Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 　　MONTREAL(Reuters)— Crossing the US— Canada border（边界）to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen $10000 for breaking Washington's strict new security（安全）rule． 　　The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert,who lives right on the Canadian border．Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15,crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert．The nearby Quebec village of St．Pamphile is where they shop,eat and go to church． 　　There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5 530 mile border between Canada and the US which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings． 　　As a result,Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada,as usual．The US customs（海关）station in this area is closed on Sundays,so he just drove around the locked gate,as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May,following a tightening of border security．Two days later,Albert was told to go to the customs office,where an officer told him he had been caught on camera cross ing the border illegally（非法）． 　　Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed,but the US stopped a similar program last May．That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint． 　　Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine,but he has not attended a Sunday church since．“I feel like I'm living in a prison,”he said． (1) We learn from the text that Richard Albert is ________ [　　] A． an American living in Township 15 B． a Canadian living in a Quebec village C． a Canadian working in a customs station D． an American working in a Canadian church (2) Albert was fined because he ________ [　　] A． failed to obey traffic rules B． broke the American security rules C． worked in St．Pamphile without a pass D． damaged the gate of the customs office (3) The underlined word “detour”in paragraph 5 means ________ [　　] A． a drive through the town B． a race across the fields C． a roundabout way of travelling D． a journey in the mountain area (4) What would be the best title for the text?________ [　　] A． A Cross-country Trip B． A Special Border Pass C． An Unguarded Border D． An Expensive Church Visit

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．C;4．D;
解析：

(1)	解析：从短文第一段及短文第二段第二句可知。
(2)	解析：从短文第一段可知。
(3)	解析：字义猜测题。画线单词一句的句意为：强迫人们沿山路走200里的弯路而从另一个边防检查站回家。
(4)	解析：标题判断题。