Question

He almost didn’t see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front her Mercedes and got out.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt.

He said, “I am here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened, had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were many people who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.”

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

1.This story most probably took place_______.

A．in a garage

B．on a highway

C．in a busy street

D．near a gas station

2.When the man approached the old lady, the first thing he did was to______.

A．ask what was wrong with her car

B．get the old lady out of her car

C．change her tire as soon as possible

D．make her know he wanted to help her

3.The underlined part in Paragraph 6 suggests that________.

A．the old lady had got ready to pay the man

B．the old lady was grateful to the man

C．the man had a lot of difficulty changing the tire

D．the man didn’t stop changing the tire

4.Which of the following words can best describe the man?

A．Warm-hearted and sensitive.

B．Careful and serious.

C．Thoughtful and helpful.

D．Generous and open-minded.

5.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______________.

A．the man was happy after helping the old lady

B．the man received a lot of money from the old lady

C．the man made the old lady feel cold and depressed

D．the man felt extremely frustrated all the way home

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】文章介绍了一位老女士在轮胎没气失望无助之时，得到一位男子的帮助的故事。

1.B 考查细节题。从文章的一、二段可知，女士轮胎扁了，停在路边，渴望得到帮助。

2.D 考查细节题。从二、三段可知，男子看出了女士担心的心理，于是一开口就告诉她他是来帮忙的。

3.B 考察理解句意题。句意：如果男子不停车的话，女士已经想象了各种可能发生的可怕的情况。可知，女士很感激男子的帮助。

4.C 考查人物性格的归纳题。从男子能看出女人的心思，说明是个考虑周到的人；男子帮助了女士不需要报酬，说明男子很快乐意助人。

5.A 推断题。根据he felt good as he headed for home,可知男子很高兴帮助了别人。