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    The chief problem in dealing with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from you, but that they are largely variable. Cross a frontier(边境) without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.

One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. Or rather, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.

Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate(预先准备) the green light by moving off. You will find the occasional someone who watches for the yellow light to come up on the set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.

The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They show this in their addiction to driving in one lane(车道) and sticking to it—even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.

To prevent other drivers from falling into wrong ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which can make it impossible to make a real lane change. European visitors are always falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still waving their arms in disappointment because while driving in the State in their cars they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.

However, one nation above all others lives cautiously by its traffic regulations — the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.

1.How do American drivers behave on the road according to the passage?

A.They run the red light sometimes.

B.They drive close behind other drivers.

C.They care little about the traffic light.

D.They start their car at the yellow light.

2.Which people take the traffic light most seriously?

A.The Swiss. B.The Brazilians.

C.The English. D.The French.

3.The passage is mainly developed by ____.

A.analyzing causes B.describing changes

C.making comparisons D.pointing out similarities

4.Which part of a newspaper is the passage probably taken from?

A.Culture. B.Business.

C.Entertainment. D.Geography.

 

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 【解析】 这是一篇议论文,本文论述了各个国家的司机对交通规则的重视程度。 1. 细节理解题。根据第五段“American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which can make it impossible to make a real lane change.” 美国的驾车者总是尽量跟在前面的车后面,这样就不可能进行真正的变道。可知,美国的司机开车总是紧随着前一辆车的后面。故选B项。 2. 细节理解题。根据最后一段“one nation above all others lives cautiously by its traffic regulations — the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police.”有一个国家在遵守交通规则方面格外谨慎,那就是瑞士。在瑞士,如果你只是提前看到红绿灯,你后面的司机很可能会记下你的号码,然后向警察报案。可知,瑞士人最重视交通信号灯。故选A项。 3. 细节理解题。根据“Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.”例如,比较一下在一组交通灯前的英国司机和巴西司机。第四段“The natives of North America are much more disciplined.”北美的土著人更有纪律性。以及第五段“However, one nation above all others lives cautiously by its traffic regulations — the Swiss.” 然而,有一个国家在遵守交通规则方面格外谨慎,那就是瑞士。可知,本文是通过对比各个国家的司机对交通规则的重视程度进行论述的。故选C项。 4. 推理判断题。A. Culture文化;B. Business商业;C. Entertainment娱乐;D. Geography地理。根据全文主题句The chief problem in dealing with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from you, but that they are largely variable. Cross a frontier(边境) without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.(与外国司机打交道的主要问题不是记住他们与你不同,而是记住他们在很大程度上是可变的。不调整就跨越边界,你可能会陷入大麻烦。)以及全文内容可知,本文介绍的是文化的差异导致各个国家的交通习惯不同,所以这篇文章最可能出现在文化这一板块。故选A项
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