【Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible．Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel．Itisallrightt】

　　Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible．Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel．Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.

　　Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo．Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving．Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting．Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficcondition．Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough．Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

　　However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous．Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime．Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto．Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies(奶奶).

　　Anexperienceddriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings．Unfortunately,moderndriverscan’tevenlearntodrive．Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers．Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

　　小题1:Accordingtothepassage,troublesontheroadareoftencausedby .A．roadconditionsB．thespeedofmodernlifeC．thelargenumberofcarsD．thebehaviorofthedrivers小题2:Inthewriter’sopinion, .A．driversshouldshowroadpolitenessproperly.B．stricttrafficrulesarebadlyneededC．unskillfuldriversshouldbepunishedD．driv