ready for school and drop the kids to school. I then travel forty­five minutes to work for eight hours. Does this sound familiar to you？Audio books have helped me relax and enjoy a great novel without saving time to physically sit somewhere and enjoy a book.

I'm so grateful to my friend for sharing her audio literature adventures with me.

语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者听了朋友的建议后开始购买有声读物，从而在忙碌的生活中通过听有声读物找到了快乐。

9．What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．The balance between work and life.

B．The friend's interest in audio books.

C．The enjoyment in books during trips.

D．Having no time for physical reading.

解析：选D　代词指代题。由画线词前后的"I don't have time to read."和"who truly has that time to sit on a comfortable sofa to read a good book"可知，It指的是因为忙碌而没有时间读书。

10．What makes the author feel like a robot?

A．Her frequent journeys.

B．Her busy daily chores.

C．Her heavy office work.

D．Her busy social activities.

解析：选B　细节理解题。由第四段"Day in and day out I get up ...I then travel forty­five minu tes to work for eight hours."可知，是作者忙碌的日常事务使她觉得自己像个机器人。

11．What would be the best title for the text?

A．How I fall in love with reading

B．How to find audio books online

C．How audio books beat paper books

D．How I find pleasure in listening to books

解析：选D　标题归纳题。作者听了朋友的建议后开始购买有声读物，从而在忙碌的生活中寻找到了快乐。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

We all know texting when driving is a seriously bad idea.__1__， one that we may believe is harmless but can cause erratic (不稳定的), dangerous driving and often lead to a car accident.

A study has found that following a friend in a car can lead to risky driving movements.__2__， the driver in the car behind may drive faster, more erratically, or closer to the car in front, not to mention jumping traffic lights.Researcher Robert Gray revealed that the study was inspired by an accident analysis he was doing for a court case.__3__.

"We observed changes in behavior that increased the possibility of being involved in an accident，" Dr.Gray says.In particular, drivers drove faster and more erratically when they were following a friend.__4__， compared to how they drove under normal conditions when directed by a navigation system.In addition, when confronted with hazards (危险) in the "following a friend" situation, the drivers