Unit3UndertheseaⅠ.阅读理解[2017·甘肃诊断性测试]IwasdrivingfromHarrisburgtoLewisburglastnight，adistanceofabouteightymiles.Itwaslate.SeveraltimesIgotstuckbehindaslow－movingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft，andIwasclinching(紧握)myfistswithimpatience.Atonepointalonganopenhighway，Icametoacrossroadswiththetrafficlight.Iwasaloneontheroadbynow，butasIapproachedthelight，itturnedredandIbrakedtostop.Ilookedleft，rightandbehindme.Nothing.Notacar，nosuggestionofheadlights，butthereIsat，waitingforthelighttochange，theonlyhumanbeingforatleastamileinanydirection.IstartedwonderingwhyIrefusedtorunthelight.Iwasnotafraidofbeingarrested，becausetherewereobviouslynopolicearound，andtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit.Muchlaterthatnight，thequestionofwhyI'dstoppedforthatlightcamebacktome.IthinkIstoppedbecauseit'spartofanagreementweallhavewitheachother.It'snotonlythelaw，butit'sanagreementwehave，andwetrusteachothertohonorit：wedon'tgothroughredlights.It'samazingthatweevertrustedeachothertodotherightthing，isn'tit？Andwedo，too.Trustisourfirsttendency.Wehavetomakeadeliberatedecisiontomistrustsomeoneortobesuspiciousorskeptical.Thoseattitudesdon'tcomenaturallytous.It'saverygoodthing，too，becausethewholestructureofoursocietydependsonmutualtrust，notdistrust.Thiswholethingarounduswouldfallapartifwedidn'ttrusteachothermostofthetime.Wedowhatwesaywe'lldo;weshowupwhenwesaywe'llshowup;wedeliverwhenwesaywe'lldeliver;andwepaywhenwesaywe'llpay.Wetrusteachotherinthesematters，andwhenwedon'tdowhatwe'vepromised，it'sfarfromthenormal.Ithappensoftenthatwedon'tactingoodfaithandinatrustworthymanner，butwestillconsideritunusual，andwe'reangryordisappointedwiththosebadly－behavedpeople.Anyway，Iwassoproudofmyselfforstoppingfortheredlightthatnight.1．Whydidtheauthorfeelimpatientwhiledriving?A．Becausehehadalreadydrivenforalongtime.B．Becauseitwastoofarawayfromhisdestination.C．Becausesomethingurgenthappenedinhisfamily.D．Becausehecouldnotoverpassatruckonanarrowroad.2．Theauthorstoppedatthetrafficlightbecause__________.A．therewerepassers－bycrossingtheroadB．somepolicemenwereondutyjustatthatpointC．thetrustbetweenpeopleinfluencedtheauthorD．therewaspotentialdanger3．Whatwouldhappenifpeopledidn'ttrusteachotherinmostcases?A．Allthethingswouldrunnormally.B．Thesocialsystemwouldbethrownintodisorder.C．Thesocialtraditionswouldbeabandoned.D．Strictrulesandlawswouldbemade.4．Whatisthethemeofthepassage?A．Mutualtrustisthebestpolicy.B．Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Amongtheblindtheone－eyedistheking.答案：[解题导语]有一次，作者在本可以闯红灯的情况下却选择了等待，这次经历让他想到，整个社会的构建依赖于人与人之间的相互信任。1．D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句SeveraltimesIgotstuckbehindaslow－movingtruckonanarrowroad...可知，作者被一辆慢行的卡车挡住了前进的道路，因此而变得不耐烦。故选D项。2．C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二、三句．..it'spartofanagreementweallhavewitheachother...wetrusteachother...可知，作者没有闯红灯的原因在于“………………因为那是我们每个人之间的一种契约我们互相信任(不闯红灯)”。故选C项。根据第二段最后一句中的theonlyhuman可知，A项“有路人在过马”路错误；根据第三段中的therewereobviouslynopolicearound可知，B项“有警察”在那里值班错误；根据第三段中的therecertainlywouldhavebeennodanger可知，D项“”有潜在的危险错误。3．B解析：推理...
