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二、阅读理解

     A

     Twenty years ago,I drove a taxi for a living and sometimes I had to work at night.

     One late night,I got a telephone call from a neighborhood. When I arrived there at 2:30 a. m.，the only building was dark except for a single light in the first floor window. So I walked up and knocked at the door.

    “Just a minute ,” answered a weak voice. After a long time,the door opened and a small woman stood in front of me. Next to her was a small suitcase.

     Quickly I took her suitcase to the car and then returned to hold her. She kept thanking me.

     When we got in the car,she asked, “Can you drive me through downtown (市中心) ？”

     “But it's too late now ,” I replied.

     I don t; mind ,” she said slowly. “I'm in no hurry.The doctor says I don't have much time left...”

     I quietly turned off the meter. For the next two hours,we drove through the city and passed the building where she had once worked,the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived,and some other special places. As the sun was rising,we stopped in front of a low building where two nurses were waiting.

     “How much do I have to pay?” she asked “Nothing ,” I replied.

     She looked surprised. “You gave a dying woman a little moment of joy”，she said. “Thank you."

     Sometimes people may not remember exactly what you did or said. However,theyll always remember how you made them feel.

() 1. Why did the weak woman want to travel through downtown?

   A. She enjoyed the night in the downtown.

   B. She’d like to run away from other people.

   C. She planned to go to a very far and quiet place.

   D. She wanted to remind herself of past memories.

() 2. What do you think of the driver in the passage?

   A. He was funny and active. B. He was young and smart.

   C. He was kind and patient. D. He was serious and strange.

() 3. What might the underlined word “meter” mean in Chinese?

   A. 计费器   B. 收音机   C. 后备箱   D. 安全带

() 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The weak woman was going on vacation with a small suitcase.

   B. The writer was touched by the weak woman and did good to her.

   C. The weak woman gave the writer some money to thank him for his help.

   D. The writer took the weak woman to the new building where she would live.

() 5. Which is the best title of the passage?

   A. A Strange Woman. B. A Special Taxi Trip.

   C. A Kind Taxi Driver. D. A Dark and Late Night.

Answer 1

二、 阅读理解

A

阅读提示：本文作者记叙了 20年前，他为了谋生而开出租车，有时晚 上不得不外出工作。一天深夜，一位即将去世的妇女打来电话要求 他开车拉着她去市中心旅行。善良的他开车拉着她去了她想去的地 方，并没有要她的车费，令这位妇女很感动。

1. D细节理解题。根据短文第八段第二句话“For the next two hours,we drove through the city and passed the building where she had once worked,the neighborhcxxi where she and her hus-

band had lived,and some other special places. ”可知，这位虚弱的女人想去市中心旅行是为了使她自己想起过去。故正确答案 选D.

2. C推理判断题。根据短文第三段第二句话“After a long time,the door opened and a small woman stood in front of me. ”、第四段 第一句话“Quickly I took her suitcase to the car and then returned to hold her. ”、第十段“‘Nothing”I replied ”和第十一段第二句 话“You gave a dying woman a little moment of joy ,”可推知，这位司机是一位善良、有耐心的人。故正确答案选   C.

3. A词义猜测题。根据短文第九段、第十段的内容可知，这位善良的司机没有要这位即将去世的妇女的钱可推知，当她上车时，这 位司机悄悄地关闭了计费器。故“meter”意为“计费器”。

4. B细节理解题。根据短文第七段、第八段、第十段内容可知，作者被这位虚弱的女人感动了，并为她做了一件好事。故正确答案选B.

5. B主旨大意题。结合全文内容可知，对即将离世的妇女，这位善良的司机开车拉着她去市中心，路过她曾经工作过的大厦、她与丈夫曾经住过的街区和一些其他的特殊地方。因此这是一次特 殊的出租车旅行。故最佳答案选   B.