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【題目】I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg last night, 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 was clinching (緊握）my fists with impatience.

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with the traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I approached the light, it turned red and I braked to stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.

I started wondering why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being arrested，because there were obviously no police around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through 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 an agreement 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.

It's amazing that we ever trust each other to do the right thing, isn't it? And we do, too. Trust is our first tendency. We have to make a deliberate decision to mistrust someone or to be suspicious or skeptical. Those attitudes don't come naturally to us.

It's a very good thing too，because the whole structure of our society depends on mutual trust, not distrust. This whole thing around us would fall apart if we didn't trust each other most of the time. We do what we say we'll do; we show up when we say we'11 show up;we deliver when we say we'll deliver;and we pay when we say we'11 pay. We trust each other in these matters, and when we don't do what we've promised, it's far from the normal. It happens often that we don't act in good faith and in a trustworthy manner, but we still consider it unusual, and we're angry or disappointed with those badly-behaved people. Anyway I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.

【1】Why did the author feel impatient while driving?

A. Because he had already driven for a long time.

B. Because it was too far away from his destination.

C. Because he could not overpass a truck on a narrow road.

D. Because something urgent happened in his family.

【2】The author stopped at the traffic light because ________.

A. there were passers-by crossing the road

B. some policemen were on duty just at that point

C. there was potential danger

D. the trust between people influenced the author

【3】What would happen if people didn't trust each other in most cases?

A. The social system would be thrown into disorder.

B. All the things would run normally.

C. The social traditions would be abandoned.

D. Strict rules and laws would be made.

【4】What is the theme of the passage?

A. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

B. Mutual Trust is the best policy.

C. Actions speak louder than words.

D. Among the blind the one-eyed is the king.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述了作者晚上開(kāi)車(chē)回家，在遇到紅燈時(shí)停下來(lái)了，盡管當(dāng)時(shí)路上只有他一個(gè)人，沒(méi)有任何車(chē)輛和其他人。后來(lái)他一直在思考為什么自己會(huì)在那樣的情況下選擇停車(chē)而沒(méi)有闖紅燈。后來(lái)作者體會(huì)到這其實(shí)是遵守了每個(gè)人之間的約定，他為自己的行為感到自豪。

【1】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的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，在一條狹窄的路上我?guī)状伪焕г谝惠v開(kāi)得很慢的卡車(chē)后面，左邊是白線，無(wú)法超車(chē)。所以我變得越來(lái)越?jīng)]耐心。故選C。

【2】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中的第四段I think I stopped because it's part of an agreement 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.及后面最后一段第一句It's a very good thing too，because the whole structure of our society depends on mutual trust, not distrust.可知，作者沒(méi)闖紅燈是因?yàn)槭苋藗冎�間的信任及由此養(yǎng)成的社會(huì)公德的影響。故選D。

【3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中This whole thing around us would fall apart if we didn't trust each other most of the time.可知，如果人們互不信任，整個(gè)社會(huì)就沒(méi)有規(guī)則就會(huì)混亂。故選A。

【4】B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段第一句It's a very good thing too，because the whole structure of our society depends on mutual trust, not distrust.可知，本文的主題是相互信任是最好的政策，社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu)依賴(lài)相互信任。故選B。

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

高考英語(yǔ)主旨大意題答題技巧

弄清文章的大意，關(guān)鍵是找到主題句。

主題句的位置：主題句通常在文首、文末或首尾呼應(yīng)，有時(shí)也在文中，或沒(méi)有主題句，需根據(jù)文章所述內(nèi)容進(jìn)行歸納。各段的主題句也常在該段的首句或尾句。議論文和說(shuō)明文一般有主題句，但記敘文通常沒(méi)有主題句，需要?dú)w納。

找主題句的四個(gè)小竅門(mén)：

1.段落中出現(xiàn)表轉(zhuǎn)折的詞語(yǔ)(如however, but, in fact, actually, while, on the contrary, in contrast等)時(shí)，其后的句子很可能是主題句。

2.首段出現(xiàn)疑問(wèn)句時(shí)，對(duì)該問(wèn)題的回答很可能就是主題句。

3.作者有意識(shí)地反復(fù)強(qiáng)調(diào)的觀點(diǎn)，通常是主旨;反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的詞語(yǔ)，一般為體現(xiàn)文章主旨的關(guān)鍵詞。

4.表示總結(jié)或結(jié)論的話常有therefore，thus， in short，conclude， conclusion等。

【4】B主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段 第一句It's a very good thing too，because the whole structure of our society depends on mutual trust, not distrust.可知本文的主題是社會(huì)上共同的信任是最好的政策。故選B。