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 distracted (分心) 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 makes our world smaller and smaller, 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 team action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control.
In my own life, I used to put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has 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 with experience is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.
小題1:The author considers it very important ______.
A．to drive with a companionB．to have personal independence
C．to gain certain responsibilityD．to share trust and cooperation
小題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
小題3: From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the important lesson from ______.
A．only one experienceB．many similar experiences
C．a(chǎn) driver on a dark road D．many friends and strangers
小題4:The need for cooperation increases because ______.
A．people’s fates can’t be controlled by themselves
B．certain viruses can spread in a quick way
C．terrorism can happen everywhere and every day
D．the world has become much more dangerous
小題5:We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has ______.
A．believed in one’s own personal responsibility
B．counted upon himself alone in everything
C．had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment
D．had a change on his viewpoint of life
 
小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
 
試題分析：
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后兩行what we must learn with experience is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.說明D正確。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段3,4,5行I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be distracted (分心) by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end.說明如果他分心了，會(huì)死掉。故C正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段第一行Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works.說明他是從多次的經(jīng)歷中得到的結(jié)論，故B正確。
小題4:.A 推理題。根據(jù)第二段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.說明我們要相互依靠，我們的命運(yùn)并沒有被掌握在我們的手里，也受別人的影響，故A正確。
小題5:D 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段1,2行In my own life, I used to put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others.說明我現(xiàn)在的想法與以前已經(jīng)有了變化。故D正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中，我們是相互依存，相互依靠，我們的命運(yùn)收到別人的影響。學(xué)生應(yīng)盡可能地利用生詞所在的上下文來猜測(cè)，即利用我們所熟悉的詞或短語(yǔ)和上下文中的已知部分進(jìn)行邏輯上的推理，有時(shí)還需依靠常識(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
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