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阅读理解 　　Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Na Freeway．It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles form 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 form 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 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 wind-shield．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, perplexed(迷惑的)． 　　“No, I'll take you in my car,” she said． 　　“It's a long way,” I protested(抗议)． 　　“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 hear of it．“That would not make it a favor,” she said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．” (1) The writer thought that he would have a long night because [　　] A． it world be long before he could take another 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 its 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) The writer wanted to take a taxi home at the end of the route because _________． [　　] A． no bus would come 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 drove the writer home later because _________． [　　] A． she happened to go in the same direction B． she wanted to do something good for other people C． her brother told her to do so D． she wanted to earn more money (5) The bus driver hoped that the writer _________． [　　] A． world do as she did B． would keep her in memory C． would give the money to others D． would do her a favor

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答案：1．A;2．D;3．C;4．B;5．A;