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 at 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 thorough 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 (契约) 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 (倾向). Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual (互相) 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.

1.Why did the author feel impatient while driving?

A.He came across too many traffic lights. B.He got tired of driving too long.

C.He was lonely on the road. D.He was slowed down by a truck.

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---not running the light.

D.He followed his inclination---running the light.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一天晚上，在即使闯红灯也不会被发现的情况下，作者还是耐心地等红灯，这件事也让作者更加坚定地相信社会需要相互信任。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“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.”可知，在一条狭窄的路上，好几次我被挡在一辆缓慢行驶的卡车后面，而左边是一条白色的实线，因此我变得越来越不耐烦，由此可知作者变得不耐烦是因为他被一辆卡车拖慢了速度，故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop.”可知，当我开车接近交通灯时，它变为红灯了，我停了下来，由此可知，当交通灯变红时，作者马上停在那不动，故A项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The whole construction of our society depends on mutual (互相) trust, not distrust.”可知，社会的建设要靠相互信任，而不是不信任，由此可知，这件事让作者坚定地相信社会需要相互信任，故D项正确。

4.细节理解题。根据文章内容，特别是根据倒数第二段中的“I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract (契约) 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.”可知，我想我停下来等红灯是因为这是我们彼此之间的契约的一部分，这不仅是法律，也是我们达成的一项协议，我们相信彼此会遵守：我们不会闯红灯，由此可知，作者为自己感到骄傲是因为他做出了正确的决定——没有闯红灯，故C项正确。