Question

A pretty well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square and said to the driver. “Do 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.

here 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 lunch at one o’clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least be seen as if I have tried not to be late.”

1.The young women stopped the taxi and got in because she _______.

A. was too tired to walk    B. wanted to be seen in a hurry

C. was afraid of being late    D. saw the street was too busy

2.The young man standing at the other side of the square _______.

A. had probably been waiting for a long time    B. found something was wrong with his watch

C. was probably a waiter of the restaurant    D. had just come out of the restaurant

3.The young woman had promised to have lunch with the young man, but _______.

A. she didn’t keep her word    B. she didn’t take a taxi

C. she hated to do that    D. she was late for some reason

4.The young woman was _______ late for the meeting of her friend .

A. two quarters    B. about a quarter

C. about 45 minutes    D. less than half an hour

5.The taxi driver became puzzled (迷惑) at first because _______.

A. It was too short from one side to the other side of the square

B. he thought she would not give him money

C. he couldn’t get much money

D. he didn’t see the young man

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】一位女士和男士约好一点钟一起吃午饭，但是这位女士迟到了。为了显得她很着忙，不是故意迟到，她想乘坐出租车从广场的一边去另一边，这让司机很迷惑。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的最后女士说的话If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least be seen as if I have tried not to be late.可知，她跟一位男士约好了一点见面，但是她迟到了，她想乘坐出租车到达见面的地点，这样显得她很着忙，不是故意迟到的。由此可知应选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中I said that I would meet that young man for lunch at one o’clock, and it is now a quarter to two可知，这位女士和男士约好是一点钟一起吃午饭，但是现在已经是一点四十五了，所以我们可以知道那个男士是等了很长时间了。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段女士说的话可知，她约好和以为男士一点钟吃午饭，但是现在已经一点四十五了，她迟到了，但是文章中并没有说她迟到的原因。故应选D。

4.细节理解题。根据短文中I said that I would meet that young man for lunch at one o’clock, and it is now a quarter to two可知，这位女士和男士约好是一点钟一起吃午饭，但是现在已经是一点四十五了，所以她迟到了45分钟。故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据短文的第一段中“Do 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可知，这个女士只是想乘坐出租车从广场的一边走到另一边，这段距离很短，根本不用乘坐出租车，所以司机感到很迷惑。故应选A。