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1、2013届英语阅读理解专项练习三十六2013届英语阅读理解专项练习三十六.阅读理解ATo hitchhike successfully in any country you must be able to do two things：attract attention and at the same time convince the driver at a glance that you do not intend to rob or murder him. To fulfill the first requirement you must have some marks to let dr
2、ivers distinguish you at once from all other hikers. A serviceman，for instance，should wear his uniform，a student his scarf. In a foreign country an unmistakable indication of your own nationality will also arrest a drivers attention.When I hitchhiked 9,500 miles across the United States and back rec
3、ently I wore a well-tailored suit，a bowler hat and a trench coat，and carried a pencil-thin rolled black umbrella. My suitcase was decorated with British flags. Having plenty of luggage，moreover，I was not likely to be suspected of being a dangerous lunatic (精神病患者)I then had to get across to the drive
4、r the idea that I was a real traveler，and needed to get somewhere cheaply.But even with careful preparation，you must not assume that the task will be easy. You should be prepared to wait a little，for there are drivers who confess to a fierce prejudice against，(not to say hatred of)，hitchhikers，and w
5、ould no more pick up a hiker than march from Aldermaston to London. In America，my average wait was halfanhour，and my longest two hours，but I have heard of people waiting all daythey probably took less pains to make themselves easy to notice.Nor must you assume that all the drivers who stop for you a
6、re nice，normal people. On one occasion I found myself was with two boys of about nineteen who turned out to be on the run from the police，and were hoping to use me as an alibi(不在犯罪现场的证人)There are also lesser(较小的)risks：you may find yourself in the car of a Fascist fanatic，a Mormon missionary(传教士)，or
7、just a bad driver. You cannot tell，of course until you are in the car. But you soon learn the art of the quick excuse that gets you out again.If the hitchhiker in the US. remembers that he is seeking the willingness of drivers to give him a free ride，and is prepared to give in exchange entertainment
8、 and company，and not go to sleep，he will come across the remarkable，almost legendary，hospitality of American of the West. It will also help if he can driveI drove myself about 4,500 of those 9,500 miles I hitchhiked in the States.1A hitchhiking serviceman should wear his uniform _.Aso as not to look
9、 too unusualBto attract attentionCto show he is on dutyDto put the driver at ease2In Paragraph 3，we learn that the writer _.Ahas sometimes failed to hitch a rideBhas marched from Aldermaston to LondonChas always been successful in hitching a rideDhas had to wait for long hours for a ride3In the last
10、 paragraph，the writer wants to tell us that a hitchhiker should _.Anot talk to the driver too muchBfall asleep to make it a peaceful rideCtry to make himself pleasant and entertainingDseek the willingness of drivers4A suitable title for the passage would be _.A“The Art of Hitchhiking”B“An Englishman
11、s View of the US.”C“An English Hitchhiker”D“The Joys and Dangers of Hitchhiking”BI used to believe in the American dream that meant a job，credit and success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us separately chasing the same thing.One year，through a series of unhappy events，it
12、 all fell apart. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $ 56.I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the cheapest possible amount. I came upon a deserted cottage in a small remote valley. I hadnt been alone for 25 years. I was scared，but I hoped the hard work would
13、distract and heal me.I found the owner and rented the place for $ 50 a month. The locals knew nothing about me. But slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets，tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat. They would ask if I wanted to meet
14、cousin Albie or go fishing. They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream，not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness. Men would stop by with wild berries，ice cream or truck parts to see if I was up for courting. I wasnt，but they were civil anyway. The women on that
15、 mountain worked harder than any Id ever met. They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe. I_learned to_keep_enough_for_an_extra_plate_for_company.What I had believed in，all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place. Up on
16、the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors.After four years in that valley，I moved back into town. I saw a lot of people were having a really hard time，losing their jobs and homes. With the help of a real estate broker(房地产经纪人) I chatted up at the grocery store，I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful o
