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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 5,530-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 be 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 camera crossing the border illegally（非法）.

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 office

3.The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means             .

A．a drive through the town

B．a race across the fields

C．a roundabout way of travelling

D．a journey in the mountain area

4.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.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章属于一篇新闻，由于美加边境重新整改和管理，一些住在边境周边的居民出现了一些不适应的情况，纪实了当地的一些困窘情况。

1.1】A 细节理解题。根据原文的“Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15。”译意是”Richard Albert恰恰和其他Township 15的半数居民一样居住在加拿大边境上”。所以直接选择A。

2.2】B 细节理解题。根据原文的“….cost a US citizen ＄10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security rules”由于违反了华盛顿政府新颁布严格的边境安全法而罚款1千美元”。所以选择B项。

3.3】C 推理判断题。根据原文的That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.在这段话里，根据后面的through another border checkpoint（通过另一个边境安检点），话外意就是想必他们原来的路线多走了200英里。所以选择B项。

4.4】D 主旨大意题。文章开头就说了由于新边境安全法的出台，导致近期罚款数目增长，而这些群体并非是越境者，而是由于他们要去做礼拜而不得不违背法律。所以D项可以反映出一个诙谐幽默的文章主旨。

考点：新闻阅读类。