2019 高考英语二轮阅读理解强化训练(03)及解析 <br />A 段 <br />To hitchhike successfully in any country you must be able to do two things:attract <br />attention and at the same time convince the driver at a glance that you do not intend <br />to rob or murder him. To fulfill the first requirement you must have some marks to <br />let drivers distinguish you at once from all other hikers. A serviceman,for <br />instance,should wear his uniform,a student his scarf. In a foreign country an <br />unmistakable indication of your own nationality will also arrest a driver's <br />attention. <br />When I hitchhiked 9,500 miles across the United States and back recently I wore <br />a welltailored suit,a bowler hat and a trench coat,and carried a pencilthin rolled <br />black umbrella. My suitcase was decorated with British flags. Having plenty of <br />luggage,moreover,I was not likely to be suspected of being a dangerous lunatic <br />(精神病患者).I then had to get across to the driver the idea that I was a real traveler, <br />and needed to get somewhere cheaply. <br />But even with careful preparation,you must not assume that the task will be <br />easy. You should be prepared to wait a little,for there are drivers who confess <br />to a fierce prejudice against,(not to say hatred of),hitchhikers,and would no <br />more pick up a hiker than march from Aldermaston to London. In America,my average <br />wait was half an hour,and my longest two hours,but I have heard of people waiting <br />all day—they probably took less pains to make themselves easy to notice. <br />Nor must you assume that all the drivers who stop for you are nice , normal <br />people. On one occasion I found myself was with two boys of about nineteen who turned <br />out to be on the run from the police,and were hoping to use me as an alibi(不在 <br />犯罪现场旳证人).There are also lesser(较小旳)risks:you may find yourself in the <br />car of a Fascist fanatic,a Mormon missionary(传教士),or just a bad driver. You <br />cannot tell,of course until you are in the car. But you soon learn the art of the <br />quick excuse that gets you out again. <br />If the hitchhiker in the U.S. remembers that he is seeking the willingness of drivers <br />to give him a free ride,and is prepared to give in exchange entertainment and <br />company , and not go to sleep , he will come across the remarkable , almost <br />legendary , hospitality of American of the West. It will also help if he can <br />drive—I drove myself about 4,500 of those 9,500 miles I hitchhiked in the States. <br />1.A hitchhiking serviceman should wear his uniform ________. <br />A.so as not to look too unusual B.to attract attention <br />C.to show he is on duty D.to put the driver at ease <br />2.In Paragraph 3,we learn that the writer ________. <br />A.has sometimes failed to hitch a ride B.has marched from Aldermaston <br />to Lon...