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2017广东惠州市高考英语完形填空课外自练（9）就答案（解析） 完形填空 I take a deep breath, cross my fingers and step forward. Am I about to take the leap before bungee-jumping? 1 , I’m about to cross the road on my way to work. There have been a few 2 in the press over the last couple of months about“Chinese-style road crossing”. The definition of this 3 is“a large number of people jaywalking(乱穿马路)together because they feel 4 in a big group”. Crossing the road is a simple task but sometimes it can be time-consuming and dangerous. It can be 5 to try and rush across the road while the red 6 is still lit; it’s only a short distance, what’s the 7 that can happen? Many pedestrians don’t seem to understand the 8 they are taking. If the light’s on green, then most drivers won’t pay attention, 9 that no one will be crossing the road. If the driver does notice, it’s possible that they may not have the 10 stopping distance to be able to stop 11 hitting the person. Also, stepping out onto a road at the wrong 12 causes vehicles to slow down, meaning the cars behind them have to slow down, creating a 13 effect possibly even a long tailback(车辆长队). 14 , it can be difficult to stick to the rules when there is 15 pedestrian-friendly crossings and it seems that drivers don’t follow the rules, either. Even if the green man is showing, cars are still allowed to turn right at many lights, often turning into large crowds of people 16 crossing the road. Many times these cars don’t slow down, meaning pedestrians have to quickly move out of the way. It also means that people 17 cross the road when they should be allowed to—maybe this is a motivating factor for so-called jaywalkers. | 
