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【题目】 The other day on a cold night, I left my wife and drove from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 100 miles. It was rather 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 in 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 through 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 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. Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual 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.

I am so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.

1How does the author feel about the truck driver?

A.Pleased.B.Satisfied.C.Sorry.D.Annoyed.

2What can we infer about the author?

A.He hates driving at night.B.He desired to cross the red light that night.

C.He approves of obeying traffic rules by himself.D.He is easy when suffering the traffic jam.

3What is the meaning of the underlined word “inclination” in paragraph 5?

A.Tendency.B.Faith.

C.Adjustment.D.Guidance.

4What’s the message the author tries to convey?

A.Politeness matters.B.Hold belief in human nature.

C.People should be patient and helpful.D.There’s a need to improve traffic rules.

【答案】

1D

2C

3A

4B

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在一个寒冷的夜晚,驱车从哈里斯堡前往大约100英里远的刘易斯堡。在一个宽阔道路的一个地方,作者来到了一个有交通灯的十字路口时,红灯亮了,作者停了下来。在没人的情况下作者也没有闯红灯,过后作者感悟到停车是因为这是人们彼此之间的契约的一部分。人们应该互相信任。

1

推理判断题。根据第一段中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.可知有好几次,我在一条狭窄的路上被一辆缓慢行驶的卡车堵在后面,我的左边有一条白线,我越来越不耐烦了。由此可推知,作者觉得卡车司机很烦人。故选D

2

推理判断题。根据第四段中I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract 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.可知我想我停止是因为这是我们彼此之间的契约的一部分。这不仅是法律,也是我们达成的协议,我们相互信任,信守它:我们不闯红灯。由此可推知,作者赞成自觉遵守交通规则。故选C

3

词义猜测题。根据后文Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us.可知对我们来说,怀疑别人似乎是不自然的。由此可知,划线单词句子的意思是:信任是我们的第一倾向。即划线单词意思为“倾向”。A. Tendency.倾向;B. Faith.信仰;C. Adjustment.调整;D. Guidance.指导。故选A

4

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Trust is our first inclination. Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual 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.可知信任是我们的第一倾向。对我们来说,怀疑别人似乎是不自然的。我们整个社会的建设依靠的是相互信任,而不是不信任。我们说到做到;我们说到就到;我们说什么时候付钱就什么时候付钱。在这些事情上,我们彼此信任,对于那些破坏我们对他们的信任的人或组织,我们感到愤怒或失望。由此可推知,作者试图传达的信息是相信人之间互相信任的关系,相信人性。故选B

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