Question

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to(料理), and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card(住宿登记卡) to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱). From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).

With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?

1. While taking a taxi in Finland, _____.

A. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driver

B. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi ride

C. a passenger can never be refused by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go

D. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration (证明) before leaving without paying

2. We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland ________.

A. are mostly poorly managed

B. provide meals for any diners

C. provide free wine and charge for food

D. provide meal for only those who live in the hotels

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.

B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

C. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.

D. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.

4.The word “those” in the last but one paragraph probably refers to _____.

A. people who are dishonest

B. people who often have meals in big hotels

C. people who often take taxis

D. people who are worthy of trust

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过出租车、酒店、工人等介绍了芬兰人民的“愚蠢”，来表明并赞美了芬兰社会的和谐，人民的思想觉悟高。

1.C细节理解题。由第二段的“You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place…”你可以一个人去任何地方，告诉司机在任何一个地方让你下车……故选C。

2.B推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners.”所有大旅馆的餐厅不仅给顾客提供服务，同样服务外面的就餐者。故选B。

3.D细节理解题。根据文章的第四、五段可知，选项D中所提到的老板不核对雇员的工作时间并不是因为他们太忙，而是因为雇员都是诚实的上报自己的工作时间，人们互相信任，就不需要核对了。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第一句“With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take ‘petty advantage’”在日常生活中的这么多漏洞的情况下，芬兰肯定会是那些爱贪小便宜的人的天堂。故选A。

考点：考查社会现象类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

高考英语阅读理解推理判断题的解题技巧

推理判断题要求考生根据文章提供的事实和线索进行逻辑推理，推断出作者没有提到的或者没有明说的事实或者可能发生的事实。这类旨在考查考生透过词语的字面意义去理解作者的言外之意或弦外之音的能力，属深层理解题。此类试题的设计常常包括infer, imply, suggest, conclude等词。

1. 运用文段所叙述或描绘的事件背景提供的信息进行推理判断。例如第29题，题目问的是我们可以知道关于芬兰大旅馆的哪些，于是根据文章相应的第三段，对旅馆的介绍，“The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners.”所有大旅馆的餐厅不仅给顾客提供服务，同样服务外面的就餐者。所以其提供服务对象就是所有的用餐者。故选B。

2. 运用已有的经验、经历或常识进行推理判断。例如第31题，文章第二、三、四段分别讲了出租车、旅馆餐厅、工人，都只是为了说明第五段的芬兰人民的素质品德高，他们的城市才造就了这样一个存在很多“漏洞”的社会，根据常识可知，这里“those”应该是与诚实相对立的一面，那样的人才会觉得这样的国家是一个天堂。

3. 紧扣主题或话题，避免掉入细节事实的陷阱

有些题目要求读者根据文段的相关信息对文中人物的性格、心理状况、心智或品质作出判断，这时一定要扣紧文段的主题或话题，不要受一些细节事实的干扰。