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.
【小題1】The first sentence in Para. 1 implies that ______.

A．onemaybeangeredbymediareportsandwantstoavoidthem
B．themediainventedtheterm“RoadRage”onlyafewmonthsago	C．RoadRagehasreceivedmuchmediacoverageinthelastfewmonths	D．peoplenotinterestedinthemediaknowlittleaboutrecenthappenings

【小題2】The underlined word “spell” in Para. 3 means ________.

A．relieve

B．cause

C．spread

D．prevent

【小題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.

【小題4】The last paragraph is intended to _________.

A．tellpeoplehowtodealwithRoadRage

B．informpeoplehowaggressivedriverscouldbe

C．showpeoplehowtocontrolthemselveswhenangry

D．warnpeopleagainsteyecontactwithanotherdriver

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】A 

解析【小題1】C 推斷題。議論文題目必然和文章主旨有直接關(guān)聯(lián)。整篇文章講述關(guān)于Road Rage行車安全的相關(guān)問題，所以排除完全無關(guān)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(nèi)容直接相關(guān)。
【小題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(fā)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(xiàn)象。
【小題3】D 細節(jié)題。直接對應(yīng)文章第四段的細節(jié)，選出D選項應(yīng)該不難。C選項的細節(jié)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。
【小題4】A 細節(jié)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(jù)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(yīng)對對方的憤怒，所以C選項和D選項是片面的。