One night recently , I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour . A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed . As we passed each other , I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second . I wondered whether he might be thinking , as I was , how dependent we were on each other at that moment . I was relying on him not to fall asleep , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end . Though we had never spoken a word to each other , he relied on me in just the same way .
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works . At some level , we all depend upon one another . Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line . And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively , with friends or even with strangers .
As technology shrinks our world , the need increases for cooperative action among nations . In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus , which saved thousands of lives . The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world . We must recognize that our fates (命运) are not ours alone to control .
In my own life , I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility . But , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others . so , while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road , what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat , but a shared moment of trust .The author considers very important .
A.driving alone on a dark road | B.independence of people |
C.cooperation to identify SARS virus | D.shared trust and cooperation |
The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because .
A.the approaching car was very dangerous |
B.they both drove their car at a terrific speed |
C.he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving |
D.it was dark and the road was not wide enough |
From the second paragraph ,we know the author drew the important lesson from .
A.only one experience | B.many similar experiences |
C.a driver on a dark road | D.many friends and strangers |
The need for cooperation increases because .
A.peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves |
B.the SARS virus spread quickly |
C.terrorism can happen everywhere |
D.the world has become smaller |
We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has .
A.believed in one’s own personal responsibility |
B.counted upon himself alone in everything |
C.had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment |
D.had a change on his viewpoint of life |