Question

One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane（车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire（轮胎） made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.

I was frightened. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn’t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital.”

This is when my taxi driver taught my what I now call, “The Law of the Rubbush Truck（垃圾车法则）.” He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray（祈祷）for those who don’t.

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

A. The writer went to the airport by taxi that day.

B. The taxi driver stopped his car in time.

C. The black car jumped out and crashed into the taxi.

D. A car accident nearly happened on the writer’s way to the airport.

2.The underlined word yelling in the second paragraph means     in Chinese.

A. 道歉                  B. 傻笑                C. 吼叫              D. 告别

3.Why did the guy get angry so easily?

A. Because he was in a bad mood.

B. Because his car was full of rubbish.

C. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.

D. Because the taxi driver didn’t say sorry to him.

4.From the passage, we can tell that the taxi driver is _______.

A. silly and dishonest                      B. wise and friendly

C. helpful but nervous                      D. modest but impatient

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Fight with people like rubbish trucks.

B. Make friends with people like rubbish trucks.

C. Have a quarrel with people like rubbish trucks.

D. Don’t let rubbish trucks change our moods.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者乘坐出租车时发生的事情，通过出租车司机的一番话，阐明一个道理：记住美好的，忘却不愉快的，专注重要的；对待生活的态度决定生活的状态。

1.C 推理判断题。题意：根据第一段，下面哪一个不对？A. The writer went to the airport by taxi that day. 那一天作者坐出租车去的机场；B. The taxi driver stopped his car in time.出租车司机及时停了车；C. The black car jumped out and crashed into the taxi. 黑色的小车跳出来撞向出租车；D. A car accident nearly happened on the writer’s way to the airport.在作者去机场的路上差不多发生了一次交通事故。根据第一段：We were driving in the right lane（车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once.可知黑色的小车冲出来，但是没有撞着出租车。故选C。

2.C 词义猜测题。题意：第二段中，有下划线的yelling 的汉语意思是什么？A. 道歉；B. 傻笑；C. 吼叫；D. 告别。句意：The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us.另一辆车的司机，造成事故的家伙，转过头来开始对我们yelling。从语境可以推测出其含义是吼叫，故选C。

3.A 推理判断题。题意：为什么这个家伙那么容易生气？A. Because he was in a bad mood.因为他情绪很差；B. Because his car was full of rubbish.因为他车里满是垃圾；C. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.因为他被出租车重重地伤着了；D. Because the taxi driver didn’t say sorry to him.因为出租车司机没有给他道歉。根据作者后面的讲述可以知道：当人们情绪不好时需要找时间、地点发泄，而出租车司机不愿意把人们的这些垃圾传播开去。故选A。

4.B 推理判断题。题意：从短文中，我们可以说出租车司机是怎样的一个人？A. silly and dishonest傻而且不诚实；B. wise and friendly聪明，友好；C. helpful but nervous有帮助的，紧张不安的；D. modest but impatient现代但是没有耐心。文中的出租车司机面对别人的怒气，面带微笑，不愿把别人的垃圾情绪传播出去，说明他聪明，待人友好。故选B。

5.’t let rubbish trucks change our moods.不要让垃圾车改就了我们的情绪。出租车司机不愿与人争吵，并把与人争吵比作垃圾车。他不愿意把自己成为垃圾转运车。故选D。

【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。