12．One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car on the road，clearly in need of help．So he stopped his old truck and got out and went up to her．Although he was smiling，the old lady was worried．Was he going to hurt her？He didn't look safe．The man could see that she was frightened．so in his friendliest voice he said，"I'm here to help you，madam．Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm？By the way，my name is Bryan Anderson．"Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him．Then she asked how much she should pay him．But Bryan wanted no money．He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble．This was normal for him．He said，"lf you really want to repay me，next time you see someone in need，help them．"
After saying goodbye，the lady continued down the road until she reached，small café where she decided to stop for something to eat．As the pretty waitress took her order，the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant（懷孕）．Although the waitress looked tired，she never let it change her attitude when she served her．As the lady was going to pay the 10 bill she remembered Bryan's words．She paid with a hundred-dollar bill．But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone．On the table she saw a small note．There were tears in her eyes when she read it："You don't owe（欠）me anything．Somebody once helped me the way I'm helping you．If you really want to pay me back．here is what you do：Do not let the love end with you．"Under the note were nine more 100 bills．Was the old lady an angel？The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news．"Bryan Anderson my dear-"you're not going to believe what just happened…"
21．What happened to the old lady at first？C
A．She met a bad man on her way to a cafe．
B．She helped a man to fix his broken car．
C．There was something wrong with her car．
D．There was no more petrol in her car．
22．When the lady saw Bryan，she was worried because she thought heA•
A．might do harm to her
B．stopped to laugh at her
C．was a stranger and wouldn't help her
D．could only repair an old truck
23．What did the man ask the lady to do？D
A．She could pay him back next time．
B．She should go to a cafe nearby．
C．She could give his wife a hand．
D．She could help somebody in need next time．
24．What can we learn about the old lady from the story？B
A．She was never kind to others．
B．She was probably very rich．
C．She was usually quite careless．
D．She was not a very good driver．
25．What does the writer want to tell us with this story？A
A．The best way to pay back kindness is to pass it on．
B．Helping others can help us make more friends．
C．Not everybody can live an easy and comfortable life．
D．Everybody should know how to help others in the right way．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類短文．主要講述了布萊恩•安德森幫助一個年紀(jì)大的女士的故事．布萊恩看到一位女士在她的車旁邊，很顯然需要幫助．他就下了車，但是這個女士看起來有點害怕，可能是布萊恩看起來有點嚇人，布萊恩就用柔和的聲音說"我是來幫助你的"，他很快就修好了她的車，但是布萊恩沒有要女士的錢，就說"你想回報的話，就去幫助其他人吧！"他們就道別了．這個女士繼續(xù)往前走，看到了一個小咖啡館，就停下來吃點東西，她看見漂亮的服務(wù)員可能懷孕八個月了，還在工作，女士給服務(wù)員一張100美元的鈔票，服務(wù)員拿著零錢回來的時候，女士已經(jīng)走了，留下了一個便條，寫著"有人用這種方式幫助了我，你想回報我的話，就用這種方式繼續(xù)幫助他人吧．"服務(wù)員激動的給丈夫打電話，說"親愛的布萊恩，你簡直就不會相信剛才發(fā)生的事情．"
解答 21 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第一段Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him．可知Bryan 幫助女士修車，說明最初女士的車壞了，故選C．
22 A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"the old lady was worried．Was he going to hurt her？He didn't look safe．"可知這個年紀(jì)大的女士看上去有點害怕，布萊恩看起來不大安全，以為布萊恩可能傷害她，故選A．
23 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第一段的最后一句話He said，"If you really want to repay me，next time you see someone in need，help them．"可知這位男士要求女士：下次有人需要幫助，請給予援助之手，故選D．
24 B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)"One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car，clearly in need of help．"一個年紀(jì)大的女士站在她的昂貴的汽車旁邊，可知這個女士可能很富有，故選B．
25 A 主旨大意題． 通讀全文可知本文主要借助布萊恩•安德森幫助一個年紀(jì)大的女士的故事告訴我們要把幫助別人這個好習(xí)慣傳遞下去，故選A．
點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解．這類題材是高考�？嫉膬�(nèi)容，它注重考查考生對整體內(nèi)容的理解和把握，要求考生做題時要結(jié)合語境及題目要求做出正確的選擇．
