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【題目】 Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient.

At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile at any direction.

I started wondering why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going thorough it.

Much later that night, the question of why I’d stopped for that light came back to me. I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract (契約) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: we don’t go through red lights.

Trust is our first inclination (傾向). Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual (互相) trust, not distrust.We do what we say we’ll do; we show up when we say we’ll show up;and we pay when we say we’ll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and we’re angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.

【1】Why did the author feel impatient while driving?

A.He came across too many traffic lights.B.He got tired of driving too long.

C.He was lonely on the road.D.He was slowed down by a truck.

【2】What was the author’s immediate action when the traffic light turned red?

A.Stopping still.B.Driving through it.

C.Looking around for other cars.D.Checking out for traffic police.

【3】The event made the author strongly believe that ________.

A.traffic rules may be unnecessary

B.doubting others is human nature

C.patience is important to drivers

D.a society needs mutual trust

【4】Why was the author proud of himself?

A.He kept his promise.

B.He held back his anger.

C.He made a right decision---not running the light.

D.He followed his inclination---running the light.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，講述了一天晚上，在即使闖紅燈也不會被發(fā)現(xiàn)的情況下，作者還是耐心地等紅燈，這件事也讓作者更加堅定地相信社會需要相互信任。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient.”可知，在一條狹窄的路上，好幾次我被擋在一輛緩慢行駛的卡車后面，而左邊是一條白色的實線，因此我變得越來越不耐煩，由此可知作者變得不耐煩是因為他被一輛卡車拖慢了速度，故D項正確。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop.”可知，當我開車接近交通燈時，它變?yōu)榧t燈了，我停了下來，由此可知，當交通燈變紅時，作者馬上停在那不動，故A項正確。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The whole construction of our society depends on mutual (互相) trust, not distrust.”可知，社會的建設(shè)要靠相互信任，而不是不信任，由此可知，這件事讓作者堅定地相信社會需要相互信任，故D項正確。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，特別是根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract (契約) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: we don’t go through red lights.”可知，我想我停下來等紅燈是因為這是我們彼此之間的契約的一部分，這不僅是法律，也是我們達成的一項協(xié)議，我們相信彼此會遵守：我們不會闖紅燈，由此可知，作者為自己感到驕傲是因為他做出了正確的決定——沒有闖紅燈，故C項正確。