山西英语科目四考试

1. At 3: 40 a.m. one day, Mr. Sun drove a large bus with 54 passengers(capacity 55 people). At the spot of 229 kilometers mark by 300 meters on Suiyue Expressway, the bus had a rear-end collision with a heavy semi-trailer driven by Mr. Li when passengers were getting off from the bus. As a result of the accident, 26 people were killed and 29 injured. According to the investigation afterwards, Mr. Li had been driving the bus since he left the place of departure at 6 p.m. the day before without any rest. What are the main illegal acts of the two drivers?

A. Mr. Sun illegally parked

B. Mr. Sun carried more passengers than permitted

C. Mr. Li exceeded speed limit

D. Mr. Li kept driving when tired

Answer: AD

2. Under such circumstances, the motor vehicle driver should voluntarily reduce speed and let the vehicle behind overtake.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

3. When encountering a road like this, motor vehicle drivers should downshift in advance to maintain the dynamic of the motor vehicle.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

4. The sign in front indicates the allocation of roads ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

5. What caused this drivers death in an accident?

A. Failing to fasten seatbelt

B. Positioned too close to the steering wheel

C. Failing to hold the steering wheel

D. Failing to turn on SRS

Answer: A

6. When driving a motor vehicle not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (ABS), what should the driver do if he brakes on a road covered by ice and snow?

A. Gently or intermittently depress the brake pedal

B. Depress the brake pedal as on other roads

C. Violently depress the brake pedal

D. Suddenly depress the pedal with force

Answer: A

7. Drivers may go straight and pass through when traffic police give these hand signals.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

8. Drivers may turn left when traffic police give these hand signals.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

9. When braking, side skid or tail swing may occur if the rear wheels are blocked.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

10. When there is a braking failure on a downhill road, if there is no other alternative, the driver may rub the vehicle body against the rocks and trees on roadside to force the vehicle to slow down and stop.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

11. What does this sign on the fly-over junction indicate?

A. Turn right

B. Drive straight or turn left

C. Drive straight or turn right

D. Take a U-turn under bridge

Answer: B

12. If a fast moving vehicle has a steering failure, using emergency braking can easily cause an overturn.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

13. Driving and smoking has no negative effect on safe driving

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

14. Motor vehicle drivers may borrow a special lane for other vehicle types, if one exists, to overtake.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

15. Which one of the following is a safe way for motor vehicles to pass an intersection marked with this sign?

A. Stopping and observing the traffic situation around the intersection

B. Approaching the intersection by speeding up

C. Approaching the intersection at a reduced speed

D. Observing the traffic situation on the left rear side

Answer: A

16. Under such circumstances, motor vehicle drivers should reduce speed by the right side swiftly and yield.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

17. The sign in front indicates a one-way lane after turning left.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

18. The slow-down-and-yield line at the intersection ahead indicates that vehicle drivers should stop and give the right of way to vehicles on the trunk road.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

19. Mr. Qi drove a large bus with 28 passengers (capacity 55 people). When arriving at an intersection without any traffic signals from south to north at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, the bus had a side collision with Mr. Li’s heavy semi-trailer tractor (capacity 40 tons and carrying 55.2 tons) running from east to west. As a result of this accident, 12 people were killed and 17 injured. What are the main illegal acts in this case?

A. The bus carried more passengers than capacity

B. The bus exceeded the speed limit

C. The tractor carried more cargo than capacity

D. The driver of the tractor was inexperienced

Answer: BC

20. What should the driver do when a motor vehicle encounters this situation on a mountain road?

A. Stick to respective lanes and speed up to approach each other

B. Drive close to the central line of the road

C. Retain the normal speed

D. Slow down

Answer: D

21. When encountering such pedestrians while driving, a longer safety distance should be kept by drivers.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

22. The sign in front indicates that the highway entry is on the right side of the road.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

23. The sign on the right warns to keep a safe distance on the road ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

24. What should the driver do when seeing these hand signals?

A. Go straight and pass through the intersection

B. Stop in front of the stop-line and wait

C. Turn left at the intersection

D. Drive at a lower speed at the intersection

Answer: C

25. The leading cause of this accident is that the driver failed to make sure that it was safe to reverse before doing so.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A