Question

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 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(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(相互)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 was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.

1.Why did the author get impatient while driving?

A. He was lonely on the road.

B. He was slowed down by a truck.

C. He got tired of driving too long.

D. He came across too many traffic lights.

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.

D. He followed his inclination

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章強調了人與人之間的信任。作者在一個無人的路口停下來候車，他本來可以闖紅燈的，但作者沒有那樣做�；叵肫饋磉@件事，作者認為人與人之間是存在著相互信任的，這也是社會賴以運作的基礎。

1.Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road and I became increasingly impatient”可知，作者有幾次被一輛行駛緩慢的卡車擋住了車道，作者變得有點不耐煩了，故選B。

2.it turned red and I made a stop”可知，當信號燈變紅時，作者停了下來，故選A。

3.Trust is our first inclination(傾向). ...The whole construction of our society depends on mutual(相互) trust, not distrust.”可知，人們有相互信任的傾向，我們的社會依靠人們之間的相互信任才能運轉良好，故選D。

4.for stopping for the red light that night”可知，那天晚上，四周雖然沒有車和行人，但作者還是停下來候車了，作者慶幸自己遵守了交通規(guī)則，沒有破壞人們之間的相互信任，故選C。

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