题目内容
8．In 1978，I was 18and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270km 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．
21．The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 becauseD．
A．her w ork delayed her trip to Sydney
B．she was going home for her holidays
C．the town was far away from Sydney
D．she missed the only train back home
22．Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2？A
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．
23．The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was thatD．
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
24．What does the author want to tell the readers through the story？A
A．Giving sometimes produces nice results．
B．Those who give rides will be repaid．
C．Good manners bring about happiness．
D．People should offer free rides to others．
分析 本文体裁为记叙文．文章讲了作者受到别人帮助之后，也加入到了帮助他人的行列．作者感到付出会得到美好的结果．
解答 21．D 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Unfortunately，the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left．So I thought I'd hitch a ride．不幸的是，唯一一列每天我乘坐回家的火车已经离开了．所以我想搭便车．所以答案选D．
22．A，细节细节理解题．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．午饭后，他帮我搭便车回家．意义相符．所以答案选A．
23．D 细节理解题．用题干中的信息系"the elderly man"定位到第三段，答案信息在第二句和第三句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我以为这是另一次机会来报答我几十年前得到的恩惠，我拉过去把他抱起来，我让他舒服地坐在后座上，给了他一些水．所以答案选D．
24．A 主旨大意题．文章主要告诉大家要在生活中付出，付出会收获美好的结果！所以答案选A．
点评 这篇文章非常简单，先看问题，再带着问题仔细阅读短文，理解了全文内容，很容易选出正确答案．阅读短文时，常常会遇到一些生词．这时，要沉着，冷静，细心思考．首先要把整段、整篇文章看完．通过对全篇短文的理解，就很有可能猜测出生词的大意．另外，还可以从含有生词句子的上下文，以及句子和段落之间的关系来判断、理解生词以求获得其真正含义．猜测生词的另一种方法是，根据构词法推测．遇到生词后，可从构词法角度分析判断生词．
