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1、阅读理解训练题（二十三）AItwasmidnightinParisandwewererollingtowardtheAvenueBosguet.AswecametothePontAlexanderⅢ，thecabsloweddown,forthetrafficlightwasredagainstus,andthen,withoutstopping,wesailedthroughtheredlightinasuddenburstofspeed.ThesameperformancewasrepeatedattheAl
2、maBridge.AsIpaidthedriver,Iaskedhimwhyhehaddriventhroughtworedlights.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,breakingthelawandendangeringyourlifethatway,”Iprotested（抗议）.Helookedatme,astonished.“Ashamedofmyself?.Iamalaw—abiding（遵纪守法的）citizenandhavenodesiretogetkilledei
3、ther.”HecutmeoffbeforeIcouldprotest.“No,justlistentomebeforeyoucomplain.WhatdidIdo?Wentthrougharedlight.Well,didyoueverstoptoconsiderwhataredlightis,whatitmeans?”“Certainly,”Ireplied.“Itisastopsignalandmeansthattrafficisfallingintheoppositedirection.”“Half—ri
4、ght,”saidthedriver,“butincomplete.Itisonlyanautomaticsignal.Anditdoesnotmeanthatthereiscrosstraffic.Didyouseeanycrosstrafficduringourtrip?Ofcoursenot.Isloweddownthelight,lookedcarefullytotherightandtotheleft.Notanothercaronstreetsatthishour.Well,then!Whatwoul
5、dyouhavemedo?ShouldIstoplikeadumbanimalbecauseanautomatic,brainlessmachineturnsredeveryfortyseconds?No,monsieur（先生）,”hethundered,hittingthedoorwithahugefist.“Iamaman,notamachine.Ihaveeyesandabrainandjudgement,givenbyGod.Itwouldbeasin（过失）againstnaturetosurrend
6、er（使屈服）themtothedictatesofamachine.Ashamedofmyself,yousayIwouldonlybeashamedofmyselfifIletthoseblinkinglampsdomythinkingforme.Goodnight,monsieur.”Isthisbad,oristhisgood?FranklyIamnolongersure.Ineverdoubtedthatitwaswrongtodrivethrougharedlight,butnowIfindmyold
7、Anglosaxonstandardssomewhatshaken.56．AttheAlmaBridge.A．thewriterstoppedthecabandpaidthedriverB．thecabwentthrougharedlightagainC．therewasaperformancethewriterhadalreadywatchedD．thewriterbegantoscoldthedriver57．Thechiefreasonthatthedriverdaredtodrivethroughther
8、edlightwasthat.A．hefoundtherewasnocrosstrafficthereandthenB．hethoughtitashametobecontrolledbyamachineC．heknewnootherswouldseehimatthishourD．hedidn’ttrustanybrainlessmachine58．Accordingtot
