F Read and choose(阅读短文，选择正确的答案)
The traffic lights are the same (相同的) in every country. There are always three lights: the red light, the yellow light and the green light. The red light means "stop", the yellow light means "slow" and the green light means "go".
In China, drivers drive on the right side of the road. In the US, drivers drive on the right side too. In the UK and Australia, however (可是), drivers drive on the left side of the road. Whether (无论) we travel by car, by bike or on foot, we must know the traffic rules and follow them.
( ) 1 The traffic lights have _______ in the US.
a two colours b three colours c one colour
( ) 2 The yellow light means "_______".
a go b stop c slow
( ) 3 In _______, drivers drive on the left side of the road.
a China b the US c the UK
( ) 4 Which sentence is true?
a Only drivers must know the traffic rules.
b People in Australia drive on the right side of the road.
c We all must follow the traffic rules.

1 b 2 c 3 c 4 c

【解析】
1. 根据短文第一段“The traffic lights are the same in every country. There are always three lights: the red light, the yellow light and the green light.”可知，美国的交通信号灯有三种颜色，故选b。
2. 由第一段“the yellow light means 'slow'”可知，黄灯意思是“减速”，故选c。
3. 根据第二段“In the UK and Australia, however, drivers drive on the left side of the road.”可知，在英国司机靠左行驶，故选c。
4. 短文最后一句“Whether we travel by car, by bike or on foot, we must know the traffic rules and follow them.”表明所有人都要遵守交通规则。a选项“Only drivers must know...”错误；b选项澳大利亚司机靠右行驶错误；c选项正确，故选c。
【答案】
1 b 2 c 3 c 4 c
【知识点】
交通信号灯知识、各国驾驶规则、细节理解
【点评】
本题通过介绍交通信号灯含义及不同国家的驾驶规则，考查学生对短文细节信息的提取能力，同时引导学生树立遵守交通规则的意识，题目难度适中，贴近生活实际。
【难度系数】
0.8