Question

Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living.  One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2：30 a. m. . When I arrived to collect，I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked，“Just a minute，”answered a weak，elderly voice.  After a long pause(停顿)，the door opened.  A small woman over eighty stood before me.  By her side was a small suitcase.  I took the suitcase to the car， and then returned to help the woman.  She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.  She kept thanking me for my kindness.

“It's nothing ，” I told her . “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother

treated.”

“Oh，you're such a good man.”She said.  When we got into the taxi，she gave me an address，and then asked，“Could you drive through downtown ?”

“It's not the shortest way，”I answered quickly.

“ Oh ，  I'm in no hurry ， ”  she said.  “ I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don't have any family left.  The doctor says I can't live very long .”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours，we drove through the city.  She showed me the building where she had once worked，the neighborhood where she had lived，and the furniture shop that had once been，a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness，saying nothing.

At dawn，she suddenly said，“I'm tired.  Let's go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“ Nothing .” I said.

“You have to make a living，”she answered.“Oh，there are other passengers，”I answered.

Almost without thinking，  I bent and gave her a hug(拥抱). She held onto tightly.  Our hug

ended with her remark，“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

1.The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he        .

A. wanted to do her a favor

B.  shut off the meter by mistake

C.  had received her payment in advance

D.  was in a hurry to take other passengers

2.In the underlined sentence，the old woman did so because          .

A.  she was tired to speak

B.  she might be lost in her memories

C.  she was frightened

D.  she was too excited to speak

3.Which is the right time order of the following events ？

a.  We drove in silence to the address she had given to me.

b.  The door opened and a small woman stood before me.

c.  She showed me the building where she had once worked.

d.  I found the building was dark except for a single light.

e.  She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

A. bcade         B. ached            C.  acedb           D. dbeca

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.  Giving is always a pleasure.

B.  People should respect elderly people.

C.  An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D.  People should learn to appreciate others' concern.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了，二十年前，作者以开出租车为生，有一天他接到一个电话，那是一个虚弱的老人，他告诉作者自己的时间不长了，作者免费带她去了有回忆的地方，作者的善举给老人带来了巨大的快乐。

1.A推理判断题。通读全文可知作者并没有要老人的钱因为他想帮助这位老人。可知应选A。

2.B推理判断题。通读全文可知老人让作者代她去的地方都是她曾经熟悉的地方，所以他的沉默可能代表着她沉浸在回忆中，故选B。

3.D排列顺序题。根据故事的发展，可知作者先找到了老人居住的地方，然后老人开门，作者扶着老人上车，老人带着作者看她工作过的地方，我们默默地驱车向她给我的那个地址驶去。故选D。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。