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, 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 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 can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go

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

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. provide meals for any diners

B. are mostly poorly managed

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

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

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

A. people who are worthy of trust

B. people who often have meals in big hotels

C. people who often take taxis

D. people who are dishonest

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章描述了芬兰社会中一些在我们看来的奇怪的现象，从反面解释了芬兰社会很高的道德标准。

1. 细节题。根据第二段"You can go anywhere in one，tell the driver to drop you at any place"可知，A项正确。C项错在不付钱是当时有重要业务要参加的时候，而不是任何时候都不付钱。况且第四段提到所有的乘客都会在办理了紧急业务后回来付车费。文章中"with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer"意思是每公里2美元，而不是B项说的每次乘车都是2美元。D项未提到要先提供诚信的范例。故选A。

2.A 细节题。根据第三段第一句“The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners”可知，芬兰的各大酒店餐厅不仅为住客服务,而且也服务外来食客。故选C。

3.C 细节题。根据第四段第一句“The Finnish workers are paid by the hour.”芬兰工人是按小时付费，可知A正确；根据第五段中“And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in”工人总是给一个诚实的确切时间账单，可知B正确；根据文章描述可知，并不是老板太忙所以不查时间，而是双方都建立在信任的基础上，故C项错；根据根据第四段中“ They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱)”他们一和老板就工资达成协议后，在很大程度上就靠他们自己了，所以D正确。故选C。

4. 词义猜测题。根据本句“who love to take “petty advantages”（喜欢占便宜的人），可知是不诚实的人。故选D。

【学法指导】

利用上下文提供的情景和线索，进行合乎逻辑的综合分析进而推测词义，是阅读过程中的一大关键，这也是近年来高考考查的热点。最常见的就是利用上下文语境、常识和语法关系推断词义。抓住所需推断词汇前后的“mean”或系动词或破折号等直接定义该词的部分。5.

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