Question

In America: There are many more cars than in China. Maybe the number of cars in California is the same as the number in China. But there are fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey traffic rules strictly , and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.

About America traffic rules, there are many better terms , such as:

1. Stop line: There are stop line in all crossing without traffic lights(some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines); all cars must stop while meeting the stop lines.

2．Traffic lights: There are traffic lights in the crossing of the road .Cars may almost turn every direction. the traffic lights can give signals step by step including u-turn . There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe he may turn left.

3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (its color are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are streets in some residential(住宅区) areas, and no car can park at any time or any period time.

4. About the priority (优先权) of passengers and cars: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. But only after passengers have passed the road and gotten the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead. In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient and safe.

1.According to the passage, we can know________.

A. there are more traffic jams and accidents in America than in China

B. traffic policemen are often seen in the street in America

C. California may have as many cars as China

D. You can easily find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street in America

2.When you meet a stop line while driving a car in the crossing without traffic lights,,_____.

A. you can go ahead       B. you can turn left  

C. you can have a u-turn    D. you must stop

3.Which color is not include in the parking lines in America ？

A. yellow          B. blue      C. red       D. white

4.Which of the following is true?

A. Any car can park at any time or any period time in the streets in some residential areas.

B. While giving a signal of turning left and being safe, you can turn left in the middle lane of turning left

C. At any case, cars have the priority to passengers.

D. You can park your car at any one of the three parking lines.

5.This passage mainly talks about________

A. the priority of passengers and cars       B. the traffic lights

C. the stop line                         D. American traffic rules

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是主要介绍美国交通规则相比中国的优势。

1.C 细节推断题。根据文章第一段Maybe the number of cars in California is the same as the number in China.也许加利福尼亚的汽车数量与中国汽车的数量一样多。

2.D 细节理解题。根据文章的all cars must stop while meeting the stop lines.所有的小汽车遇到停车线必须停车。

3. A 细节理解题。根据文章中的Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (its color are white, blue or red) in the roadside.比如停车，路边有三种停车线（它的颜色是白色，蓝色和红色）。题干要求选不在这三种颜色内的，故选A。

4.A 细节理解题。根据文章中的When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe he may turn left. 当一辆汽车要在道路左转，他可以进入左转弯车道，中间给左转弯信号。当他认为安全的他可能转左。据此判断B正确。

5.D 综合概括题。根据文章的全部内容，主要介绍了美国小汽车行驶规则，故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。