In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km 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(搭便車).
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 favor 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.
小題1:The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because __________.
A．her work delayed her trip to SydneyB．she missed the only train back home
C．the town was far away from SydneyD．she was going home for her holidays
小題2:Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A．He watched the girl for three hours. B．He gave the girl a ride back home.
C．He bought sandwiches for the girl.D．He helped the girl find a ride.
小題3:The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that______.
A．she was going to the nearby townB．she had known him for decades
C．she wanted to repay the favor she once got D．she realized he was Gordon
小題4:What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A．Those who give rides will be repaid.B．Giving sometimes produces nice results.
C．Good manners bring about happiness.D．People should offer free rides to others.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文體裁為記敘文。文章講了作者受到別人幫助之后，也加入到了幫助他人的行列。作者感到付出會得到美好的結(jié)果。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段話最后兩句，故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段話最后一句可知答案為D。
小題3: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段話第二句和第三句確定答案為C。
小題4:主旨概括題。文章主要告訴讀者在生活中付出會收獲美好的結(jié)果，故選B。
點評：這篇文章非常簡單，先看問題，再帶著問題仔細(xì)閱讀短文，理解了全文內(nèi)容，很容易選出正確答案。閱讀短文時，常常會遇到一些生詞。這時，要沉著，冷靜，細(xì)心思考。首先要把整段、整篇文章看完。通過對全篇短文的理解，就很有可能猜測出生詞的大意。另外，還可以從含有生詞句子的上下文，以及句子和段落之間的關(guān)系來判斷、理解生詞以求獲得其真正含義。猜測生詞的另一種方法是，根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法推測。遇到生詞后，可從構(gòu)詞法角度分析判斷生詞。
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