One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the 36 direction at about the same speed. As we 37 each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be 38 , as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall 39 , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden 40 . Though we had 41 spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.

Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world 42 . At some 43 , we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us 44 not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act 45 , with friends or even with 46 .

As technology 47 our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which 48 thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a 49 problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world’ We must recognize that our fates are not ours 50 to control.

In my own life, I’ve put great stock in 51 responsibility. 52 , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of 53 . So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a 54 road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of 55 .

小题1:A．wrongB．correctC．sameD．opposite

小题2:A．passedB．greetedC．recognizedD．met

小题3:A．believingB．thinkingC．admittingD．suggesting

小题4:A．downB．offC．asleepD．sick

小题5:A．endB．shockC．surpriseD．disaster

小题6:A．apparentlyB．hardlyC．neverD．ever

小题7:A．looksB．existsC．staysD．works

小题8:A．levelB．placeC．momentD．length

小题9:A．temporarilyB．simplyC．constantlyD．consciously

小题10:A．independentlyB．respectivelyC．individuallyD．cooperatively

小题11:A．strangersB．colleaguesC．parentsD．partners

小题12:A．developsB．enlargesC．shrinksD．improves

小题13:A．killedB．threatenedC．destroyedD．saved

小题14:A．similarB．differentC．seriousD．widespread

小题15:A．alikeB．aloneC．aliveD．along

小题16:A．personalB．publicC．commonD．general

小题17:A．ThereforeB．ThoughC．ButD．Thus

小题18:A．friendsB．authoritiesC．othersD．oneself

小题19:A．darkB．mainC．busyD．narrow

小题20:A．enjoymentB．trustC．safetyD．encouragement

参考答案：

 

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:C

小题7:D

小题8:A

小题9:B

小题10:D

小题11:A

小题12:C

小题13:D

小题14:A

小题15:B

小题16:A

小题17:C

小题18:C

小题19:A

小题20:B

 

试题分析：本文讲述了在现实生活中，我们是相互依存，相互依靠，我们的命运受到别人的影响。

小题1:考查形容词：A. wrong 错的，B. correct正确的，C. same同样的，D. opposite相反的，从后面的句子：As we each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. 可知相反方向有一辆车以同样的速度开过来，选D

小题2:考查动词：A. passed通过，B. greeted问候，C. recognized 认识，D. met遇到，当我们擦肩而过的时候，我看见对面司机的眼睛，选A

小题3:考查动词： A. believing 相信，B. thinking思考，C. admitting承认，D. suggesting建议，我想知道他是否和我一样也在思考我们在那时是多么依赖彼此，选B

小题4:考查副词：A. down向下，B. off 离开，C. asleep睡着的，D. sick生病的，我依赖他不要睡着，fall asleep睡着，选C

小题5:考查名词：A. end结束，B. shock震惊， C. surprise 惊讶，D. disaster灾难，从前面的句子：not to cross over into my lane可知那样就结束了作者的生命，选A

小题6:考查副词：A. apparently 明显地，B. hardly几乎不，C. never从不，D. ever曾经，从上文可知作者和这个司机是陌生人，以前没有说过话，选C

小题7:考查动词：A. looks 看，B. exists存在，C. stays停留，D. works运作，作者认为这就是世界运行的方式，选D

小题8:考查名词：A. level 水平，B. place地方，C. moment时刻，D. length长度，在某些层面上，我们是彼此依赖的，选A

小题9:考查副词：A. temporarily暂时地，B. simply简单地，仅仅C. constantly连续地，D. consciously有意识对的，有时这种依赖就是要求我们不要越过双黄线，选B

小题10:考查副词：A. independently独立地，B. respectively各自地，C. individually 个人地，D. cooperatively合作地，有时要求我们彼此合作，选D

小题11:考查名词：A. strangers陌生人，B. colleagues 同事，C. parents父母，D. partners同伴，这里表示递进，和朋友要合作，甚至和陌生人也要合作，选A

小题12:考查动词：A. develops发展，B. enlarges扩大，C. shrinks缩小，D. improves改进，从后面的句子：the need increases for cooperative action among nations.可知国家之间合作越来越多，科技把世界缩小了，选C

小题13:考查动词：A. killed 杀死，B. threatened威胁，C. destroyed破坏，D. saved拯救，从前面的句子：doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus,可知医生的合作拯救了成千上万的人的生命，选D

小题14:考查形容词：A. similar相似的，B. different 不同的，C. serious严肃的，D. widespread广泛的，世界范围的恐怖主义也是相似的问题，选A

小题15:考查形容词：A. alike相像，B. alone 单独，C. alive活着的，D. along沿着，从前面的句子：one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world’可知我们的命运不是自己能控制的，选B

小题16:考查形容词：A. personal 个人的，B. public公共的，C. common普通的，D. general一般的，从后面的句子： , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of 可知作者过去是重视个人的责任的，选A

小题17:考查副词：A. Therefore因此，B. Though虽然，C. But但是，D. Thus因此，作者过去是重视个人的责任的，但是很多年后，他知道有时候要依赖别人的好的信念，选C

小题18:考查名词：A. friends 朋友，B. authorities官方， C. others其他人，D. oneself自己，他知道有时候要依赖别人的好的信念，选C

小题19:考查形容词：A. dark黑暗的，B. main主要的，C. busy 忙的，D. narrow狭隘的，从后面的句子：what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat,可知是黑暗的街道开车，选A

小题20:考查名词： A. enjoyment快乐，B. trust信任，C. safety安全，D. encouragement鼓励，对面的灯光不是威胁而是共同的信任时刻。选B