Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches!

The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck. ”

Many people are like garbage （rubbish） trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what you did.

I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do anymore.”

Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t.

1.What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?

A. The taxi almost hit another car.

B. The taxi driver was injured.

C. The author scolded the driver of the other car.

D. The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.

2.How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?

A. He yelled back at the driver.

B. He sent the driver to the hospital.

C. He was friendly towards the driver.

D. He dumped some garbage in front of his car.

3.What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?

A. Many people like to drive garbage trucks.

B. Many people dump garbage wherever they like.

C. Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy.

D. Many people tend to be very much depressed.

4.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.

B. The author used to complain a lot.

C. The author used to have a lot of money.

D. The author used to be a good manager.

5.According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you?

A. Ignore them and go on with our own work.

B. Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.

C. Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.

D. Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章講的是發(fā)生在紐約出租車(chē)上的一件事。作者乘坐的出租車(chē)在行駛過(guò)程中，一輛停在路邊的汽車(chē)突然開(kāi)動(dòng)，超到了出租車(chē)前面。這差點(diǎn)導(dǎo)致一起車(chē)禍，然而，出租車(chē)司機(jī)并未責(zé)怪汽車(chē)司機(jī)，反而以禮相待。作者從此事中認(rèn)識(shí)到，不應(yīng)該太在意他人的抱怨和不滿，做好自己的事情。

1.My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches!”可知，作者乘坐的出租車(chē)緊急剎車(chē)、滑行，最后與一輛汽車(chē)尾部“擦身而過(guò)”，差一點(diǎn)就撞上了。故選A。

2.My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly.”可知，出租車(chē)司機(jī)很有禮貌地回應(yīng)那個(gè)汽車(chē)司機(jī)，故選C。

3.Many people are like garbage （rubbish） trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.”可知，出租車(chē)司機(jī)認(rèn)為，許多人都懷有一些負(fù)面情緒，并且需要發(fā)泄出來(lái)，故選D。

4.And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets?”可知，作者以前經(jīng)常在工作上、在家中或大街上抱怨或發(fā)脾氣，故選B。

5.You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what you did.”和最后一段“If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier.”可知，如果有人對(duì)你發(fā)脾氣或表達(dá)不滿時(shí)，不要在意它，只管做好自己的事情，故選A。

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