38. According to the author， when one makes a mistake， he should _____ 。

　　A) admit it and apologize

　　B) avoid admitting it

　　C) wxplain it away

　　D) make every effort to maintain his face

　　39. According to the passage， what would Japanese drivers usually do after a car accident？

　　A) They would admit their own faults.

　　B) They would blame each other.

　　C) They would avoid admitting faults

　　D) They would sue each other.

　　40. What was the woman angry about？

　　A) Her husbands failure to apologize.

　　B) Her husbands failure to mail the letter.

　　C) Her husbands failure to go into town.

　　D) Her husbands failure to leave the house together with her.

　　5.閱讀理解 第三篇

　　Taxi Riding

　　In a moment of personal crisis， how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver？ I began studying this question after watching the "Taxicab Confessions，" a series of documentaries in which hidden cameras record the secrets of unsuspecting taxi riders. I found the results varied.

　　One morning I got into three different taxis and announced： "Well， its my first day back in New York in seven years. Ive been in prison." Not a single driver replied， so I tried again. "Yeah， I shot a man in Reno，" I explained， hoping the driver would ask me why， so I could say casually， "Just to watch him die." But nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver： "Reno？ That is in Nevada？"

　　Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said Id just been fired. "This is America，" a Haitian driver said. "One door is closed. Another is open." He argued against my plan to burn down my bosss house： "If you do something silly and they put you away， you cannot look for another job." A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope： he refused to take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge， a $20 trip. "Why you want to go there？ Go home and relax. Dont worry. Take a new job."

　　One very hot weekday in July， while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the work "BANK" on it， I tried hailing a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with Guy-Caaude Thevenain， a Haitian driver， was typical of the superb assistance I received.

　　"Is anyone following us？"