Question

Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.

Mrs. Matthews lived in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.

Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.

The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”

Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.

1.Senior citizens in the story refer to       .

A．those who have special cards

B．old people with special cards

C．people who hold high positions in the government

D．those who wanted to travel cheaply

2.Women over sixty       .

A．don’t have to pay for taking buses

B．pay less for their ride if they have a special card

C．have to pay the full price for their ride

D．have to pay their special card

3.Mrs. Matthews used to pay the full price for her ride because    .

A．she didn’t know the rule

B．she wasn’t old enough

C．she didn’t know where to get the card

D．she had reached sixty but had not got her senior citizen card

4.Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because      .

A．she still had to pay for the ride

B．the card wasn’t hers

C．she felt she was now an old woman

D．the driver found out she was not honest

5.The driver whispered to her      .

A．in order to make her feel younger

B．because he thought that she shouldn’t have borrowed her mother’s card

C．because he wanted her to pay the full amount

D．because he knew her mother was still alive

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】文章讲述的是Mrs. Matthews六十岁以后拿到了自己的老年卡，但是她并不开心，直到一个司机婉转地说她很年轻以后，她才变得开心。

1.事实细节题，根据第三段Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card可知，年龄达到六十岁，并且可以得到一张老年卡。

2.事实细节题，根据第一段Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card可知，使用老年卡可以便宜乘车。

3.推理判断题，根据第三段Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card可知，她以前都没有达到六十岁，所以没有老年卡，以前都是因为她年龄不够

4.事实细节题，根据第三段but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old可知。

5.推理判断题，根据第四段Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again可知，司机是为了让她感到很年轻才这么说的，