It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible．Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel．It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter altogether.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too．It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving．On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting．A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and calm so necessary in modern traffic condition．But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough．Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous．Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time．The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to．It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies (奶奶).
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings．Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive．Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users．It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
小題1:According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by        .
A．road conditions B．the speed of modern life
C．the large number of carsD．the behavior of the drivers
小題2:In the writer’s opinion,        .
A．drivers should show road politeness properly.
B．strict traffic rules are badly needed
C．unskillful drivers should be punished
D． drivers should avoid traffic jams
小題3:The underlined word “give-and-take” in the passage means        .
A．politeness and impoliteness
B．willingness to give in to each other’s wishes
C．offering help to others as much as possible
D．good manners and bad manners
小題4:What is the best title of the passage?
A．Road Politeness
B．Traffic Problems
C Bad Manners on the Road              
D．Good Drivers and Bad Driver

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文講述的道路行車禮儀的話題，，道路行車的禮儀正變得越來越糟糕了，道路行車禮儀不僅僅是有禮貌的還是有意義的，接下來介紹了一些不恰當(dāng)?shù)淖龇�，最后提出文明行車勢在必行�?br />小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)第一句but manners on the road are becoming horrible．Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel
but good sense too．It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving．說明D項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
小題2:A細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too．第三段第一句和However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous．說明A正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)give-and—take前后變得的可知，司機(jī)駕車要相互理解，相互尊重，要為對方考慮，要文明駕車，故B正確。
小題4:A 主旨大意題。文章第一段支持，道路行車的禮儀正變得越來越糟糕了，第二段第一句指出道路行車禮儀不僅僅是有禮貌的還是有意義的，接下來介紹了一些不恰當(dāng)?shù)淖龇ǎ詈筇岢鑫拿餍熊噭菰诒匦�，故A項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
點(diǎn)評：本文要求考生讀懂文章中的每個句子的意思還要推理它們之間的關(guān)系，結(jié)合自己的生活常識和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，再通過邏輯推理和判斷，理解文章的言外之意，從而揭示文章的深層涵義。任何一篇文章都有其特定的寫作目的，讀者應(yīng)當(dāng)知道如何去做或按照某種方式傳遞思考問題。
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