Question

If you haven’t heard or seen anything about Road Rage in the last few months, you’ve probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have most likely encountered aggressive driving or Road Rage recently if you drive at all.

While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41,907 people died on the highway last year. Of those deaths, the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior.

Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago? Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is extreme overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has increased by more than 11 percent, and the number of miles driven has increased by 35 percent. However, the number of new road miles has only increased by 1 percent. That means more cars in the same amount of space; and the problem is severe in urban areas. Also, people have less time and more things to do. With people working and trying to fit extra chores and activities into the day, stress levels have never been higher. Stress creates anxiety, which leads to short tempers. These factors, when combined in certain situations, can spell Road Rage.

You may think you are the last person who would drive aggressively, but you might be surprised. For instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a slower driver, sounded the horn long and hard an another car, or sped up to keep another driver from passing? If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, watch out!

Whether you are getting angry at other drivers, or another driver is visibly upset with you, there are things you can do to avoid any major conflict. If you are easily influenced by Road Rage, the key is to release your emotion in a healthy way. If you are the target of another driver’s rage, do everything possible to get away from the other driver safely, including avoiding eye contact and getting out of their way.

1.The first sentence in Para. 1 implies that ______.

A. Road Rage has received much media coverage in the last few months

B. the media created the term “Road Rage” only a few months ago C. one may be angered by media reports and wants to avoid them

D. people not interested in the media know little about recent happenings

2. The underlined word “spell” in Para. 3 means ________.

A. relieve               B. cause             C. spread              D. prevent

3.Which of the following characterizes aggressive driving?

A. Talking while driving.

B. Driving at high speed.

C. Shouting at another driver.

D. Sounding the horn when passing

4.The last paragraph is intended to _________.

A. tell people how to deal with Road Rage

B. inform people how aggressive drivers could be

C. show people how to control themselves when angry

D. warn people against eye contact with another driver

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了關(guān)于Road Rage行車安全的相關(guān)問題，并且講述了為什么會出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象，文章最后不但提到了如何抑制自己的憤怒，還有如何應(yīng)對對方的憤怒。

1.推理判斷題。整篇文章講述關(guān)于Road Rage行車安全的相關(guān)問題，A選項的重點是Road Rage，所以選A選項，與文章內(nèi)容直接相關(guān)。故選A。

2.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)這里提問動詞，動作發(fā)出者是these factors，即前文中提到的stress壓力、anxiety焦慮和temper脾氣，動作承受者是Road Rage，所以答案為B，壓力、焦慮和脾氣造成Road Rage的現(xiàn)象。故選B。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)For instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a slower driver, 向別的司機大吼大叫，故選C。

4.作者意圖題。根據(jù)文章最后一段there are things you can do to avoid any major conflict，可以選出A選項。注意文章最后一段不但提到了如何抑制自己的憤怒，還有如何應(yīng)對對方的憤怒，所以C選項和D選項是片面的。故選A。

考點：社會類短文閱讀。