Question

【題目】The Rules of British Roads

British roads are some of the safest in the world. A study in 2018 compared more than 30 countries and found that 3.8 out of 100,000 died in traffic accidents in the UK.

This number was lower than any other country. So, what did British drivers do to achieve this? What are they doing differently? Here are some pieces of advice for drivers who are planning a trip to the UK.

◆People in Britain drive on the left side of the road. In fact, a long time ago people drove on the left in most countries, but now only a few countries have this. Don't forget that this also means you must drive the other way around roundabouts (環(huán)島).

◆British people feel that waiting should be fair for everybody. If you are in a line of traffic, then don't try to push past the cars in front of yours. This is called "jumping the line". You must wait for your turn; or people may get angry with you.

◆You must stop at the traffic lights when they are red. In many countries, it is OK to go past the red lights if you are turning a corner or if there isn't any other traffic around. In the UK you could have a lot of trouble if you do this.

◆If another driver flashes (閃爍) his car's lights at you, he is probably trying to tell you that he will wait for you to go first. British people don't like to use their car horn (喇叭) much because they think people who do so are rude.

◆If you get in an accident, don't try to pay the police. The police in the UK never take money, and if you try to offer them some, you could end your holiday visiting British prison（監(jiān)獄).

【1】How many pieces of advice are mentioned in the passage?

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【2】Which side do British people drive on?

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【3】If a driver jump the line, how will other drivers feel?

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【4】Why don't British people like to use their car horn much?

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【5】What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Five.

【2】On the left side of the road.

【3】They will get angry with the driver/him/her.

【4】Because they think people who do so are rude.

【5】If you get in an accident, don't try to pay the police.

【解析】

本文介紹了英國的交通規(guī)則。

【1】

People in Britain drive on the left side of the road“英國人在馬路的左邊開車”，British people feel that waiting should be fair for everybody“英國人感覺等待對每個(gè)人都是公平的”，You must stop at the traffic lights when they are red“當(dāng)交通燈是紅色時(shí)，你必須停下來”，If another driver flashes his car's lights at you, he is probably trying to tell you that he will wait for you to go first“如果另一個(gè)司機(jī)向你閃車燈，他可能想要告訴你他要等你先走”，If you get in an accident, don't try to pay the police“如果你遇到了交通事故，不要試圖付錢給警察”，由此可知，本文一共提到了5條建議。故答案為：Five.

【2】

根據(jù)People in Britain drive on the left side of the road，可知，英國人在馬路的左邊開車。故答案為：On the left side of the road.

【3】

根據(jù)You must wait for your turn; or people may get angry with you“你必須按順序排隊(duì)，否則人們會生你的氣”，可知，如果一個(gè)司機(jī)插隊(duì)，其他的司機(jī)會生這個(gè)司機(jī)的氣。故答案為：They will get angry with the driver/him/her.

【4】

根據(jù)British people don't like to use their car horn (喇叭) much because they think people who do so are rude，可知，英國人不喜歡用他們的車?yán)�叭，因�(yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為用這個(gè)的人很粗魯。故答案為：Because they think people who do so are rude.

【5】

根據(jù)If you get in an accident, don't try to pay the police，可知，最后一段主要講述的是，如果你遇上了交通事故，不要試圖付錢給警察。故答案為：If you get in an accident, don't try to pay the police.