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阅读理解 　　MONTREAL(Reuters)－Crossing the US-Canada border(边界)to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen ＄10 000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security(安全)rules． 　　The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border．Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert．The nearby Quebec village of St．Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church． 　　There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5530-mile border between Canada and the US－which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings． 　　As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual．The US customs(海关)station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security．Two days later．Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on carnera crossing the border illegally(非法地)． 　　Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May．That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint． 　　Albert has requested that the Customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since．“I feel like I’m living in a prison,”he said． (1) We learn from the text that Richard Albert is ________． [　　] A． an American living in Township 15 B． a Canadian living in a Quebec village C． a Canadian working in a customs station D． an American working in a Canadian church (2) Albert was fined because he ________． [　　] A． failed to obey traffic rules B． broke the American security rules C． worked in St．Pamphile without a pass D． damaged the gate of the customs off ice (3) The underlined word“detour”in Paragraph 5 means ________． [　　] A． a drive through the town B． a race across the fields C． a round-about way of travelling D． a journey in the mountain area (4) Why did Albert say“I feel like I’m living in a prison”? [　　] A． Because he had broken the law． B． Because the customs office refused to change their decisions． C． Because he didn’t know the law． D． Because he couldn’t go to church in order to obey the law． (5) What would be the best title for the text? [　　] A． A Cross-country Trip B． A Special Border Pass C． An Unguarded Border D． An Expensive Church Visit

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．C;4．D;5．D;
解析：

(1)	从第二段第二句话可以看出他的住所，从第三段第一句话“他从加拿大的教堂返回在美国的家”可以看出他是美国人。
(2)	从第四段最后一句话中可以看到他被录像因为他非法越境，根据新条例他被罚款。
(3)	倒数第二段中最后一句话中说，因为海关的关闭迫使人们绕了200英里的山路，通过另一个检查站而得以回家。
(4)	从最后一段的内容可以得知Albert感觉生活在监牢里是因为不能去做礼拜了。
(5)	文章主要讲述的是Albert因为做礼拜而被罚款的故事。