Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn’t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east.
A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting for 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield（挡风玻璃）.It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.
“I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I’ll give you a ride home.”
“You’ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, puzzled.
“No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said.
“It’s a long way,” I protested.
“Come on,” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along,” she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t accept it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor,”she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”
【小题1】Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?

A．He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.

B．No driver would give him a ride.

C．He didn’t know the routes.

D．He perhaps would have to take a taxi.

【小题2】Judging from the context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was     .

A．very quiet and peaceful

B．dark without street lights

C．neither clean nor beautiful

D．a little unsafe

【小题3】Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?

A．No bus would come at the time.

B．A taxi ride would be more comfortable.

C．He became impatient and a bit worried.

D．He knew the driver would never return.

【小题4】The bus driver hoped that the writer            .

A．would pass the good deed along

B．would keep her in memory

C．would give the money to others

D．would do her a favor

Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn’t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east.

A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.

She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting for 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield（挡风玻璃）.It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.

“I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I’ll give you a ride home.”

“You’ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, puzzled.

“No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said.

“It’s a long way,” I protested.

“Come on,” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”

As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along,” she said.

When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t accept it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor,”she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”

1.Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?

A．He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.

B．No driver would give him a ride.

C．He didn’t know the routes.

D．He perhaps would have to take a taxi.

2.Judging from the context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was     .

A．very quiet and peaceful

B．dark without street lights

C．neither clean nor beautiful

D．a little unsafe

3.Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?

A．No bus would come at the time.

B．A taxi ride would be more comfortable.

C．He became impatient and a bit worried.

D．He knew the driver would never return.

4.The bus driver hoped that the writer            .

A．would pass the good deed along

B．would keep her in memory

C．would give the money to others

D．would do her a favor

 

Last July，my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway．It was an hour before sunset，and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't __1__ anyone to pick me up，so I __2__ to take a bus．Not knowing the routes，I figured I'd just __3__ east．

A bus pulled up，and I asked the driver __4__ she was going．“Four more lights，” she said．There was another bus I could take from there．This clearly was going to be a __5__ wait．

She dropped me off at the __6__ of her route and told me which bus to __7__．After waiting 30 minutes，I began to think about a very __8__ taxi ride home．Then a bus pulled up．There was no lighted number __9__ its windshield（挡风玻璃）．It was out of __10__．But the door opened，and I was __11__ to find that it was the same driver．

“I can't just __12__ you here，” she said．“This isn’t the nicest place．I'll give you a ride home．”

“You'll drive me home in the bus?” I asked，__13__．

“No，I'll __14__ you in my car，” she said．

“It's a long way，” I protested．

“Come on，” she said．“I have __15__ else to do．”

__16__ we drove from the depot（汽车站）in her ear，she began telling me a story．A few days earlier，her brother had run out of __17__．A good driver picked him up，took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I’m __18__ passing the favor along，” she said．

When I __19__ her money as a thank-you，she wouldn't accept it．“Otherwise，that __20__ make it a favor，” she said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．”

1．A．tell                        B．receive                 C．make                   D．reach

2．A．expected                B．decided                C．managed                D．agreed

3．A．face                      B．head                    C．look                       D．run

4．A．how far                 B．how long             C．where                    D．when

5．A．cold                      B．lonely                  C．short                     D．long

6．A．beginning               B．middle                 C．end                        D．crossing

7．A．get off                B．pick up                C．look for                 D．come across

8．A．attractive               B．safe                     C．cheap                    D．expensive

9．A．above                 B．beside                  C．in                          D．near

10．A．service                B．date                     C．sight                      D．order

11．A．1ucky                  B．excited                 C．surprised                D．proud

12．A．put                      B．allow                   C．keep                      D．leave

13．A．discouraged         B．worried                C．puzzled                  D．satisfied

14．A．pull                     B．take                   C．catch                     D．carry

15．A．something            B．nothing                C．anything                 D．everything

16．A．While                  B．As                       C．Until                      D．Since

17．A．gas                      B．strength               C．money                   D．tire

18．A．even                    B．always                 C．still                        D．just

19．A．charged                B．showed                C．offered                  D．supplied

20．A．wouldn't              B．couldn't               C．shouldn't                D．might not

　　Last July, Mr Johnson's 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before the sun went down, and he was 25 miles from home. He couldn't reach anyone to pick him up, so he decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes（路线）, he thought he'd just head east.

　　A bus pulled up, and he asked the driver how far she was going,“Four more lights,”she said. There was another bus he could take from there.“This clearly was going to be a long night,”Mr Johnson said to himself.

　　She dropped Mr Johnson off at the end of her route and told him which bus to look for. After waiting 45 minutes, he began to think about riding a taxi home although it would be very expensive. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield（挡风玻璃）. It was out of service. But the door opened, and he was surprised to find that it was the same driver.

　　“I just can't leave you here,”she said.“This isn't the nicest place. I'll give you a ride home.”

　　“You'll drive me home in the bus?”he asked, perplexed（困惑的）.

　　“No, I'll take you in my car,”she said.

　　“It's a long way,”he protested.

　　“Come on,”she said.“I have nothing else to do.”

　　As they drove from the station in her car, the driver began telling him a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car.“I'm just passing the favor along,”she said.

　　When Mr Johnson gave her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it.“That wouldn't make it a favor,”she said.“Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”

(1)Why did Mr Johnson say that he would have a long night? Because ________.

[　　]

A．he didn't know the routes

B．no driver would give him a ride

C．he perhaps would have to take a taxi

D．he wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus

(2)According to the story, the place where Mr John-son waited for the second bus was ________.

[　　]

A．a little dark

B．neither quiet nor nice

C．a little unsafe

D．neither clean nor beautiful

(3)After waiting 45 minutes, Mr Johnson changed his mind because ________.

[　　]

A．he got tired and worried

B．no one would come to help him

C．a taxi ride would be more comfortable

D．he knew the driver would never return

(4)The bus driver drove Mr Johnson home later be- cause ________.

[　　]

A．she did as her brother had told her

B．she happened to go in the same direction（方向）

C．she wanted to get more money from him

D．she wanted to do something good for other people

(5)What can we learn from the story?

[　　]

A．We should only help the person who helped us.

B．If someone helped us, we should remember him.

C．We should help other people as the bus driver did.

D．We should give some money to the person after his help.