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　　At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light．I was alone on the road by now, but 　　1　　 I drove up to the light, it turned red, and I braked to a halt．I looked left, right, 　　2　　 behind me．Nothing．Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, 　　3　　(wait)for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction．

　　I started wondering 　　4　　 I refused to run the light．I was not afraid of 　　5　　(catch)by the police, because there was obviously no policeman anywhere around and 　　6　　 certainly would have been no danger in going through it．

　　Much later that night, the 　　7　　 question of why I’d stopped for that light came back to me．I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract we all have with each other．It’s not only the law, but it’s 　　8　　 agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it：We don’t go through red lights．Like most of us, I’m more ready to be stopped 　　9　　 doing something bad by the social agreement that disapproves of it 　　10　　 by any law against it．

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解析：

1．as/when　解析：引导时间状语从句，“当我驶近红绿灯的时候”。 　　2．and 　　3．waiting　解析：现在分词作伴随状语。 　　4．why　解析：为什么我不愿闯红灯。 　　5．being caught　解析：介词后用动名词，这里指“害怕被抓”，用被动语态。 　　6．there　解析：there引导存在句。 　　7．same　解析：同样的问题，即“为什么我不愿闯红灯”。 　　8．an 　　9．from　解析：stop…from doing 　　10．than　解析：more…than是固定句型。