Question

A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, “Can you see that young man at the other side of the square?”

“Yes,” said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.

“Take me over there.” said the young lady.

There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi- driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street.”

‘Oh, no !” said the young lady. “But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”

1.How did the young woman get to the square?

A．She arrived in a taxi                     B．She got there by bus.

C．She got there on foot.                    D．The story didn’t tell us about it.

2.The young lady was ___________.

A．45 minutes late                         B．not late at all

C．l5 minutes late                         D．one hour 1ate

3.She wanted to take a taxi because she .

A．didn’t want to be late for the date.         B．thought the square was too crowded.

C．wanted to be seen in a hurry.              D．was too tired to walk.

4.Has she tried not to be too late ?

A．Yes, she took a taxi there.

B．Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn’t succeed.

C．No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.

D．No, she was just going to pretend(假装) that she had tried.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文记述了一个约会迟到的女人，故意打出租车。如何假装匆匆赶到的故事。

1.根据A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square,及下文描述，可知短文没有说明她是如何到达广场的，故选D。

2.根据“But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two.描述，计算可知，一点到一点四十五，是四十五分钟，故选A。

3.根据If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”描述，可知选C。

4.根据短文最后一段描述，可知这个女人并不着急，她只是假装着急而已。故选D。

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