11．We all remember seeing hitchhikers（搭便車者）．They stood by the side of the road，thumb sticking out，waiting for a lift．But hitchhiking is getting rare nowadays．What killed it？S（81）afety is often mentioned as a reason．Movies about hitchhiking killers and real-life crimes have stopped many drivers from picking up hitchhikers．No single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester．This fact show people's fear：a large，strangely dressed man is though to be a d（82）angerousperson．
But the reason my be more complex（復雜的）：hitchhiking happens where people don't have cars and transport services are p（83）oor．Plenty people still hitchhike in some countries．Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the U．K．makes the few hitchhiking people look strange．Why can't these people a（84）affordcars？Why can't hey take the bus or the train？
Three-quarters of the UK population have cars； many of those that have no cars are quite old．So the potential（潛在的） hitchhiking population is small．Yet on my way to Manchester，I got a lift from several people．My t（85）tripproves that it's still possible to hitchhike．Those who picked me up i（86）includea lawyer，a retired doctor，a tank commander，a worker，a man who lives in a lonely farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains．Most people just wanted to do someone a favour； a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn't help stopping．
The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing which is organized over the Internet．But for now，you can still stick your thumb out a（87）actually，I didn't do much of that．I preferred to hold up the sign of the place I wanted to go） and people-wonderful，caring，sharing，unafraid people-will stop．
In the UK，with its cheap buses and reasonable railway service，I don't think I'll form a habit of hitchhiking．
分析 文章介紹了搭便車．現在搭便車者越來越少，安全是最常提到的原因．電影中搭便車被殺還有現實生活中的犯罪事情讓很多司機不再搭乘他人，但是原因可能很復雜．
解答 81．safety．名詞考查．后面說Movies about hitchhiking killers and real-life crimes have stopped many drivers from picking up hitchhikers電影中的搭車謀殺和現實生活中的犯罪，都是搭便車的安全問題；題干缺少主語，要用名詞形式．
82．dangerous．形容詞考查．前面說This fact show people's fear事實顯示了人們的擔心，那些穿著古怪的人被認為很危險；修飾名詞要用形容詞形式．
83．poor．形容詞考查．前面說hitchhiking happens where people don't have cars搭便車的是沒車的人或者是因為公共交通的服務沒有跟上；poor作系動詞的表語，要用形容詞．
84．afford．動詞考查．前面說Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the U．K．makes the few hitchhiking people look strange也許車子的擁有程度不斷提高讓搭便車的人看起來很奇怪，可知此句是指為什么他們不買車；afford cars買得起車．故用動詞afford
85．trip．名詞考查．前面說Yet on my way to Manchester，I got a lift from several people我去馬薩諸塞時就搭過便車，說明我的旅行經歷證明了搭便車還是可以的．故填名詞trip
86．include．動詞考查．后面列舉的是各種職業(yè)的人，應該是包括的意思；主語those是復數，謂語動詞用原形即可．
87．actually．副詞考查．句中有逗號分隔，修飾整個句子內容，且句意表達的意思前后相反，要用副詞形式，表達事實上．
點評 語法填空題是考查學生的語言運用能力．解題時，要在理解文章的基礎上，靈活運用語法知識，如詞性，時態(tài)，名詞單復數，連接詞，代詞，冠詞等判斷空白處應填寫的內容．答完后，還要通讀全文，核對所填單詞形式是否正確，是否符合語境．
