Question

【题目】You have heard the expression “horse sense”. As you may imagine, it came from the time when the majority of people traveled in vehicles drawn by horses. A horse does have a lot of common sense, and there are many true stories about horses having saved their drivers from danger of death.

Today for the most part, people travel by train, ship, airplane, and car, but very little by the use of horses. Modern vehicles are propelled by engines, and an engine does not have any sense. In case of danger, many horses could be depended on to help. Not so with the engine; the driver must do all the things.

In recent years, the speed of travel has increased greatly. With the increased speed comes greatly increased danger. The driver of a powerful engine needs to be careful. A moment of being careless may cost a life. In order to drive today, a person must be able to see clearly, and he must learn and follow carefully the rules for safety on the road. Greater attention is the price we pay for using a machine instead of a horse.

【1】The passage mainly talks about ______.

A. engines B. safe driving

C. using horses D. modern machines

【2】The underlined word “propel” in the second paragraph means ______.

A. repair B. raise C. push forward D. made

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. a driver must know the rules of safety

B. a driver needs to be able only to tell red from green

C. an eye test is an important part of a driver’s examination

D. greater attention is needed for a driver while driving a machine

【4】 Which of the following is NOT true?

A. A driver must be able to see and hear well.

B. The driver of a car must follow the rules of safety.

C. Horses are known to have saved their drivers from injury.

D. It is better for vehicles to be pulled by horse than to be pushed by engine.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：以前人们以马作为交通工具时，马可以凭自己的动物直觉帮助人们规避危险，而如今人们用汽车取代了马，司机们就必须更加小心。

【1】B考查主旨要义。文章先讲以前以马作交通工具，马能帮人们规避危险，而现在人们开车就需要自己更注意安全问题，且根据a person must be able to see clearly, and he must learn and follow carefully the rules for safety on the road.提示，可知本文讲的是行车安全问题。故选B。

【2】C考查推理判断。根据Modern vehicles are propelled by engines可知现代汽车是由发动机启动的。A. repair修理；B. raise提高；C. push forward推进；D. made制造。故选C。

【3】C考查推理判断。根据a person must be able to see clearly，可知看得清东西对司机来说很重要。故选C。

【4】D考查推理判断。 根据a person must be able to see clearly, and he must learn and follow carefully the rules for safety on the road可知A、B选项是正确的。根据there are many true stories about horses having saved their drivers from danger of death可知C选项正确。全文并没有提到以马作交通工具比汽车更好。故选D。