Question

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl, I never dared(敢于) to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.

 

1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.

A. she hates to help others

B. she doesn’t know the people

C. she has no time to help others

D. she’s afraid of giving wrong direction

2. A man stopped the writer on the way to _____________.

A. sell her something B. ask her the time

C. make friends with her D. ask for the direction

3. The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______________.

A. lives B. studies

C. works D. teaches

4.The words “embarrassed” in the paragraph means “___________”.

A. 尴尬 B. 困惑 C. 激动 D. 拮据

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer is too shy to give others directions.

B. The writer has a very poor sense(感觉) of direction.

C. The writer never got lost when she was young.

D. The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是因为害怕给人指错了方向，所以作者总是拒绝给人之路。一次一个人在路上拦住了作者问路，作者依旧回答不认识路。友谊大厦是作者工作的地方，而那个人正是问到这儿的路。当作者醒悟的时候，感到有点尴尬。

1.因为害怕给人指错了方向，所以作者总是拒绝给人之路。根据So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.” 故选D。

2.一个人在路上拦住了作者问路。根据He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. 可知，故选D。

3.友谊大厦是作者工作的地方。根据 I realized that he had asked the way to my office building.，可知选C。

4.词义猜测题。段落里单词embarrassed的意思是尴尬。根据问路的那个人被秘书引进了我的办公室，而且是刚刚我告诉那个人我不知道到这里的路 可知答案，故选A。

5.按照短文下面哪个是对的？作者方向感很差。根据Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them.故选B。

考点：故事类类短文阅读。