高考英语冲刺阅读理解训练题（二十三）
<p> <span word="hout">hout</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> ,<span word="we">we</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> .<span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alma">Alma</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> .<span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> ,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> .</p><p> “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> ,<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="endangering">endangering</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>,”<span word="I">I</span> <span word="protested">protested</span>（抗议）.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> ,<span word="astonished">astonished</span> . “<span word="Ashamed">Ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> ? .<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span>—<span word="abiding">abiding</span> （遵纪守法的）<span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="either">either</span> .” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> .</p><p> “<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="complain">complain</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> ?<span word="Went">Went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="light">light</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span> ,<span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="is">is</span> ,<span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span>?”</p><p> “<span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> ,” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="replied">replied</span> . “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>.”</p><p> “<span word="Half">Half</span>—<span word="right">right</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> , “<span word="but">but</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> .<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> .<span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> .<span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> ?<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="not">not</span> .<span word="I">I</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> ,<span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> .<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> .<span word="Well">Well</span> ,<span word="then">then</span> !<span word="What">What</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="do">do</span> ?<span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> ,<span word="brainless">brainless</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> ?<span word="No">No</span> , <span word="monsieur">monsieur</span> （先生）,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thundered">thundered</span> ,<span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> . “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> ,<span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> .<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span> ,<span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="God">God</span> . <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sin">sin</span> （过失）<span word="against">against</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span>（使屈服）<span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictates">dictates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> .<span word="Ashamed">Ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> ,<span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="blinking">blinking</span> <span word="lamps">lamps</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> .<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="night">night</span> ,<span word="monsieur">monsieur</span>.”</p>
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