Question

    One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.

Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.

As technology shrinks our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates (命运) are not ours alone to control .

In my own life, I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road , what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat , but a shared moment of trust.

1.The author considers ________ very important.

A.driving alone on a dark road B.shared trust and cooperation

C.cooperation to identify SARS virus D.independence of people

2.The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because ________.

A.the approaching car was very dangerous

B.they both drove their car at a terrific speed

C.it was dark and the road was not wide enough

D.he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving

3.From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the important lesson from ________.

A.only one experience B.many friends and strangers

C.a driver on a dark road D.many similar experiences

4.The need for cooperation increases because _________.

A.terrorism can happen everywhere

B.the SARS virus spread quickly

C.peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves

D.the world has become smaller

5.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has ________.

A.had a change on his viewpoint of life

B.counted upon himself alone in everything

C.had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment

D.believed in one’s own personal responsibility

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文是议论文。文章讲述了在现实生活中，我们相互依存，相互依靠，我们的命运受到别人的影响。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段的Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another.( 万事万物不断循环往复，我相信这就是世界的运作方式。在某种程度上，我们都相互依赖)以及文章最后what we must learn with experience is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.( 我们必须从经验中学到的是，接近的光可能不是威胁，而是共同的信任时刻。)由此可知，作者认为彼此信任和合作很重要，故B正确。

2.

推理判断题。根据第一段3,4,5行I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be distracted (分心) by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end.( 我依靠他不要睡着，不要被电话交谈分心，不要越过我的车道，让我的生命突然结束。)说明如果另外一个司机分心了，他们都会死掉。因此推断他们以同样的方式相互依赖，因为可能会因为对方的粗心驾驶而被杀死。故D项正确。

3.

推理判断题。根据第二段第一行Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works.可知，万事万物不断循环往复，我相信这就是世界的运作方式。说明作者是从多次的经历中得到的结论，故D正确。

4.

推理判断题。根据第二段At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line.(在某种程度上，我们都相互依赖。有时，这种依赖要求我们不要做一些事情，比如越过双黄线。)说明我们要相互依靠，我们的命运并没有被掌握在我们的手里，也受别人的影响，因此推断合作的需要增加了，因为人们的命运不被自己控制。故C正确。

5.

推理判断题。根据最后一段的In my own life, I used to put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others.（在我自己的生活中，我曾经非常重视个人责任。但是，随着时间的推移，我也开始相信，有一些时刻，一个人必须依靠别人的诚信和判断）说明我现在生活观点与以前已经有了变化。故A正确。