2013高考英语二轮考点复习讲义： 阅读理解推断题解题指导例1（2012全国卷1） Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient. At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction. I started wondering why 1 refused to run the light I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman wound, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it. Much later that night, the question of why Id stopped for that light came back to me. I think Istopped because its part of a contract(契约)we all have with each other. Its not only the law, but it is an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: we dont go through red lights. Trust is our first inclination(倾向).Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual(相互)trust, not distrust We do what we say well do; we show up when we say well show up; and we pay when we say well pay. We trust each other in these matters, and were angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night. 65. The event made the author strongly believe that .A. traffic rules may be unnecessaryB. doubting others is human natureC. patience is important to driversD. a society needs mutual trust点拨 D 根据短文第5段，不难判断作者相信一个社会需要互相信任。因此，正确答案为D选项。66. Why was the author proud of himself?A He kept his promise. B. He held back his anger.C. He followed his inclination. D. He made a right decision.点拨 D 根据短文容易判断作者引以为豪的是对未闯红灯一事所做的决定。因此，正确答案为D选项。例2（2012陕西卷） What brings a nation together? Of the four choicesshared values, language, history, and religion, its shared values. In our latest pollseven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor bringing a nation together, and six preferred language. Both choices scored high in the poll, suggesting that our values and how we express them are closely linked. Still, history was not forgotten in some countries, particularly in Mexico and Russia. Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as the second-most important factor uniting their people. The biggest surprise? Not one country picked religion as its top choice. Respect your eldersIn most countries, the oldest generation considered values more important to a nation than did those who are under 45 years old.Do you speak Canadian?Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled, perhaps because the country speaks two official languages, French and English.Church and stateMost people polled do not connect their religious beliefs to their national pride. Religion ranked last in 13 countrieswith Prance scoring it at 1 %, the lowest of all. 46 According to the poll, what was the most important factor in bringing a nation together?A. Language. R Values.C History.D. Religion.点拨 B 短文第1段提到“In our latest poll seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor bringing a nation together, and six preferred language.”。由此不难判断，B选项符合题意。因此，正确答案为B选项。48.According to the charts, shared values and language were considered equally important in_A. AustraliaB. BrazilC. ChinaD. India点拨 D 对照共同价值观和语言这两个图表，会判断发现这两个图表的最下一栏是印度。由此可知，在印度，共同价值观和语言被认为同等重要，因此，正确答案为D选项。 小试牛刀children lies in _. A. the amount of intelligence B. the different situations they face C. the different attitudes to life D. the background of lifeExercise 4A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to. Question : According to the passage, which is right?A. The punctual