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1、- 1 -阅读理解训练题（二十三）阅读理解训练题（二十三）A It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward the Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexander ， the cab 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 pe
2、rformance was repeated at the Alma Bridge .As I 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（抗议）. He looked at me ,astonished . “Ashamed of myself ? .I am a lawabiding （遵
3、纪守法的）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 . “I t is a stop signal
4、 and means that traffic is falling in the opposite direction.” “Halfright,” said the driver , “but incomplete .It is only an automatic 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 the light ,looked carefully to
5、the right and to the left .Not another car on streets at this hour .Well ,then !What would you have me do ?Should I stop like a dumb animal because an automatic ,brainless machine turns red every forty seconds ?No , monsieur （先生）,” he thundered ,hitting the door with a huge fist . “I am a man ,not a
6、 machine .I have eyes and a brain and judgement ,given by God . It would be a sin （过失）against nature to surrender（使屈服）them to the dictates of a machine .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 ,monsieur.” Is this ba
7、d ,or is this good? Frankly I am no longer sure .I never doubted that it was wrong to drive through a red light ,but now I find my old Anglosaxon standards somewhat shaken. 56At the Alma Bridge . Athe writer stopped the cab and paid the driver Bthe cab went through a red light again Cthere was a per
8、formance the writer had already watched Dthe writer began to scold the driver 57The chief reason that the driver dared to drive through the red light was that . Ahe found there was no cross traffic there and then Bhe thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine Che knew no others would see him a
9、t this hour Dhe didnt trust any brainless machine 58According to the passage ,the driver thought what he had done as . Alaw-abiding Blaw-breaking Csomething to be proud ofDsomething to be ashamed of 59The writer is probably . Aan old man Ba French person Can English person Dan AmericanBThe view over
10、 a valley of a tiny village with thatched（草盖的）roof cottages around a church ;a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white ;the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildings-these are still common sights in parts of Englan
11、d .Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside. Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practiced in the British Isles. Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings ,it was once used for cas
12、tles and churches ,too.- 2 -Thatching is a solitary （独自的）craft ,which often runs in families .The craft of thatching as it is practiced today has changed very little since the Middle Ages .Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today ,keeping and renewing the old roofs as wel
13、l as thatching newer houses .Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter. In fact ,if we look at developing countries ,over half the world lives under thatch ,but they all do it in different ways .People in deve
14、loping countries are often unwinlling to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings .However, they may lack the money to allow them to get the necessary materials .Their temporary（暂时的）mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months .Thatch which has be
15、en done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years ,and is an effective defence against the heat . 60Which of the following remains a special feature of the English coutryside? ANarrow streets lined with pink or white roses. BRolling hills with pretty farm buildings. CCottages with thatched ro
16、ofs.DChurches with cottages around them. 61What do we know about thatching as a craft? AIt is a collective activity . BIt is practised on farms all over England. CIt is quite different from what it used to be. DIt is in most cases handed down among family members. 62People in developing countries also live under thatch because . Athatched cottages are
