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 sheer 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 magnified（增強） 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 at 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 discharge 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. one may be angered by media reports and wants to avoid them

B. the media invented the term “Road Rage” only a few months ago C. Road Rage has received much media coverage in the last few months 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. Sounding the horn when passing.      D. Shouting at another driver.

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.C

2.B

3.D

4.A 

【解析】

1.C 推斷題。議論文題目必然和文章主旨有直接關聯。整篇文章講述關于Road Rage行車安全的相關問題，所以排除完全無關的A選項和D選項。B選項的重點是media，C選項的重點是Road Rage，所以選C選項，與文章內容直接相關。

2.B  詞匯題。所有詞匯題的思路與完形填空解題思路完全一致。這里提問動詞，動作發出者是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的現象。

3.D 細節題。直接對應文章第四段的細節，選出D選項應該不難。C選項的細節原文中還有程度描述long and hard，A選項和B選項則沒有提到，所以排除。

4.A  細節題。議論文中只有兩方面重要：作者論點和作者建議。60題提問作者論點，63題則提問作者建議。根據文章最后一段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，還有如何應對對方的憤怒，所以C選項和D選項是片面的。