Question

(1) Mr. Brown (the motorist) (駕車人)

At about 9:20 p.m. on October 14th, I was driving along Market road in the direction of Midwick. I wanted to go to Sturham to collect my wife, who had been visiting some friends. I prepared to turn into Sturham Road, which was on my right. In the distance, I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was a long way from me. I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right. Then I started to turn slowly towards Sturham Road. Suddenly there was a loud noise on the passenger’s (near) side of the cars. I stopped the car and got out. A motor-cycle (摩托車) had hit my car. The motor-cyclist had been thrown over the car. He was injured, so I ran to a shop to phone for help.

(2) Mr. Smith (the injured motor-cyclist)

On the evening of October 14th, I was going home along Market Road towards Newtown. I was riding my motor-cycle. I was going slowly because some of the street lights were out and the road was wet and slippery. Just before Sturham Road, a car suddenly drove right across my path. The driver did not flash his light to give a warning. I would not turn in time, so I hit the side of the car. When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital in Market Road.

(3) Mr. Lee (another motor-cyclist)

At about 9:10 p.m. on October 14,I left my home in Midwick. Ten minutes later I was riding my motor-cycle along the Marker Road. I was going to Newtown. There was a motor-cycle about 40 meters in front of me. It was not going very quickly. The man on it was riding near the curb(路邊) but I was near the center of the road. The motor-cycle in front of me tried to turn to his right but there was no time. He hit the car and was injured. There was no car going along in front of us or put by the road.

1.Which of these pictures exactly shows the scene of the accident?

X=the place where the motor-cycle hit the car.

(Note: Cars and motor-cycles always keep to the left in England.)

 

2.Which of these statements about the accident is probably correct?

A. The accident was caused by the carelessness of the first motor-cyclist.

B. The lights of the car moving towards Mr. Brown made him unable to see.

C. Mr. Brown knocked down a motor-cyclist on purpose (故意).

D. Mr. Brown wrongly thought that the lights of two motor-cycles were those of a car.

3.It seems probable from the statements that Mr. Brown ______.

A. gave no signal to show that he was turning right

B. failed to give a proper (適當的) signal at that time

C. did not give any signal until he was actually turning

D. flashed his light to show that he was going to turn

4.We would find that Mr. Brown’s car was damaged on its _____ side.

A. left B. right

C. front D. driver’s

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是三位交通事故當事人對發生事故時的描述。

1.推理判斷題。根據三個人的描述，可知Newtown和Midwick處在同一條路線上，但方向相對，兩位騎摩托車的人都是從Midwick到Newtown，而司機是行駛在去Midwick的方向上，正當他向右拐進Sturham路時，被迎面過來的摩托車撞在汽車的左邊。C

2.細節理解題。根據布朗先生和第一位騎摩托車的人的描述可知，布朗先生把摩托車燈誤認為是汽車的燈，而且認為對面的汽車距離很遠，In the distance, I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was a long way from me.所以他才向右拐到Sturham路上。D

3.根據布朗先生的描述，I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right.當時他從車里伸出手示意要向右邊轉彎。這是嚴重違反交規的。作為汽車司機他應該打開右轉向燈。選B。

4.推理判斷題。在英國，汽車都是靠左行駛，司機在右邊，乘客在左邊。Suddenly there was a loud noise on the passenger’s (near) side of the cars.故選A。

考點：故事類文章