Question

    One day while driving from my home to work, I noticed a car in front of me had a wobbly(不稳定的)wheel. It was clear that the wheel had been changed recently and had not been fixed correctly. On a slow road this would not show much of a problem but 1 knew a highway was coming soon. There the traffic would move much faster and the driver would be in danger 25 the wheel could come off at that speed.

I was driving a large jeep at the time and the car in front was a small one driven by a young lady on her own. So as I tried to flash (闪) my lights and wave her to pull over, I was worried that she wouldn't pull over on the road side when she found in her mirror a single man chasing(追)her down in a jeep and waving for her to pull over.

Thankfully she trusted more in the good nature of people and pulled over where I could explain the problem. She said the wheel was changed only the night before and that she would pull into the nearest garage (修车间) where the repairman had tools to fix the wheel correctly.

My belief is that the act of kindness was hers but not mine. How so? Well, it was she who chose to believe in the possibility that people are good over the belief that bad things would come from being waved over to the side of the road by strangers.

I am glad I was able to wave her down in time and so a serious accident might have been avoided. But I am even happier that she believed in a stranger

1.The writer worried about the lady because_____.

A.she was driving a second-hand car B.a traffic accident might happen to her

C.a single man was chasing her down D.she drove faster than any other car

2.Why did the lady pull over on the road side?

A.Because she found something wrong. B.Because she thought the road wasn't safe.

C.Because the writer shouted at her D.Because the writer gave her some signs.

3.The first paragraph mainly tells us that_____.

A.the writer often went to work by car B.the lady was too poor to buy a new car

C.something was wrong with the lady's car D.accidents usually happen on that road

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Trusting in the Kindness of Strangers B.A Wobbly Whee of a Car

C.A Lady Who Was Saved D.An Accident That Didn't Happen

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

文章大意：作者担心这位女士可能会发生交通事故，所以作者给了她几个示意，于是女士靠边停车，从而避免了意外的发生。故事告诉我们应该相信陌生人的善良。

1.细节理解题。根据I noticed a car in front of me had a wobbly(不稳定的)wheel. It was clear that the wheel had been changed recently and had not been fixed correctly. On a slow road this would not show much of a problem but 1 knew a highway was coming soon. There the traffic would move much faster and the driver would be in danger 25 the wheel could come off at that speed. 我注意到我前面的一辆车有一个不稳定的轮子。很明显，这个轮子最近换了，没有修好。在慢车道上这不会有什么问题，但我知道很快就会有一条高速公路了。在那里，车辆行驶速度会快得多，司机也会处于危险之中。可知作者担心那位女士，是因为她可能会发生交通事故，故答案选B。

2.细节理解题。根据So as 1 tried to flash my lights and wave her to pull over, I was worried that she wouldn't pull over on the road side……，所以当我试着用闪光灯和挥手示意她靠边停车时，我担心她不会把车停在路边……，由此可知这位女士靠边停车是因为作者给了她几个示意，故答案选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第一段中的句子I noticed a car in front of me had a wobbly(不稳定的)wheel. It was clear that the wheel had been changed recently and had not been fixed correctly. 我注意到我前面的一辆车有一个不稳定的轮子。很明显，这个轮子最近换了，没有修好。可知本段主要告诉我们那位女士的车出了问题，故答案选C。

4.标题归纳题。根据整篇文章的内容，以及最后一段句子I am glad I was able to wave her down in time and so a serious accident might have been avoided. But I am even happier that she believed in a stranger我很高兴我能及时挥手把她叫住，从而避免了一场严重的事故。但更让我高兴的是，她居然相信了一个陌生人。可知这篇文章最好的题目是相信陌生人的善良，故答案选A。