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【題目】 I drove a taxi to make a living. One night about twenty years ago, I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked 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 through downtown?”

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

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(臨終醫(yī)院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(計價器).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

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

“How much do I owe 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 and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

【1】The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A.show she was familiar with the city

B.let the driver earn more money

C.see some places for the last time

D.reach the destination on time

【2】The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.

A.shut off the meter by mistake

B.wanted to do her a favor

C.had received her payment in advance

D.was in a hurry to take other passengers

【3】What can be inferred from the story?

A.Giving is always a pleasure.

B.People should respect the old.

C.People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

D.An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。本文講了一個快要走到生命盡頭的老人在司機耐心幫助下又最后看了看她曾經(jīng)生活和工作的地方，在到達目的地之后司機沒有收錢而且和她緊緊擁抱，讓她感受到濃濃愛意。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第八段For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.可知在接下來的兩個小時里，我們開車穿過這個城市。她帶我看了她曾經(jīng)工作過的大樓，她曾經(jīng)居住過的社區(qū)，還有曾經(jīng)是舞廳的家具店，她還是個小女孩的時候曾在那里跳舞。由此可知，老婦人選擇穿過市區(qū)是為了最后看一看一些地方。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第八段“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(臨終醫(yī)院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”(“哦，我不著急，”她說。“我在去臨終醫(yī)院的路上。我已經(jīng)沒有家人了。醫(yī)生說我活不了多久了”)以及第九段I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(計價器).(我靜靜地伸出手，關掉了計價器)可知司機在得知老人是去臨終醫(yī)院，她已經(jīng)沒有親人了．醫(yī)生說她沒有多少日子了時關掉了計時器，可推知他對老人很同情,之后他駕車帶著老人穿過城市，最后老人下車時，他沒有收老人的錢，由此可推知，出租車司機沒有向老婦人收費，因為他想幫她一個忙。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”可知你讓一個老人得到了短暫的快樂。結合根據(jù)本文講了一個快要走到生命盡頭的老人在司機耐心幫助下又最后看了看她曾經(jīng)生活和工作的地方，在到達目的地之后司機沒有收錢而且和她緊緊擁抱，老婦人說司機給了她短暫的快樂。由此可推知，一種善良的行為可以給別人帶來巨大的快樂。故選D。

隱含意義推理判斷題。這類題的題干中常含有：infer/suggest/imply/conclude/intend/purpose/be likely to等標志性詞語。解決這類問題時要理解文章潛在的含義和作者所給的提示。同時，要對文章的含義和作者的暗示作出合理的猜測和推斷。如第三小題，根據(jù)最后一段中“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”可知你讓一個老人得到了短暫的快樂。結合根據(jù)本文講了一個快要走到生命盡頭的老人在司機耐心幫助下又最后看了看她曾經(jīng)生活和工作的地方，在到達目的地之后司機沒有收錢而且和她緊緊擁抱，老婦人說司機給了她短暫的快樂。由此可推知，一種善良的行為可以給別人帶來巨大的快樂。故選D。