Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground --- not many people had ventured out that evening!

When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.

All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!

When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.

1.Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?

A. Because she was afraid of being harmed.

B. Because she sat in her car for too long a time.

C. Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.

D. Because she knew they would rob her of the car.

2.Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?

A. Impolite.                       B. Ill-mannered.

C. Unfriendly                              D. Warm-hearted.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. One of the four teenagers was a gang member.

B. The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.

C. The author would have a baby in her car.

D. The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.

4.The best title for the text would be___________

A. Every man has his faults

B. Fortune favors those who use their judgment

C. Don't judge a book by its cover

D. Think twice before you do.

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者的一次經(jīng)歷。在一天晚上，她的車子陷入雪中而周圍卻沒(méi)有人可以求助，當(dāng)她

看到幾個(gè)年輕人走過(guò)來(lái)的時(shí)候，卻因他們的穿著而誤以為他們是壞人，但是他們卻非常熱心地幫助她擺脫

了困境，由此得到的教訓(xùn)是：不要以貌取人。

1.A 推理判斷題。從文章第二段可知當(dāng)時(shí)是晚上11點(diǎn)，作者獨(dú)自一人，周圍沒(méi)有任何車輛行人，

而且從下文從第三段“dressed a bit like gang members”判斷作者是害怕遇到壞人，故A選項(xiàng)正確。

2.D推理判斷題。從第三段"Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." 和"It's okay, stay in

 your car and we'll push you out of the snow."可知這幾個(gè)年輕人主動(dòng)詢問(wèn)而且還幫忙把車子推出雪地，所以應(yīng)

該是熱心的。D選項(xiàng)正確。

3.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第三，四段可知他們?cè)谧髡哂龅嚼щy的時(shí)候幫助了她，所以B選項(xiàng)正確。

4.C主旨大意題。A金無(wú)足赤，人無(wú)完人。B智才天助。C不要以貌取人D三思而后行。在文章敘

述中可知作者開(kāi)始因?yàn)檫@幾個(gè)年輕人的穿著而以為他們是壞人，但是他們卻熱心的幫助了她，所以文章要表達(dá)的中心就是“不要以貌取人”；而且文章末尾embarrassed to have judged them so poorly作者再次點(diǎn)明主題。故C選項(xiàng)正確。

考點(diǎn)：考查故事類短文閱讀。

 

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