2020统考阅读七选五真题解析

成礼军考-屈拴乐

The “Dutch reach” isn’t a new dance move or a random YouTube challenge. It’s a simple move that can help prevent harm to cyclists. And you might keep your car door safe in the process, too.   36    

Typically, a person sitting in the driver’s seat of a car opens the door with the hand closest to it. It makes sense since doors are designed to be opened that way.    37    But if you happen to do that at the wrong time, you may unknowingly create an obstacle for a passing cyclist. The cyclist might be knocked down off the bike. The car door is likely to be damaged by the fast-moving bicycle.

    38    However, the car door design and long-time habits have made the process automatically. Luckily, there’s a simple way to solve the problem. Open your car door with your other hand, using the Dutch reach. So instead of using your left hand, reach for the door handle with your right.    39    At the very least, you’ll look into your side view mirror to check for any traffic.

The Dutch are used to opening their car doors this way. All Dutch are taught it. It’s part of regular driver education. The technique dates back about 50 or 60 years in the Netherlands. In 2016, an American named Michael Charney started the Dutch Reach Project. He wanted to popularize the practice in the United States. Charney’s efforts may be paying off.    40   

A. Pull the handle and the door is open.

B. This will force you to turn your body.

C. It is easy to do once you are used to it.

D. People are trying to change the way to open the car.

E. All you have to do is changing how you open.

F. Several states now include the Dutch reach in their drivers’ handbooks.

G. Clearly, the solution is for the person exiting the vehicle to check for traffic.

【文章大意】你如何打开车门对骑自行车的人很重要。

36.【答案】E。

【详解】根据下文的讲述，可知要改变你开门的方式，故E项“你要做的就是更改打开方式”符合语境。

37.【答案】A。

【详解】前文提到Typically, a person sitting in the driver’s seat of a car opens the door with the hand closest to it（通常，坐在汽车驾驶员座位上的人会用最靠近它的手打开车门），所以A项“拉动把手，门就打开”符合语境。

38.【答案】G。

【详解】前文提到了The cyclist might be knocked down off the bike. The car door is likely to be damaged by the fast-moving bicycle.（骑自行车的人可能会被撞倒。快速行驶的自行车可能会损坏车门），所以G项“显然，解决方案是让下车的人检查路况”符合语境。

39.【答案】B。

【详解】前文提到So instead of using your left hand, reach for the door handle with your right（因此，不要用左手，而是用右手伸手），所以B项“这将迫使你转身”能承接上文。

40.【答案】F。

【详解】前文提到He wanted to popularize the practice in the United States. Charney’s efforts may be paying off（他想在美国推广这种做法。查尼的努力可能会有所收获），可知F项“现在有几个州在他们的驾驶员手册中加入了荷兰人的开门方式”符合语境。