高考英语 维“升”素28 财富人生.docVIP

高考维“升”素28——财富人生 （时间：分钟） 维A 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分) (2012·大纲全国卷Ⅰ)Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，a distance of about eighty miles.It was late.Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left，and I became increasingly impatient. At one point along an open road，I came to a crossing with a traffic light.I was alone on the road by now，but as I drove near the light，it turned red and I made a stop.I looked left，right and behind me.Nothing.Not a car，no suggestion of car lamps，but there I sat，waiting for the light to change，the only human being for at least a mile in any direction. I started wondering why I refused to run the light.I was not afraid of being caught，because there was clearly no policeman around，and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it. Much later that night，the question of why Id stopped for that light came back to me.I think I stopped because its part of a contract (契约) we all have with each other.Its not only the law，but its an agreement we have，and we trust each other to honor it：we dont go through red lights. Trust is our first inclination (倾向)．Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us.The whole construction of our society depends on mutual (相互) trust，not distrust.We do what we say well do；we show up when we say well show up；and we pay when we say well pay.We trust each other in these matters，and were angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them. I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night. 【语篇解读】 漆黑的夜晚，空旷的道路，作者独自等候在红灯前，只为自己内心的那份信任。 1．Why did the author get impatient while driving? A．He was lonely on the road. B．He was slowed down by a truck. C．He got tired of driving too long. D．He came across too many traffic lights. 答案　B　[考查细节理解。根据第一段后半部分的内容可知，作者因前方有一辆缓慢行驶的卡车而变得不耐烦。] 2．What was the authors immediate action when the traffic light turned red? A．Stopping still. B．Driving through it. C．L