Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving _________.

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was _________ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned _________, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, _________ there I sat, waiting for the light to _________, the only human being, for at least a mile in any _________.

I started wondering why I _________ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was _________ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no _________ in going through it.

Much later that _________, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light _________ me. I think I stopped _________ 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 follow _________: we don’t go through red lights.

We do _________ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so _________ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

1.A. fast                           B. slowly                       C. carefully                    D. hard

2.A. late                           B. alone                        C. worried                      D. afraid

3.A. green                       B. yellow                       C. red                              D. dark

4.A. and                           B. or                     C. so                                D. but

5.A. return                      B. change            C. start                            D. continue

6.A. attention                 B. background             C. direction                    D. information

7.A. refused                   B. decided          C. prepared                   D. forgot

8.A. hardly                      B. luckily                   C. usually                D. clearly

9.A. danger                     B. excuse                      C. space                    D. energy

10.A. moment                B. night                         C. afternoon                  D. morning

11.A. depended on       B. looked forward to C. stayed away from   D. came back to

12.A. though                  B. unless                       C. because                     D. until

13.A. me                         B. it                                C. him                             D. us

14.A. what                            B. how                         C. why                             D. that

15.A. tired                            B. ready                       C. proud                D. sorry

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了自己做完回家晚了，即使公路上只有自己一个人，自己也没有闯红灯。以及后来由这件事，作者引起的思考。从而告诉我们，有时约束我们行为的不是某部法律，而是人们之间自觉形成的一种契约，是这种自觉，让我们这个社会变得更加有秩序。

1.考查语境理解及副词。Fast快速地；slowly慢慢地；carefully仔细地，细心地；hard 努力地，困难地。联系前半句描述，可知此处指的是，我开得很快。故选A。

2.考查语境理解及形容词。Late迟的，晚的；alone       孤独的；worried担心的；afraid害怕的。联系后几句描述，可知此处指的是，现在公路上只有我一个人。故选B。

3.考查语境理解及形容词。green    绿色的；yellow黄色的；red红色的；dark 黑色的。联系后半句描述，可知此处指的是，红绿灯的红灯亮了。故选C。

4.考查语境理解及连词。And和，并且；or或者，否则；so          因此；but但是。联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系。故选D，但是我坐在那儿，红绿灯变色。

5.考查语境理解及动词。Return归来，归还；change 改变；start         开始，启动；continue继续。联系前两句描述，可知此处指的是，我在等红绿灯改变颜色。故选B。

6.考查语境理解及名词。Attention注意力，关心；background背景，隐蔽的位置；direction方向；information信息。结合语境可知此处指的是，在任何一个方向。故选C。

7.考查语境理解及动词。refused     拒绝，抵制；decided决定；prepared准备；forgot忘记。结合语境可知我开始怀疑我为什么不愿闯红灯。故选A。

8.考查语境理解及副词。Hardly很难，几乎不；luckily幸运地；usually通常地；clearly 清晰地，明显地。结合语境可知此处指的是，那儿清楚地表明没有警察。故选D。

9.考查语境理解及名词。Danger危险；excuse       借口，理由；space空间，距离；energy 精力，活力。结合语境可知此处指的是，闯红灯没有危险。故选A。

10.考查语境理解及名词。Moment契机，瞬间；night夜晚；afternoon下午；morning早晨，上午。联系前文第一段描述，可知这个故事是发生在昨天晚上，故选B。

11.考查语境理解及短语。depended on依靠，依赖；looked forward to盼望；stayed away from 远离；came back to回到，返回到。结合语境可知我又想起那晚我为什么停车的事情。故选D。

12.考查语境理解及连词。Though虽然，尽管；unless除非，如果不；because因为；until直到。联系上下文可知前后是因果关系，下文表示原因，故选C，因为这是我们所有人遵守的一个契约的一部分。

13.考查语境理解及代词。Me人称代词宾格，我；it人称代词主格，它；him他；us我们。联系一句描述，可知此处代词指的是我们彼此间拥有的一个协议。故选B。

14.考查语境理解及宾语从句。What什么；how如何，怎样；why为什么；that 因为，以至于。结合语境可知此处指的是，我们做我们说要做的事情。故选A。

15.考查语境理解及形容词。Tired疲乏的，劳累的；ready现成的，准备好的；proud骄傲的，自豪的；sorry遗憾的，抱歉的。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，我为自己感到自豪。故选C。

考点：考查人生百味类短文。