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【題目】 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(邊境) 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(預(yù)先準(zhǔn)備) 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(車道) 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 causesB.describing changes

C.making comparisonsD.pointing out similarities

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

A.Culture.B.Business.

C.Entertainment.D.Geography.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇議論文，本文論述了各個國家的司機對交通規(guī)則的重視程度。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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.” 美國的駕車者總是盡量跟在前面的車后面，這樣就不可能進(jìn)行真正的變道�？芍�，美國的司機開車總是緊隨著前一輛車的后面。故選B項。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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.”有一個國家在遵守交通規(guī)則方面格外謹(jǐn)慎，那就是瑞士。在瑞士，如果你只是提前看到紅綠燈，你后面的司機很可能會記下你的號碼，然后向警察報案。可知，瑞士人最重視交通信號燈。故選A項。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.”例如，比較一下在一組交通燈前的英國司機和巴西司機。第四段“The natives of North America are much more disciplined.”北美的土著人更有紀(jì)律性。以及第五段“However, one nation above all others lives cautiously by its traffic regulations — the Swiss.” 然而，有一個國家在遵守交通規(guī)則方面格外謹(jǐn)慎，那就是瑞士�？芍�，本文是通過對比各個國家的司機對交通規(guī)則的重視程度進(jìn)行論述的。故選C項。

【4】

推理判斷題。A. Culture文化；B. Business商業(yè)；C. Entertainment娛樂；D. Geography地理。根據(jù)全文主題句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(邊境) without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.（與外國司機打交道的主要問題不是記住他們與你不同，而是記住他們在很大程度上是可變的。不調(diào)整就跨越邊界，你可能會陷入大麻煩。）以及全文內(nèi)容可知，本文介紹的是文化的差異導(dǎo)致各個國家的交通習(xí)慣不同，所以這篇文章最可能出現(xiàn)在文化這一板塊。故選A項

細(xì)節(jié)理解題主要考查考生對某句話或某幾句話的理解，同學(xué)們?nèi)裟芨鶕?jù)題干內(nèi)容從原文中找到相關(guān)的句子，然后進(jìn)行比較和分析，便可確定最佳答案。多數(shù)情況下，作者不會明確的呈現(xiàn)一個事實，讀者需要根據(jù)已有的信息進(jìn)行處理，讀出言外之意。還要特別注意文章的時間順序、故事發(fā)生的地點、情節(jié)的發(fā)展和人物之間的關(guān)系。例如，第1題，根據(jù)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.”美國的駕車者總是盡量跟在前面的車后面，這樣就不可能進(jìn)行真正的變道�？芍�，美國的司機開車總是緊隨著前一輛車的后面。故選B項。