Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　It was midnight in Paris we were rolling toward the Avenue Bosguet．As we came to the Pont Alexandre Ⅲ，the taxi slowed down，for the traffic light was red against us，and then without stopping ，we sailed through the red light in a sudden burst of speed．The Same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge．As l paid the driver，I asked him why he had driven through two red lights．

　　“You ought to be ashamed of yourself ，breaking the law and endangering your life that way，” I protested．

　　He looked at me，astonished．“Ashamed of myself？I am a law-abiding (守法的)citizen and have no desire to get killed either．”He cut me off before I could protest．“No，just listen to me before you complain．What did I do？Went through a red light．Well，did you ever stop to consider what a red light is，what it means？”

　　“Certainly，”I replied:“It's a stop signal and means that traffic is rolling in the opposite direction．”

　　“Half-right，”said the driver,“but incomplete．It is only an automatic (自动的)stop signal．And it does not mean that there is cross traffic．Did you see any cross traffic during our trip？Of course not．I slowed down at the light，looked carefully to the right and to the left．Not another car on the streets at this hour．Well，then！What would you have me do？Should l stop like a stupid animal because an automatic，brainless machine turns red every forty seconds？No，sir，” he shouted．“I am a man，not a machine．I have eyes and a brain and judgment，given me by God．Ashamed of myself，you say？I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me．Good night，sir．”

　　Is this bad，is this good？Frankly I no longer am sure．

1．At the Alma Bridge________．

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A．the writer stopped the taxi and paid the driver

B．the taxi went through a red light again

C．there was a performance the writer had already watched

D．the writer began to criticize the driver

2．To the taxi diver，a red light________．

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A．was not a stop signal

B．should not work at midnight

C．sometimes made mistakes in judgment

D．didn't always mean that there was cross traffic

3．The main the driver dared to drive through the red light was that________．

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A．he found there was cross traffic there and then

B．he though it a shame to be controlled by a machine

C．he knew no other driver would see him at this hour

D．he didn't trust any brainless machine

4．According to the passage，the driver though of what he had done as．

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A．law-abiding

B．law-breaking

C．something to be proud of

D．something to be ashamed of

Answer 1

答案：B;D;A;C
解析：

见文章第一段。 　　见文章的第六段，出租车司机的话是判断的根据。 　　见文章中第六段出租车司机的话。 　　见出租车司机的话(第六段)“好啦，那你还希望我怎么做？我该像个傻瓜一样停下来吗？仅仅就是因为一个没有头脑的自动机器每隔四＋秒钟变一次颜色？……如果我要让一个会眨眼睛的灯代替我思考的话，我才该以自己为羞愧呢”