?A.Oldpeopleandchildren.B.Onlyoldpeople.C.Onlychildren.()22．Acarcanstopquicklyifitisrunningtoofast,can'tit?A.Yes,itcan.B.No,itcan't.C.Yes,butonlyonsunnydays.()23．Whatistheonlysafewaytocrosstheroad?A.Tolookrightandleft.B.Tolookleft.C.Tolookaround.()24．Whatcanwedoifthetrafficlightsarered?A.Torun.B.Towalkquickly.C.Towaitpatiently.()25．Whatisthecorrectwaytocrosstheroadwhenthetrafficlightsaregreen?A.Towalkquickly.B.Towalkslowly.C.Torunquickly.二、选择题。（15分）()26.--What_______overtherenow?--Someoneishitbyacar.A.happenedB.washappenC.ishappeningD.hadhappened()27.Thispairofjeanslooksnice___________Sandy,becauseshelooksverynice_________blue.A.on;inB.in;onC.for;onD.to;in()28.It'sgenerous_____themtodonatemoneytoUNICEF.Theythinkitimportant_____themtohelppoorchildrengotoschool.A.to;forB.for;ofC.of;toD.of;for()29.Theteachersaidthattheearth______aroundthesun.A.movesB.moveC.movedD.hadmoved()30.Mybrother_____forhalfamonth.A.hasbeenawayB.wentawayC.hasleftD.left()31.Ifitisn'tyours,itmustbe_____.A.somebodyelseB.somebodyelse'sC.elsesomebodyD.else'ssomebody()32.Ourschoolwillholdasportmeeting________nextmonth.A.sometimeB.sometimeC.sometimesD.sometimes()33.Wouldyoumind_____?A.metosmokehereB.mysmokingathereC.mesmokinghereD.ifIwillsmokehere()34.Wespendasmuchtimeaswecan_____English.A.readB.toreadC.readingD.have()35._____ofthestudentshasanEnglishexercisebook.A.NoneB.BothC.AllD.Every()36.Healwaysmakeshisclass_____.A.livelyandinterestedB.livelyandinterestingC.aliveandinterestedD.aliveandinteresting()37.Ifyoudon'tgotothecinematonight,_____.A.SowillIB.NeitherdoIC.NorshallID.SoIwill()38.Thedinnerdidn'tstart______allthefriendsarrived.A.whenB.whileC.untilD.whether()39.BillGatesdevotesmuchofhismoney_______needchildren.A.tohelpB.tohelpingC.helpedD.helping()40.Don'tforgetto_____itbackifyou_____thecomputertoschool.A.bring,takeB.take,bringC.take,takeD.bring,bring三、完形填空：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将正确答案的序号填入答案卷相应空格内。(本题满分15分每小题1分)ThedayaftertheresultofOscarAwardisannounced,everyoneatschooldiscusses__41__theylike.Studentsaskeachother,“DidyounoticewhatBradPitt__42__?”or“HowdoyoulikeNicoleKidman'sdress?”Theymay__43__themoviesalittle,butmuchaboutthestars.Popsingersandmoviestarsare__44__well-knownthatitseemsthattheirjobsarethebestinthestudents'eyes.OnTV,theycanseetheirlargehouses,expensivecarsandfashionableclothes.__45__magazinescoverwhatpeopleinHollywoodaredoing.Studentsspendhours__46__suchalife.__47__,onlyafewstudetnsattheatreschoolreallyworkhardforbecomingstars.They__48__actinginfrontofothersinfact.Evenstudents__49__enjoywatchingmoviesorreadingaboutthestarsdonotpracticehardtoimprovetheiractingskills.Therearemany__50__intheworld,butnotmanysuperstars.Whydo__51__peoplebecomeactorsorsingersatlast?Inordertobecomefamous,people__52__talentaswellashardwork.Anyonewhoreallywantstobeasuperstar__53__practicedayandnight.Afteryearsofhardwork,maybesomestudentsatthetheatreschoolwillfinallybecomesuperstars.Mostofthem,however,will__54__otherlessglamorous(有魅力的)careers.__55__theendofthedaytheywillcomehomeandbehappywatchingthesuperstarsonTV.C.actorsandactresses()42.A.putonssed()43.A.thinkaboutB.thinkofC.talkaboutD.talkto()45.A.twohundredsB.hundredsofC.hundredofD.twohundredsof()48.A.areafraidofB.aresureofC.areexcitedaboutD.areafraidto()51.A.somanyB.somuchC.solittleD.sofewmustB.willhaveto四、阅读理解（40分）【A】 Trudy'sclasshasanewspaper.Thestudentswritestories,articlesandpoems(诗)forit.Thenoneofthemtypestheirworksintoacomputerandprintsitout.Theteacherpins(订)upeverythingonthewallsothatitlookslikealarge,opennewspaper. OnedayTrudysaidtotheteacher,“Mostnewspapershaveadvertisements.Canwehaveadvertisementsinours?” Theteacherthoughtitwasaverygoodidea.ShemadeTrudytheadvertisementmanager(经理)andTrudyaskedtheotherstudentstoadvertiseinthenewspaper.Herearesomeoftheadvertisementsshereceived.FORSALESonyWalkman.Ingoodcondition(状况).Completewithearphone.Bestoffer.SeeMiriamGOODHOMEWANTEDSixlovelyPersianKittens(波斯猫)needhomes.Theyarethecleverestthingsyou'veneverseen.Freetotherightperson.SeeJohnWORKWANTEDStrongboyiswillingtoworkinagardenordohousework.3hoursaweek.Notexpensive.SeeTomWANTEDPCIngoodcondition.MustbeatleastPentiumII.SeeAllanCONCERTTICKETSHasanyonegotaspare(多余的)tickettotheRaidersconcertnextweek?I'mdesperate(非常渴望)andwillpaywellforagoodticket.SeeSheliaLOSTAgoldenring(金戒指)withabluestoneinit.RewardSeePatriciaFOUNDEDAgoldenringwithabluestoneinit.SeeAliceChoosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：()56.Whowantedtoputanadvertisementsinthenewspaper? A.Trudy. B.Theteacher. C.Someofthestudents. D.Allan.()57.WhatdoesTomwanttodo?Hewantsto______. A.dootherpeople'shomeworkB.dogardeningorhousework C.seesixPersianKittens D.fixbrokenPCs()58.WhywillSheliapaywellforaRaidersconcertticket? A.Becauseshehatesgoingtotheconcert. B.Becauseshewantsverymuchtogototheconcert. C.Becauseshelikescollectingtheconcerttickets. D.Becauseherfriendsaregoingtotheconcert.()59.WhatwillPatriciagivethepersonwhofindsherring? A.Nothingbutagoldenring. B.Anotherring. C.AtickettotheRaidersconcert. D.Areward.()60.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage? A.Trudy'sclasshasanewspaper. B.Trudywrotesomeadvertisementsfortheclassnewspaper. C.Theteacherwrotesomeadvertisementsforthenewspaper. D.ThestudentsinTrudy'sclasswroteadvertisementsfortheirnewspaper.【B】Mr.Kingisatallandstrongman.HeteachesP.E.inamiddleschool.Hewearsalongbeard（胡子）andtakesgoodcareofit.

ItwasSundayyesterday.Therewasabigfootballmatchoftheyearontheplaygroundinthecentreofthecity.Mr.kinglikesthegameverymuchandofcoursehewasgoingtowatchit.Withhisfriends'helphegotaticketafewdaysago.Afterbreakfasthehurriedtothebusstop,butalotofpeoplewerewaitingthere.Abuscameandhehardlygoton.Therewereplentyofpeopleinitanditwasdifficultforthemtoputtheirfeet.Hehadtogrip（抓住）abackofthechair.Atthenextstopaboygotonthebus.Hewasshortandcouldn'tgripanything.Suddenlythebusstoppedandtheboyhardlyfellontothefloor.HelookedaroundandsawMr.King'sbeardandgripit.Themanfounditatonceandcalledout,“Letgoof（松开）mybeard,boy!”

“Areyougoingtogetoff,sir?”askedtheboy.()61.Mr.Kingisa________.

A.playerB.runnerC.teacherD.driver()62.Mr.Kingwasgoingtowatchthematchbecause___.A.heteachesP.E.inamiddleschoolB.helikesfootballverymuchC.hehadalreadygotaticketD.hedidn'tgotoworkyesterday()63.ItwasdifficultforMr.Kingtostandbecause___.

A.hehaddrunktoomuchB.thebuswastoosmall

C.hegotonthebustoolateD.itwasverycrowdedinthebus()64.TheboygrippedMr.King'sbeardbecause___.

A.hewasafraidtofallagainB.hewantedtomakethemanangry

C.hehopedthemantofindaseatforhimD.hehopedthemantogetoffsoon()65.Mr.Kingwasafraid___,soheshoutedathim.A.theboywouldpullhimdownB.theboywouldhurthisbeard

C.theboycouldbehurtagainD.theboywouldborrowhisticket

【C】Therewaslittleraininsomeplacefortwoyearsandalotofpeoplediedofhunger.Soamanreportedafamine（饥荒）toanofficial（官员）.Theofficialasked,“Howmuchwheathaveyouharvested?”

“Thirtypercentofthenormalyield（正常产量的30%）,”themanreplied.

“Howmuchcotton?”“Twentypercent.”

“Howmuchrice?”“Twentypercent.”

Theofficialgotmad,“You'vealreadyhadseventypercentoftheharvest,howdare（敢）youtrumpup（谎报）faminethen?”

Themansaid,“I'veneverseensuchaterriblefamineinmylifeofahundredandseveralscoresofyears.”

“Howcouldyouhavelivedsolong?”askedtheofficial.

“Look,I'moverseventyyearsold.Myeldestsonisoverfortyandmysecondsonisoverthirty.Thetotal（总数）isahundredandseveralscoresofyears.”Allthepeoplehearingthishadagoodlaughoverthat.

()66.Agreat______happenedintheplace.

A.floodB.diseaseC.droughtD.war

()67.Themansaid______.

A.peoplehadabadharvestB.someofthecropswerebad

C.peoplelosttheirfarmsD.peoplehadlittlefood

()68.Theword“mad”inthestorymeans______.

A.sadB.angryC.happyD.excited

()69.Theofficialdidn'tthink______.

A.thepeoplewerehungryB.thedroughtwasseriousenough

C.thepeoplehadtobehelpedD.thefaminewasterribleenough

()70.Hearingthecleveranswer,peoplelaughedat______.

A.theoldmanB.theofficial

C.thehungrypeopleD.thepolicemennearbytheroad【D】TelevisionisalsocalledTV.Itisoneofourmostimportantmeansofcommunication.Itbringspicturesandsoundsfromaroundtheworldintomillionsofhomes.PeoplewithatelevisionsetcansitathomeandwatchthePresidentmakeaspeechor“visit”aforeigncountry.Throughtelevision,viewerscanseeandlearnaboutpeople,places,andthingsinfarawaylands.Televisioneventakesviewersoutofthisworldwithcoverageofastronautsastheyexploretheouterspace.Inadditiontoallthesethings,televisionbringsitsviewersasteady(稳定的)streamofprograms.Infact,TVprovidesmanymoreentertainment(娱乐的)programsthananyotherkind.Theprogramsincludedramasserious,lightcomedies,soapoperas,sportingevents,cartoons,talkshows,filmsandsoon.About89millionhomesintheUnitedStatesorabout97%ofallthecountry'shomeshaveatleastoneTVset.About70%ofAmericanhomeshavetwoormoreTVs.Sothereareabout214millionsetsintheUnitedStates.Ontheaverage,aTVsetisinuseineachhomeforabout7hourseachday.Asaresult,TVhasanimportantinfluenceonhowpeoplespendtheirtimeandonwhattheyseeandlearn.Becauseofitsgreatpopularity,televisionhasbecomeamajorwaytoreachpeoplewithadvertisingmessages.MostTVstationscarryhundredsofadvertisementseachday.Inthemid-1980s,about$24billionayearwasspentontelevisionadvertisingintheUnitedStates.()71.Youcan______ifyouhaveatelevisionathome.A.watchthePresidentmakeaspeechB.traveltoaforeigncountrybyplaneC.talkwithastronautsastheyareexploringtheouterspaceD.gototheouterspacebyspaceship()72.ManyentertainmentprogramsareprovidedbyTVexcept______accordingtothepassage.A.playingchessanddancingB.soapoperasandsportingeventsC.talkshowsandmotionpicturesD.dramasseriousandlightcomedies()73.Theunderlinedword“influence”means_______.A.plotB.playC.resultD.effect()74.TVhasbecomeamainwaytoreachpeoplewithadvertisingmessagesbecause__________.A.TVisusefultopeopleB.TVcancarrypicturesandsoundsC.TVismorepopularD.TVishelpful()75.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TVisoneofourmostimportantmeansofcommunication.B.TVprovidesthemostentertainmentprograms.C.About97%ofAmericanhomeshaveatleasttwoormoreTVsets.D.TVhasanimportantinfluenceonourlives.第二部分非选择题（45分）五、用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。(10分)1.Heisjust1.5metresin_________________(high).2.Oursportsmeetingwillbeheldinthe______(come)week.3.Hersudden_______________(die)surprisedherfriends.4.Tomsaidthathe______________(visit)thePalaceMuseumthenextday.5.Iamtoobusydoingmyhomework_________(go)outwithyou.6.Theyaredifferentin______(appear)7.Someonewhohascharmhasan___________(attract)quality.8.Tomalwaysplayseverything_____________(regular)thanhissister.9.ThedocumentaryshowstheAsiantigerinits_______________(nature)habitat.10.IpreferwatchingTVathometo____________(see)afilmintheopenair.六、任务型阅读（10分）LiuXiang,whoisChina'sfirstmaleOlympictrackchampion,smashedthe13-year-oldworldrecordinthemen's110-meterhurdles(110米栏)atasupergrandprixinLausanne,Switzerland,onJuly12.HebeatBritishhurdlerCollinJohnson'srecordby0.03seconds.Johnson'stimewas12.91secondsandLiu'swas12.88seconds.(61)ManyhadexpectedLiutobreaktheworldrecordattheBeijingOlympicsin2008,butLiudidittwoyearsearlier.EventhoughLiuistheworld'sfastesthurdler,somestillthinkthatLiuhadaslowstartduringthelatestrace,(62)他的教练建议他在训练中应该多注意前30米的跨栏。AndLiuthinksotherwise.“WeactuallyknowhowtomakeLiurunfasterwithinthefirst30-meterhurdles,”Sunsaid.“Aspecialtrainingwilldo,butLiumightlosehisgoodsensesofrhythmifherunswithfullspeedatfirst.”“Allthetrainingwillfollowmyoriginalplan,”saidSunHaiping,Liu'scoach.“The2008Gameshavealwaysbeenthetoppriority.It'sgoodthatLiuXiangsetanewrecord,buttrainingfortheGamesstillfollowsthesetplan.”(63)LiuXiangisaproudworldrecordholdernow,buthismaingoalhasn'tchanged:winthemedalforthe110-meterhurdlesatthe2008Gamesinhishometown,Beijing.根据短文内容，翻译画线句子或回答问题。61.TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.62．TranslatetheChineseintoEnglish63．TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.64．WhatwillhappenifLiuXiangrunswithfullspeedatthefirst30-meterhurdles?65．What'sLiuXiang'smaingoal?七、根据首字母提示补全下列对话（10分）M:I’’mveryw.W:I’mverys’stheproblem?M:MypenfriendintheUSAhasn’trtomylastthreee-mails.Ithinkshedoesn’twanttowritetomeanym.W:I’msurethat’snottrue.Maybeshe’sjusttoobusythesedays.M:You’reright.MaybeIshouldn’twtoomuch.W:Whydon’tyousendane-cardtoherandletherknowyoumherverymuch?M:That’sagoodi.Thanksforlisteningtomyproblemandgmeyouradvice,Amy.W:Myp.That’swhatfriendsaref.八、书面表达。（15分）中俄互办“国家年”是今明两年中俄关系的主线。目前2006中国“俄罗斯年”的徽标图案已确定，大熊猫与棕熊携手共进。请同学们就下列要点写一篇80个词左右的文章：1、中俄两国将积极参加这项活动。2、中国的“俄罗斯年”（theYearofRussiainChina）于3月份普京（Putin）访华开始。3、今年将举办250多场表演。4、在“俄罗斯年”和“中国年”，两国人民能互相学习，更好地互相理解。5、中国的大熊猫和俄罗斯的棕熊（brownbear），表示两国人民将携手共进（makeprogresstogether），过着更加幸福的生活。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________听力材料一、听力（本题共25分，每小题1分）A．听句子，选出与其意思相符的图画，并将序号写入括号内。听一遍1.Millie,wewon'tgotoYellowMountain.Theradiosaysitwillberainytomorrow.2.ThismorningIwaslateforschoolthismorning,becauseMrzhang'sleghurt,Itookhimtothehospital3.Mywatchsaysit'stenpastfour,let'sgotoplayfootball.4.IthinkSydneyOperaHouseisoneofthebestplacesintheworld.5.Youcangoalongthisroadandtakethefirstturningonyourright,walkonuntilyoucometotheend,It'sonyourleft,youcanseethepostoffice.B．你将听到5段对话，请根据每段对话内容所提出的问题选出正确答案，将答案序号填入答案卷方框内。听两遍。6.M:Hello!MayIpleasespeaktoMrsWhite?W:I'msorry.Sheisn'thererightnow.M:Isee.Willshebebacksoon?W:Shewon'tbebackuntilfour.M:Thanks.7.M:DoyouwatchalotofsportsonTV?W:Notreally.ButIliketoplayping-pong.M:Ilikefootballandvolleyball.AndIenjoywatchingping-pongmatches.TheChineseping-pongteamisthebestintheworld.W:Iagree.8.M:Hey,whydon'twegotoseethenewplayonSunday?W:I'drathernot.I'mnotreallyinterestedintheplay.M:Well,howaboutgoingshoppinginstead?W:Thatsoundsgood.Andlet'sgotothenewsupermarketnearthemuseum.M:OK.9.W:Excuseme,Jack.WouldyoumindnotdoingyourmathhomeworkintheEnglishclass?M:Sorry.I'lldoitafterclass.10.W:Wesawyouonthenewslastnight,Frank.M:Oh,yeah.W:Sotelluswhathappened?M:Well,IwaswalkingaloneonthebeachwhenIheardsomeonecallingoutforhelp.Ilooked,andthereinthewaterwasalittleboy.Ijumpedintothewaterandsavedtheboy.W:You'rereallygreat!C．你将听到4段对话，每段对话后都有几个问题，每个问题有三个供选择的答案，请你根据对话内容选择适当的答案，将答案序号填入答案卷方框内。听两遍。听第一段对话，回答第ll-12小题：Jim:Goodafternoon,MissYang!MissYang:Goodafternoon,Jim!WhatcanIdoforyou?Jim:Yes,please.Iwanttoborrowsomebooksonmusic.They'remyfavourites.MissYang:OK.They'reonthefourthshelf.Thisway,please.Jim:Excuseme,MissYang.CanIborrowthreebooksatatime?Ilikethembest.MissYang:I'msorry.Youcanonlyborrowtwoatatime.Andyoumustreturnthemintwoweeks.Jim:OK.I'llfinishreadingthemintime.Thanks.Goodbye!MissYang:Goodbye!听第二段对话，回答第13-14小题：W:ThesedaysI'vebeenbothluckyandunlucky.M:What'syourgoodluck?W:I'vegotachancetogotoBeijingonbusiness.M:Congratulations!Butwhat'syourbadluck'?W:Ifelloffmybikeandhurtmyarmyesterday.M:Becarefulnexttime.D.听第三段对话，回答第15-17小题：M:YesterdayIgotaletterfromthestudentsoftheschoolIusedtogoto.Theywanttoseemeandwantmetogiveatalk.W:Oh,really?Areyougoing?M:Well,Iwouldloveto.Butit'sabitdifficultforme.Yousee,whenIwasatschool,Imadealotoftroubleandnoneoftheteacherslikedme.W:Butyouareafamoussingernow.Ithinkyoushouldgo.WhenIwasyoung,Iwantedsomuchtomeetapopstar.M:Youareright.OK.Iwillgo.听第四段对话，回答第18-20小题：M:YourEnglishisverygood.AreyoufromEnglandorCanada?W:I'mfromEngland.M:Soyouareheretraveling.W:No.Icometoseemyparents.TheyarebothworkinginauniversityinShanghai.M:Willyoustayherelong?WearelookingforalanguageteacherfromanEnglishspeakingcountry.WewanttolookforsomeonewhoseEnglishisasgoodasyours.W:Well,I'mastudentinauniversity.Iwillgraduatenextyear.M:ThenwillyouworkinChinaorinEngland?W:MaybeIwillstayinJapanforayearortwo.MyuncleownsaverylargecompanyinTokyD．听短文。Manypeoplelosetheirliveswhilecrossingtheroads.Mostofthemareoldpeopleandchildren.Oldpeoplearekilledbecausetheyarecareless.Peopleshouldlookandlistenbeforetheycrosstheroad.Acar,abusoratruckcan'tstopveryquicklyifitisgoingfast.Itwillcovermanymetersbeforeitstops.Peopledon'talwaysknowthis.Theythinkacarcanstoprightaway.Thefasteracarisgoing,thelongerittakestostop.It'sdifficultfo