Question

【題目】 Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night, I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30a.m. When I arrived to collect my passenger, I saw a small woman in her eighties standing before me. I took her suitcase to the car and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we talked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’ re such a good man,” she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive me throughout the downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said, “I’m on my way to hospice. I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long time.” I quietly shut off the meter(計價器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, and the neighborhood where she had lived. Sometimes she asked me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the day broke, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much shall I give you?” she asked.

“Nothing,” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent down and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly and said, “You gave an o ld woman a little moment of happiness.”

【1】When did the story happen?

A.In an early morning twenty years ago.B.In a late afternoon twenty years ago.

C.When the driver was twenty.D.A few days ago.

【2】Why did the old woman ask the writer to drive her throughout the downtown?

A.Because she was quite sick and wanted to go to the hospital.

B.Because she got lost in the city and couldn’t find her way home.

C.Because she wanted to find an excuse to ask sympathy from the writer.

D.Because she couldn’t live long and wanted to see the city with the last look.

【3】Which is Not true according to the passage?

A.It took them about 2 hours to drive through the city.

B.The writer made a living by driving a taxi.

C.The old woman was a relative of the writer.

D.The old woman was happy because of the writer’s kindness.

【4】Why didn’t the taxi driver take any money from the old woman?

A.He wanted to help her.B.He shut off the meter by mistake.

C.Others had paid for her.D.He was in a hurry to take other passengers.

【5】What can we learn from the story?

A.Giving will always be rewarded.B.People should respect each other.

C.An act of kindness can bring people pleasure.D.We should help the old.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇愛心小故事，講述的是作者去接了一個即將離開這個世界的老人去醫(yī)院，路上對老人非常友善，并免費帶老人去市中心轉(zhuǎn)了一圈。故事啟發(fā)我們，一個善舉會給人們帶來快樂。

【1】題意：故事是什么時候發(fā)生的?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night, I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30a.m.可知故事發(fā)生在二十年前的一個凌晨，In an early morning twenty years ago符合題意，故選A。

【2】題意：老太太為什么要讓作者開車載她穿過市區(qū)?考查推理判斷。根據(jù)老人請求開車穿過市區(qū)(Could you drive through downtown?)，然后，她說她要去臨終醫(yī)院（I’m on my way to a hospital.）；在接下來的兩個小時，她在車上最后觀看了市區(qū)的景象，回憶了她年輕時的情景。最后她到達了臨終醫(yī)院�？芍�Because she couldn’t live long and wanted to see the city with the last look.符合文意，故選D。

【3】題意：根據(jù)這篇文章，哪一個是不正確的?考查細節(jié)判斷。A. 他們花了大約兩個小時開車穿過這座城市。B. 作者以開出租車為生。C. 那位老婦人是作者的親戚。D. 因為作者的善良，老婦人很高興。根據(jù)One night, I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30a.m. When I arrived to collect my passenger, I saw a small woman in her eighties standing before me.可知作者并不認識老婦人，The old woman was a relative of the writer.說法錯誤，故選C。

【4】題意：為什么出租車司機沒有從老婦人那里收錢?考查細節(jié)理解。A. 他想幫助她。B. 他不小心把表關(guān)掉了。C. 其他人為她買單。D. 他趕著去接其他乘客。根據(jù)She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”可知這個人幫助老人很多，因為他想自己的媽媽也被這么對待，故選A。

【5】題意：我們能從這個故事中了解到什么?考查主旨理解。從全篇文章看出租車司機沒有收老人任何費用，很善良，使得老人感到很欣慰；同時老人也善良，主動要付給出租車司機費用，也使得出租車司機很感動，所以文章要表達的是：一個善舉會給人們帶來快樂。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知An act of kindness can bring people pleasure符合文意，故選C。

本文篇幅較長，難度適中，各個小題都能在文中找到適當依據(jù)。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，就能順利完成閱讀。主要考查細節(jié)理解或判斷，做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查小題和原文的異同。最后一題考查文章主旨，根據(jù)短文主旨義務(wù)幫助老婦人的內(nèi)容可知An act of kindness can bring people pleasure（一個善舉會給人們帶來快樂）符合文意。