A few days ago we – that’s me and the husband – took a cab to the station. Chat with the driver fell to the wrong of cyclists, and the misunderstanding of the road rules. So far as the rules of the road go, there seems to be one basic principle: when you are driving a car you hate bikes, when you are riding a bike you hate cars (and I guess walkers hate everyone). 
There is an obvious difference of viewpoint built in here. It wasn’t until I started to drive a car (almost 20years after I had first rode a bike) that I actually realized that you could not see a cyclist at night without lights. In fact I now want to shout at late night cyclists without lights(like motortists once did at me): “You’ll get killed, sunshine, I can’t see you.”
The problem is that cyclists do ride headlong into danger. It's not just not having lights. It’s biking on pavements (and so threatening to injure a load of innocent walkers in the process) and biking down one-way streets the wrong way.
I admit that I do bike the wrong way down a one-way street sometimes. My feeble(軟弱無(wú)力) defense is that I try always to do it as if I know I was doing wrong. That is slowly, with an apologetic look on the face, and ready to get off at any minute. I can’t bear the guys(一伙人) (usually, but not always it is guys) who do it as if they owned the place, and at high speed.
So cyclists are not entirely innocent. But they are among the disadvantaged groups, because the bottom line is that a car or a lorry can kill a cyclist and not the other way around.
【小題1】When did the writer realize the danger for late night cyclists without lights?

A.Not until she became a driver herself.
B.Not until she had driven a car for 20 years.
C.After she was shouted at by a motorist.
D.After she was once knocked down by a group of guys.
【小題2】When the writer biked the wrong way down a one way street, she felt_________.
A.a(chǎn)ngryB.guiltyC.innocentD.proud
【小題3】Which group is most likely to face danger according to the writer?
A.walkers B.passers-byC.cyclists D.motorists
【小題4】What can we learn about the writer?
A.She often took a cab with her husband.
B.She has been a motorist for over 20 years.
C.She used to ride a bike without lights at night.
D.She often biked the wrong way down a one way street.


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了我成為司機(jī)后才知道晚上沒(méi)燈在街上騎車是多么的危險(xiǎn),從而告誡人們騎車要遵守交通規(guī)則。
【小題1】A 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中的There is an obvious difference of viewpoint built in here. It wasn’t until I started to drive a car (almost 20years after I had first rode a bike) that I actually realized that you could not see a cyclist at night without lights.可知,直到我自己當(dāng)了司機(jī)才知道晚上沒(méi)燈騎自行車的危險(xiǎn)。故選A。
【小題2】B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第四段中的My feeble(軟弱無(wú)力) defense is that I try always to do it as if I know I was doing wrong. That is slowly, with an apologetic look on the face, and ready to get off at any minute.可知,我知道自己在做錯(cuò)事,帶著抱歉的臉色,隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備逃跑。所以,推知作者有負(fù)罪感。故選B。
【小題3】C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。文章整體主要談得是騎自行車的人遇到的危險(xiǎn)。再根據(jù)最后一段中的But they are among the disadvantaged groups, because the bottom line is that a car or a lorry can kill a cyclist and not the other way around.可知選C。
【小題4】C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第二段中的It wasn’t until I started to drive a car (almost 20years after I had first rode a bike) that I actually realized that you could not see a cyclist at night without lights.可知。直到自己開(kāi)始開(kāi)車,自己才知道晚上沒(méi)有燈你看不到騎車的人。自己騎了近20年的自行車。故選C。
考點(diǎn):考查記敘文的閱讀理解。

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