Question

One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.

Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.

As technology shrinks our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates （命运） are not ours alone to control.

In my own life, I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.

1．The author considers         very important.

      A．driving alone on a dark road                 B．independence of people

       C．cooperation to identify SARS virus      D．shared trust and cooperation

2．The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because        .

       A．the approaching car was very dangerous

       B．they both drove their car at a terrific speed

       C．he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving

       D．it was dark and the road was not wide enough

3．From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the important lesson from        .

       A．only one experience                             B．many similar experiences

       C．a driver on a dark road                        D．many friends and strangers

4．The need for cooperation increases because        .

      A．peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves

       B．the SARS virus spread quickly

       C．terrorism can happen everywhere

       D．the world has become smaller

Answer 1

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