时代新课程九年级英语译林版
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（ ）5. The underlined word "forthrightness" in Para. 1 means ______ in Chinese.
A. 直率 B. 委婉 C. 自私 D. 困惑
答案：A
解析：根据上下文，司机归还戒指后虽未得到太多感谢，但因“做了正确的事”而感到满足，体现了正直、坦诚的品质。"forthrightness"意为“直率、正直”，故选A。
（ ）6. The writer might agree that the woman ______.
A. was kind of impolite B. was very polite C. felt very excited D. felt very pleased
答案：A
解析：文中提到“I didn't get as much as 'thank you'”，说明女士未给予足够感谢，暗示其“有点不礼貌”，故选A。
（ ）7. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A. The writer used to live in Ireland. B. The writer worked as a taxi driver.
C. Life was not too easy at that time. D. The writer's wife was a good housewife.
答案：C
（ ）8. We can guess from the fourth paragraph that ______.
A. the writer doesn't like driving a taxi B. the writer has done well in his work
C. nobody has troubled the writer D. the writer will give up driving a taxi
答案：B
（ ）9. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. A driver B. A gold ring C. Hard working D. Honesty
答案：D
解析：文章开篇讲归还戒指（诚实行为），结尾强调“I believe honesty”，核心主题为“诚实”，故选D。
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