Question

Driving In America

Keep Right

The traffic follows the “keep right rule”. While driving, drive on the right side of the road. On one-way, multiple lanes(车道) road, the right-most lane would be slowest and left-most lane is fastest.

Hand Signals

Though indicators(车的指示灯) are used for the purpose of showing which direction you are going, knowing some hand signals is very important and are usually always asked in a driving test. When you want to turn right, you can put your left hand out of the window and point upward. When you want to make a left turn, you can reach your left arm out of the window and point to the left. If you want to slow down or stop, you can just point downward.

School Buses

Yellow school buses have flashing red lights and stop signs that reach out from the driver’s side. The drivers use these warning signals when letting pupils on and off. No matter which side of the road you are traveling on, if you come upon a school bus with its lights flashing and a stop sign used, you must stop. It’s the law. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign is removed.

Using the Horn

Using horns is not common in America. Actually they are very rarely used. You may use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible trouble or to avoid accidents. Do not use your horn to express anger or complain about other drivers’ mistakes or to try to get a slow driver to move faster.

1. If Freddy is asked to go to Florida in the shortest time from Missouri, on which lane in the picture below should he drive his car according to Paragraph 1?

A. Lane ①.   B. Lane ②.   C. Lane ③.   D. Lane ④.

2. What could a driver do in America when turning left?

A. Place left hand out of the window pointing upward.

B. Put left hand out of the window pointing downward.

C. Reach left arm out of the window pointing to the left.

D. Place left hand out of the window pointing backward.

3. According to the passage, which of the following is possibly accepted in America?

A. Use horns sometimes to warn passers-by of danger.

B. Drive on before the stop sign on a school bus is removed.

C. Use hand signals instead of indicators to show which direction you are going.

D. Do not use warning signals in the school bus until all the pupils get on the bus.

4.Who is the passage most probably written for?

A. Passers-by.    B. Pupils.

C. Policemen.    D. Drivers.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要说了我们应该遵循正确的交通规则，开车应该在路的右边。在单向，多个车道，最右边的车道最慢，左边的车道是最快的。说了手势，校车，使用喇叭等三个方面的问题。我们要理解手势的含义，还有关于黄色校车闪烁的红灯和停止标志等，在使用喇叭方面，不可以用喇叭来表达愤怒或者是抱怨其他司机的错误。

1.the right-most lane would be slowest and left-most lane is fastest.可知答案。因为Freddy 要用最短的时间，所以其速度最快，所以要选用最左边的车道。故选A。

2.When you want to make a left turn, you can reach your left arm out of the window and point to the left.可知答案选C。

3.You may use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible trouble or to avoid accidents. 可知答案选A。

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