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【题目】In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).

I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.

Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.

After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”

I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.

1The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .

A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney

B. she missed the only train back home

C. she was going home for her holidays

D. the town was far away from Sydney

2Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?

A. He helped the girl find a ride.

B. He gave the girl a ride back home.

C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.

D. He watched the girl for three hours.

3The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .

A. she realized he was Gordon

B. she had known him for decades

C. she was going to the nearby town

D. she wanted to repay the favour she once got

4What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?

A. Those who give rides will be repaid.

B. Good manners bring about happiness.

C. Giving sometimes produces nice results.

D. People should offer free rides to others.

【答案】

1B

2A

3D

4C

【解析】试题分析:本文是一篇记叙文,题材是社会生活。作者讲述了25年前自己错过了唯一的一趟回家的火车,她想搭便车回家但没有人为她停车。最后一位名叫Gordon的人把自己请到家中吃了午饭并帮助自己找到了回家的便车。25年后的一天搭自己便车的老人竟然是那位名叫Gordon的人。

1B细节理解题。用题干中“hitch a ride…1978 ”定位到第一段,答案在第一段最后两句the only one train adayback to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride唯一的一趟回家的火车已经离开,所以我想搭便车回家。,故选B

2A细节理解题。B, C, D三选项均与第二段不符,答案选A.He helped the girl find a ride, 与第二段最后一句After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.他还主动帮助我找到回家的便车,故选A

3D细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier可知,我认为这是回报几十年前给我帮助的人的又一次机会,故选D

4C写作意图题。综合分析全文内容,25年前我得到Gordon的帮助,25年后Gordon又偶然地得到我的帮助。所以作者想通过这个故事,告诉我们:给予有时会产生好的结果,故选C

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