2025年安徽警官職業學院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024歷年頻考點試題含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調整）一、單選題(共50題)1、Hehadtotakesomemedicine，________he？

(1分)A、hadn'tB、didn'tC、hadD、did正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析他不得不吃藥，不是嗎？2、

ItraveltotheBinhaiNewAreabylightrailwayeveryday,_____domanybusinessmenwholiveindowntownTianjin.

(1分)A、AsB、whichC、whenD、though正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查as的非限制性定語從句。后句有我的做法正如/正像生活在天津鬧市區的商人一樣。本句為避免頭重腳輕結構經過了調整，主語和謂語顛倒，這點要注意，which代替上句部分和整體內容，此處沒有它的意思，排除B;C，D均不合適，as正如，正像的意思符合，故選A.3、Eitheryoursisteroryou（）tohelpyourfatherwaterthegarden.(1分)A、areB、isC、beD、was正確答案選項：參考答案：A4、JohnSmithappearstobe___honestman

(1分)A、anB、aC、theD、one正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析honest的h并不發音,這是他的音標。而是元音發音前加an,['ɑnist]開頭為原音故選an5、材料Readingisofgreatimportance.That'swhyWorldBookDaycameintobeing.WorldBookDay（1）onApril23rdeveryyear,which（2）toencouragepeople,particularlyteenagers,todscoverthe（3）ofreadingsothattheycanfallinlovewithbooks.It'salsothedayto（4）honortothosegreatwriterswhoproducedremarkableworksofliteratureandmadegreat（5）tohumancivilization.

ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDayandthe（6）isyearlyheldindifferentways.Onthatday,millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksatamuch（7）pricethanusualinanybookstoreinEngland,（8）attractsanumberofstudentstofloodintobookstoresfortheycanpaylessmoncytobuythe（9）books.WorldBookDayisalso（10）inChina.Moreandmorepeople（11）intothelibrariesandbookstorestoread（12）books.Mostofthemdomorereadingonthatday,（13）theycanchangetheworldbychangingthemselves（15）reading.

Readingmakesus（15）andlearned.Readinghelpsusfollowthe（16）developmentofscienceandtechnology.Readingenablesustohaveagood（17）ofandhaveabetterunderstandingofforeignculturesand（18）.Readingalsoisoneofthemostimportantwaystolearnforeignlanguages.Weallknowit'sdifficultandalmost19tolearneverythingintheclassroom,yetthewaysEnglishpeoplearelivingandworkingtodaycanbe.（20）byreading.第3空填（）。(1分)A、laughterB、pleasureC、secrets.skills正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查名詞詞義辨析。laughter意為“笑聲”;pleasure意為“樂趣”;secrets意為“秘密”;skills意為“技巧”。此處指讀書的樂趣。故選B。6、—Mr.LihasneverbeentoCanada,hashe?—________.Hewentthereonbusinesslastweek.

(1分)A、No，hehasn’t.B、Yes，hehas.C、No，hehas.D、Yes，hehasn’t.正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析——王先生從來沒有去過加拿大是嗎？——不，他去過。他上周出差去的那里。根據"Hewentthereonbusinesslastweek．"可知他是去過的．根據"hashe"可知這是反意疑問句．要根據實際情況來回答．去過就用yes來回答，C與D項前后矛盾，結構不正確，故選B7、IwishI（）busyyesterday,Icouldhavehelpedyouwiththeproblem.(1分)A、hadn'tbeenB、weren't

C、wasn'tD、havenotbeen正確答案選項：參考答案：A8、Inthecountrysalesoffruitsandvegetables________38%inthelast3years.

(1分)A、haverisenbyB、haveraisedtoC、hasliftedonD、hasgotinto正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析句意：在過去三年，在這個國家水果和蔬菜的銷售量增長了38%。句中主語salesoffruitsandvegetables為復數，故謂語動詞用復數形式。riseby上升了；riseto上升到。故選A。9、IwishI（）flytothemoononeday.(1分)A、canB、couldC、amD、was正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查虛擬語氣。句意為：“我希望有一天我能飛到月球。”wish后接賓語從句時常用虛擬語氣，表示有某種未實現或無法實現的欲望或希望。通常的句式為：主語+wish+從句主語+would/could/might+動詞原形。故選B。10、Inthepastfiveyearsthenumberofwomenteachersinthearea（）from100to200.(1分)A、areincreasingB、isincreasingC、haveincreasedD、hasincreased正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查現在完成時。句意為：“在過去五年里，該地區的女教師人數從100人增加到了200人。”根據“Inthepastfiveyears”可知應用現在完成時；thenumberof修飾的名詞作主語時，謂語動詞要用單數。故選D。11、Timhasneverhadtrafficaccident,becausehedrives（）ofallmyfriends.(1分)A、morecarefullyB、mostcarefullyC、carefullyD、leastcarefully正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查副詞的最高級。句意為：“Tim從來沒有出過交通事故，因為他是我所有朋友中開車最細心地。”根據比較的范圍ofallmyfriends可知，應用最高級，所以排除A和C;根據“Timhasneverhadtrafficaccident”可知，他應該是最細心地。故選B。12、Wildanimalsareourfriends.Weshouldn'tkillthem（）foodorclothing.(1分)A、inB、withC、aboutD、for正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查介詞。句意為：“野生動物是我們的朋友，我們不應該為食物或衣服而殺了它們。”根據句意可知是表示目的，所以應該用目的介詞for。故選D。13、-Haveyoupackedthecamerayet?-Yes,ofcourse.I（）itlastnight.(1分)A、havepackedB、waspackedC、packedD、hadpacked正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查一般過去時。句意為：“你把相機打包了嗎?——是的，當然了。我昨晚就打包了。”根據lastnight可知應用一般過去時。故選C。14、Lovingyourchildrendoesn’tmean______themwhatevertheywant.

(1分)A、giveB、givingC、togiveD、togiving正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考察固定搭配。動詞mean后面可以接兩個不同的結構，meantodosth打算做某事；meandoingsth.意味著做某事；建議：愛孩子并不意味著給他想要的一切東西。根據句意說明使用meandoingsth.的結構。故B正確。15、—Whatafantasticsong!Itbringsthegoodolddaysbacktome.

—________.Ifeelthesame.

(1分)A、Helpyourself

B、Takeiteasy

C、Noproblem

D、That’strue正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析句意：——多好聽的歌啊！它讓我回想起過去的美好時光。——確實。我也有同感。考查情景交際。Helpyourself請自便；Takeiteasy放輕松；Noproblem沒問題；That’strue確實。根據“Ifeelthesame.”可知，此處表示贊同前者，故選D。

16、---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?

(1分)A、FarfromitB、SoundsgoodC、ByallmeansD、It'soutofquestion正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查交際用語。句意：--你可以幫我看一下我的英語作業嗎？你是一個天才。--我離天才還遠著呢，不過我會幫助你，你有什么問題？AFarfromit遠不是；BSoundsgood聽起來不錯；CByallmeans一定，務必；DIt'soutofquestion不可能。根據后文butI'lltrytohelpyou中的but可知，回答者謙虛的表達，故選A。17、材料

ManychildrenactinTVshows.Theyworkseveralhourseveryday,sotheycannotgotoregularschool.Howdotheygetaneducation?

InHollywoodmanyTVshowsaremade.Aboutfortyteachersgivelessonsforthechildrenintheshows.Theyteachwherevertheirpupilsareworking.Theteachers'jobisveryimportant.Theyareresponsibleformakingsurethatthechildrenworkonlythelimitedhourseachweek.Theyarealsoresponsibleformakingsurethatchildrenlearntherequiredsubjects.Theymakesure,too,thatthechildrengetenoughrestandplay,alongwiththeireducation.

Childactorsarerequiredtoattendclassestwentyhourseachweek.CalifornialawsaystheymustbetaughtfromSeptembertoJune.Iftheydonotmakemuchprogressinschool,theyarenotpermittedtocontinueworkinginTVshows.TVchildrenareusuallygoodpupils,andmostoftheirteacherslikethisspecialkindofwork.Theirclassesareheldinsomewonderfulplaces.Sometimesthe“Classroom”isaMississippiriverboat.Sometimesitistheinsideofaspaceship.Oftenthepupilsbecomefamousstars.

Theteachers'dutyistomakesurethatthechildactors(1分)A、

do

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learn

what

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learnC、

have

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playD、

all

the

above正確答案選項：參考答案：D18、Ourcountryhasmadegreatprogressinthefight________blueskiesandclearwaters.

(1分)A、inB、forC、againstD、between正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析句意：我國在爭取藍天碧水的斗爭中取得了巨大進展。考查介詞辨析。in在……中；for為了；against反對；between在……之間。根據“…blueskiesandclearwaters”可知，此處強調目的，為了藍天碧水，故選B。

19、—Thankyoufortheflowers.—________.Ithoughttheymightcheeryouup.

(1分)A、That’srightB、llrightC、I’mallrightD、It’sallright正確答案選項：參考答案：D20、Iwouldlikeonatripto____Beijingnextweek.

(1分)A、goesB、goneC、goD、togo正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析liketodo喜歡做某事21、（）beautifullylittleSimondancesinfrontofthecamera!(1分)A、WhatB、WhataC、HowD、Howa正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查感嘆句。句意為：“小Simon在鏡頭前跳舞跳得多美啊!”感嘆句中，感嘆名詞用what,感嘆形容詞或副詞用how;感嘆形容詞或副詞時，常用“How+形容詞/副詞+主語+謂語!”來表示。分析句子結構可知，中心詞為副詞beautifully,所以用how來感嘆。故選C。22、Youcanwalk________thebridge________theriver.

(1分)A、cross;onB、across;overC、across;aboveD、cross;through正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析句意:你能走過河上的橋。cross是動詞而across是介詞，已有動詞walk，故選acoss;表示方位時:on,above和over都表示“"上面",on表示物體貼緊表面,above表示斜上方，over表示正上方。橋是在河的正上方且不貼近表面，故選B。23、A3Gmobilephone,______tobemostusefulandfashionable,ispopularwithsometeenagers.

(1分)A、considerB、consideringC、consideredD、tobeconsidered正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查過去分詞作定語。beconsideredtobe被認為，句意：被認為是最有用最時尚的3G手機在一些青少年中很受歡迎。Considered作定語修飾A3Gmobilephone，所以選C。24、-Heseemsterriblyill.I'mafraidwehavetosendhimtohospitalatonce.-Maybehe'sjustgotabitofacold,soIdon'tthinkit（）(1分)A、mindsB、worksC、caresD、matters正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查動詞。句意為：“——他看起來病得很嚴重。恐怕我們要立刻送他去醫院。—也許他只是得了輕微的感冒，所以我認為不要緊。”matter意為“要緊”。根據“he'sjustgotabitofacold”可知，他只是得了輕微的感冒，所以應該是不要緊的。故選D。25、材料

MostBritishtelephonecardsarejustplaingreen,butcardcollectingisbecomingapopularhobbyinBritainandcollectorsevenhavetheirownmagazine,InternationalTelephoneCards.Onereasonfortheirinterestisthatcardsfromaroundtheworldcomeinawidevarietyofdifferentandoftenveryattractivedesigns.Thereare100,000differentcardsinJapanalone,andthereyoucanputyourowndesignontoablankcardsimplybyusingaphotographorabusinesscard.

Thefirsttelephonecards,producedin1976,wereItalian.FiveyearslaterthefirstBritishcardappeared,andnowyoucanbuycardsinmorethanahundredcountries.Peopleusuallystartcollectingcardsbecausetheyareattractive,smallandlight,andtheydonotneedmuchspace.Itisalsoacheaphobbyforbeginners,althoughforsomepeopleitbecomesaseriousbusiness.InParis,forexample,thereisamarketwhereyoucanbuyonlytelephonecards,andsomeFrenchcardscostupto4,000pounds.ThefirstJapanesecardhasavalueofabout28,000pounds.Mostpeopleonlyseecardswithpricesliketheseintheircollectors'magazine.

ThewritermentionsamarketinParisinordertoshowthat_.(1分)A、

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people

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card

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magazines

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useful正確答案選項：參考答案：C26、Jamesislooking________hiscateverywhere.Haveyouseenit?

(1分)A、likeB、atC、forD、after正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析詹姆斯到處找他的貓。你看到它了嗎？lookat看。lookto考慮;預想;展望。lookfor尋找。lookafter照顧。根據題義應該是選C27、材料IfyouarelearningEnglishbecauseyou'regoingtotravelinEnglandandwishtobe（1）there,don'ttrytospeakEnglishperfectly,（2）ifyoudoso,noonewillunderstandyou.InLondonninety-nineineveryhundredpeoplespeak（3）English.Youmaysaythat（4）theydon'tspeakEnglishwellthemselves,theycan（5）understanditwhenitiswellspoken.They（6）whenthespeakerisEnglish.Butwhenthespeakerisa（7）,thebetterhespeaks,the（8）itistounderstandhim.

Noforeignercan（9）stressthesyllables(音節)andmakethetone（10）andfallinquestionand（11）exactlyasa（12）does.（13）thefirstthingyouhavetodoistospeakwithastrong（14）accent,andspeakbroken,thatis,Englishwithoutany（15）.TheneveryEnglishpersonyou（16）willatonceknowyouareaforeigner,andtrytounder-standyouandbereadyto（17）you.Hewillnot（18）youtobepoliteandusegram-maticalphrases.Hewillbe（19）byhisclevernessinmakingoutyour（20）andbeingabletotellwhatyouwanttoknow.第19空填（）。(1分)A、strictB、surprisedC、pleasedD、praised正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查形容詞詞義辨析。strict意為“嚴格的”;surpriscd意為“驚奇的”;pleased意為“高興的”;praised意為“受贊美的”。此處指他們對自己的聰明感到高興。故選C。28、Ibecamemoreandmoreexcited,tryingtoworkout____Momwastakingusonholiday.

(1分)A、wherewasitthatB、itwaswherethatC、whereitwasthatD、wasitwherethat正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析

考查強調句。名詞性從句中疑問詞where與強調句構成的結構為whereitwasthat，故選C。29、材料Wouldyouliketoliveinacitywherebuildingsturnthelightsoffforyou,andself-drivingcarswillfindthenearestparkingspacethemselves?Althoughitmightsoundalittlefarfromyou,livingina“smart”citylikethiscouldhappensoonerthanyouthink.

Greatchangeshavetakenplaceintownsthatwehavelivedinforcenturies,whilecompletelynewcitiesarebeingbuilt.OnesuchplaceisthecityofSongdo.Everyhometherewillhavea“tele-presence”system(遠程遙控系統)—allowinguserstocontroltheheatingandlooks,takepartinvid-eomeetings,andreceiveeducation,healthcareandgovernmentservices.Aroundthecity,escalators(自動扶梯)willonlymovewhensomeoneisonthem,andofficesandschoolswillallbeconnectedtothesystem.

ThegreatmindbehindSongdoisfromthecompanyCisco.Infact,technologycompaniesroundtheworldsuchasIBM,SiemensandMicrosoftarealreadyinthebusiness.

About75%oftheworld'spopulationwillliveincitiesby2050,socitieswillneedtobemoremoderntodealwiththecomingproblems.“Makingcitiessmarterisonewayout,andIthinkthiswillinturnmakecitiesgreener.”saidDanHill,headofaresearchcompany.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?(1分)A、AmeetinginSongdo.B、Acityofthefuture.C、Aplantobuildahouse.D、Areportonpublichealth.正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析段落大意題。通讀第二段可知，主要談論了在未來的Songdo城市，每家每戶都有遠程遙控系統控制著機器進行運轉，教育、衛生健康、政府服務都會納入該系統。由此可推斷出本段主要談論的是未來的城市。故選B。30、

—Iwillgototheamusementparknextweekend.—.

(1分)A、ExcusemeB、HaveagoodtimeC、I’mafraidIcan’tD、It’suptoyou正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查交際英語。A.Excuseme對不起;打攪了;B.Haveagoodtime祝你玩得開心;C.I’mafraidIcan’t恐怕我不能;D.It’suptoyou由你決定。句意:——下周末我要去游樂場。——祝你玩得開心。根據語境，說話人祝愿對方玩得開心。故選B項。31、—Howlonghaveyoulivedinthistown?—________2001.

(1分)A、UntilB、InC、Since正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析句意：你在這個鎮上生活多久了？-從2001年就開始了．until表示直到，常用于一般過去式；in加時間段用于一般將來時；since加時間點用于完成時．問句由haveyoulived可知時態是現在完成時，選C。考查對時間介詞用法的掌握，解答此題需要了解各介詞后應該接什么時間，用于什么時態，并結合題干作答32、Whenyouareintrouble,it'sbetterto（）·(1分)A、keepyourcoolB、getnervousC、keepsadD、keepcrying正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查動詞短語。句意為：“當你有麻煩時，保持冷靜較好。”keepone'scool意為“保持冷靜”。根據“Whenyouareintrouble”可知遇到麻煩時，最好是保持冷靜。故選A。33、Acommitteeoffivemembers（）bythecitygovernmenttostudytheprob-lem.(1分)A、areappointedB、hasappointedC、hasbeenappointedD、havebeenappointed正確答案選項：參考答案：C34、材料ManyTVprogramsseemtobequiterealistic,OnewhowatchesTVoftenfeelsthatwhateverhappenedinthefilmmayas（1）happentohim.Withonlyalittleimagination,everymaninthestreetmay（2）tobeathief,oraspyoramurderer.Janehadbeenwatchingaspy（3）atafriend'shome.Initayounggirlhadbeen（4）andmurdered.Shefeltalittle（5）.Shetookatrainbacktothecenterofthecity.Therewerealotofpeople（6）withher,soshefeltmuchsafer.

Amansat（7）her,readinganewspaper.Shethoughtnothingofituntilshesawhimstaringather.Rememberingthefilmandfeelinguncomfortable,she（8）thetrainandwenttothebusstop.Whenhegotonthe（9）busasshedid,shefoundhewasfollowingher.Whenshegotoffthebus,shewasgettingmoreandmorefrightenedasthestreetalmostbecameempty,She（10）asquicklyasshecould.Shecouldhearfootstepsbehindher,butshedidn'tdaretolookoverher（11）.Itseemedtohavebeenhoursbeforeshe（12）thefrontdoor.Shelookedforherkey,butwasunabletofindthem.Thefootstepsstoppedbehindher.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Insteadoffeelinghandsroundher（13）,however,sheheardapleasant（14）:

“IapologizeifIfrightenedyou.IthoughtI（15）youinthetrain,butIwasnotsure.”Itwasherneighbour!

第(6)選（）(1分)A、talking

B、sitting

C、standing

D、behind正確答案選項：參考答案：B35、IfI（）Alice,I（）themthetruth.(1分)A、was;wouldtellB、were:wouldtellC、am;willtellD、is;willtell正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查虛擬語氣。句意為：“如果我是Alice,我會告訴他們真相。”if引導的虛擬條件句，與現在事實相反時，從句的謂語動詞用過去式(be通常用were),主句用should/would/could/might+動詞原形。故選B。36、從下面單詞中找一個括號部分讀音不同的單詞。（）(1分)A、f(ee)dB、s(ee)dC、sw(ea)tD、b(ea)t正確答案選項：參考答案：C37、材料Do

you

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how

to

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better

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make

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study

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effective?

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all

（1）thatChinesestudentsusuallystudyhardforlonghours.Thisisverygood,butitdoesn't（2）alot,foraneffectivestudentmusthaveenoughsleep,enoughfoodandenoughrestandenough（3）Everydayyouneedtogooutforawalkor（4）somefriendsofsomeniceplaces.It'sgoodfor（5）.

Whenyou（6）toyourstudies，yourmindwillberefreshed(清醒)andyou'lllearn（7）andstudybetter.HeretakesEnglishlearning（8）anexample.Firstyoumakealotofprogressandyoufeel（9）.Thenyourlanguagestudyseemstostay

（10）andyoumaygiveup.Thiscan（11）fordaysorevenweeks,yetyouneedn'tgiveup.Atsomepointyourlanguagestudywill（12）takeanotherbigjump.

Everythingwillbe（13）foryou.Ifyougetenoughsleep,food,restandexercise,studyingEnglishcanbeveryeffectiveand（14）Don'tgiveupalongtheway.Learnslowlyandyou're（15）togetgoodresults.

第(11)選（）(1分)A、stop

B、last

C、happen

D、show正確答案選項：參考答案：B38、---Whyareyousocrazyaboutwatchingbasketballmatches?

---Theyareexcitingandsometimesyouwon'tknowtheresult_______thematch

ends.

(1分)A、whenB、afterC、untilD、assoonas正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析你為什么如此癡迷于看籃球比賽？——他們很激動人心，有時在比賽結束前你不會知道結果。until直到，引導時間狀語從句；not...until...是固定搭配。根據句意“他們很令人興奮，有時直到比賽結束你才知道結果”和語法可知，要填“直到”，其它選項語意不通。39、—Doyouletyourkidstravelaloneatnight?—______!

(1分)A、ForgetitB、GoaheadC、AbsolutelynotD、Atanytime正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析

考查交際用語。A不必在意；B好啊，行啊；C絕對不會；D在任何時候。根據常識可知選C。句意：——你會讓你的孩子在晚上獨行嗎？——絕對不會！故C正確。考點：考查交際用語40、---Wouldyoulikesomemorecoffee?---There'sstill（）left.(1分)A、alittleB、littleC、afewD、few正確答案選項：參考答案：A41、Theyarethinkingabout________thepoorchildren．

(1分)A、helpB、tohelpC、helpingD、helps正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析think

aboutdoing考慮做某事42、Carnegiewaspopularandalwaysdrewfavorableattention.Hewasgoodattaking______oftheconnectionshemadethroughhisbusinessandthesocialeventsheattended

(1分)A、chargeB、advantageC、possessionD、notice

正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查名詞辨析。句意：他善于利用自己通過生意和參加的社交活動建立人脈關系。Acharge充電；Badvantage優勢；Cpossession財產；Dnotice通告。根據“Carnegietookeveryopportunity”得知，卡內基善于利生意和社交活動建立人脈關系。takeadvantageof是固定短語，表示“利用”，故選B。43、材料

Wehaveallexperienceddayswheneverythinggoeswrong.Adaymaybeginwellenough,butsuddenlyeverythingseemstogetoutofcontrol.Itseemsasifasingleunimportanteventmaycauseanumberofthingstohappen.Letussupposethatyouarepreparingamealandkeepinganeyeonthebabyatthesametime.Thetelephoneringsandthismeansyourtroublesarebeginning.Whileyouareonthephone,thebabypullsthetableclothoffthetable,destroyingyourhalfpreparedmeal.Youhanguphurriedlyandattendtoyourbaby.Meanwhile,themealgetsburnt.Asifthiswerenotenoughtobringyoutotears,yourhusbandarrives,unexpectedlybringingthreegueststodinner.

Thingscangowrongonanumberofpeopleontheroad.Duringtherushhouroneeveningtwocarshiteachotherandbothdriversbegantoargue.Thewomandriverbehindthetwocarshappenedtobealearner.Shesuddenlygotintoapanic(恐慌)andstoppedhercar.Thismadethedriverfollowingherstopsuddenly.Hiswifewassittingbesidehimholdingalargecake.Asshewasthrownforward,thecakewentrightthroughthewindowandlandedontheroad.Seeingacakeflyingthroughtheair,atruck-driverhadtostophistruckallofasudden.Thetruckwascarryingemptybeerbottles