Question

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, 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 became increasingly impatient.

At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, 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 caught, because there was clearly no policeman 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 a contract(契约) 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.

Trust is our first inclination(倾向). Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual(相互)trust, not distrust. We do what we say we'll do；we show up when we say we'll show up; and we pay when we say we'll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and we're angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.

I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.

1.Why did the author get impatient while driving?

A. He was lonely on the road.

B. He was slowed down by a truck.

C. He got tired of driving too long.

D. He came across too many traffic lights.

2.What was the author's immediate action when the traffic light turned red?

A. Stopping still.

B. Driving through it.

C. Looking around for other cars.

D. Checking out for traffic police.

3.The event made the author strongly believe that ________.

A. traffic rules may be unnecessary

B. doubting others is human nature

C. patience is important to drivers

D. a society needs mutual trust

4.Why was the author proud of himself?

A. He kept his promise.

B. He held back his anger.

C. He made a right decision.

D. He followed his inclination

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章强调了人与人之间的信任。作者在一个无人的路口停下来候车，他本来可以闯红灯的，但作者没有那样做。回想起来这件事，作者认为人与人之间是存在着相互信任的，这也是社会赖以运作的基础。

1.Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road and I became increasingly impatient”可知，作者有几次被一辆行驶缓慢的卡车挡住了车道，作者变得有点不耐烦了，故选B。

2.it turned red and I made a stop”可知，当信号灯变红时，作者停了下来，故选A。

3.Trust is our first inclination(倾向). ...The whole construction of our society depends on mutual(相互) trust, not distrust.”可知，人们有相互信任的倾向，我们的社会依靠人们之间的相互信任才能运转良好，故选D。

4.for stopping for the red light that night”可知，那天晚上，四周虽然没有车和行人，但作者还是停下来候车了，作者庆幸自己遵守了交通规则，没有破坏人们之间的相互信任，故选C。

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