Question

【题目】 Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night, I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30a.m. When I arrived to collect my passenger, I saw a small woman in her eighties standing before me. I took her suitcase to the car and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we talked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’ re such a good man,” she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive me throughout the downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said, “I’m on my way to hospice. I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long time.” I quietly shut off the meter(计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, and the neighborhood where she had lived. Sometimes she asked me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the day broke, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much shall I give you?” she asked.

“Nothing,” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent down and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly and said, “You gave an o ld woman a little moment of happiness.”

【1】When did the story happen?

A.In an early morning twenty years ago.B.In a late afternoon twenty years ago.

C.When the driver was twenty.D.A few days ago.

【2】Why did the old woman ask the writer to drive her throughout the downtown?

A.Because she was quite sick and wanted to go to the hospital.

B.Because she got lost in the city and couldn’t find her way home.

C.Because she wanted to find an excuse to ask sympathy from the writer.

D.Because she couldn’t live long and wanted to see the city with the last look.

【3】Which is Not true according to the passage?

A.It took them about 2 hours to drive through the city.

B.The writer made a living by driving a taxi.

C.The old woman was a relative of the writer.

D.The old woman was happy because of the writer’s kindness.

【4】Why didn’t the taxi driver take any money from the old woman?

A.He wanted to help her.B.He shut off the meter by mistake.

C.Others had paid for her.D.He was in a hurry to take other passengers.

【5】What can we learn from the story?

A.Giving will always be rewarded.B.People should respect each other.

C.An act of kindness can bring people pleasure.D.We should help the old.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇爱心小故事，讲述的是作者去接了一个即将离开这个世界的老人去医院，路上对老人非常友善，并免费带老人去市中心转了一圈。故事启发我们，一个善举会给人们带来快乐。

【1】题意：故事是什么时候发生的?考查细节理解。根据Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night, I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30a.m.可知故事发生在二十年前的一个凌晨，In an early morning twenty years ago符合题意，故选A。

【2】题意：老太太为什么要让作者开车载她穿过市区?考查推理判断。根据老人请求开车穿过市区(Could you drive through downtown?)，然后，她说她要去临终医院（I’m on my way to a hospital.）；在接下来的两个小时，她在车上最后观看了市区的景象，回忆了她年轻时的情景。最后她到达了临终医院。可知Because she couldn’t live long and wanted to see the city with the last look.符合文意，故选D。

【3】题意：根据这篇文章，哪一个是不正确的?考查细节判断。A. 他们花了大约两个小时开车穿过这座城市。B. 作者以开出租车为生。C. 那位老妇人是作者的亲戚。D. 因为作者的善良，老妇人很高兴。根据One night, I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30a.m. When I arrived to collect my passenger, I saw a small woman in her eighties standing before me.可知作者并不认识老妇人，The old woman was a relative of the writer.说法错误，故选C。

【4】题意：为什么出租车司机没有从老妇人那里收钱?考查细节理解。A. 他想帮助她。B. 他不小心把表关掉了。C. 其他人为她买单。D. 他赶着去接其他乘客。根据She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”可知这个人帮助老人很多，因为他想自己的妈妈也被这么对待，故选A。

【5】题意：我们能从这个故事中了解到什么?考查主旨理解。从全篇文章看出租车司机没有收老人任何费用，很善良，使得老人感到很欣慰；同时老人也善良，主动要付给出租车司机费用，也使得出租车司机很感动，所以文章要表达的是：一个善举会给人们带来快乐。根据短文内容可知An act of kindness can bring people pleasure符合文意，故选C。

本文篇幅较长，难度适中，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。主要考查细节理解或判断，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。最后一题考查文章主旨，根据短文主旨义务帮助老妇人的内容可知An act of kindness can bring people pleasure（一个善举会给人们带来快乐）符合文意。