Question

For years, my family has vacationed in the same Florida town. In fact, we just returned home after spending a week of spring break there with our three sons.

Many nights, we take the same scenic drive to dinner at a favorite restaurant. As we travel along Gulf Shore Boulevard, we admire a combination of small beach apartments, swanky high-rises and spectacular homes.

A few years ago, we noticed that whenever we drive this particular route, there are always two men sitting in front of the same third-floor window of a low-rise apartment building that overlooks the road. All that is visible from the road are their two silhouettes. Even during off-peak months, they’ve always been there. Over the years, we’ve had great fun speculating about who they are, whether they’re having a drink, and if so, what they fancy, where they’re from, and what they might be discussing. Our guesses have become a modern form of car bingo. Widowers? Retirees? Partners? We’ve run through the gamut of possibilities.

Eventually, I started beeping the horn as we passed. We’d wave. Our new friends would do likewise. There was something comforting in seeing them. In a world of constant change, it has been nice to look up and see that they are there, just as we remember from our last visit. And then last spring, we drove by and they were missing. The apartment was dark. No one was visible in the window. Strangely, we drove by and they were missing The apartment was dark. No one was visible in the window. Strangely, we grew worried about two people we’d never even met. Where did they go? A new round of the guessing game began.

On our last trip at Christmastime, we were relieved to see them once again. We were driving past about 6 p.m., and there they were at cocktail hour. I told my wife that I suspected they were gin drinkers and said we should buy them a bottle. She said that if I bought it, she’d deliver it. I said, “Tomorrow.”

1.Driving along the scenic route, the author’s family were to          .

A．meet their friends there     B．visit the Florida town

C．appreciate a place of interest      D．have supper together

2.Why did the author blow the horn?

A．It was a pleasure for them to see the two men again.

B．It was his habit while driving along the special route.

C．It was an agreement between him and the two men.

D．It was for the sake of safety while driving.

3.Which of the following can best describe the family?

A．generous and sensitive        B．curious and kind

C．helpful and brave                  D．friendly and hurnorous

4.Which of the following will best continue this passage?

A．The two men’s favorite drinks.

B．The two men’s beach apartments

C．The reason of the two men’s absence

D．The author’s next visit to the town

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：我们一家经常在春天沿着景色优美的路，驱车到一家喜欢的餐厅去吃晚饭。路上路过一栋楼时，有两个人总是坐在窗前，于是会有很多猜测，去年路过没见到他们，又引发了话题，今年重逢很好奇，想去拜访一下。

1.细节理解题。由第二段第一句we take the same scenic drive to dinner at a favorite restaurant.（沿着景色优美的路，我们总是驱车到一家喜欢的餐厅去吃晚饭）可知，选D。

2.细节理解题。由第四段第四句和第五句的意思（在变幻莫测的世界中，每次抬起头见到这两位在那里宛如昨天一样，总有一种满足的感觉。）可知选A。

3.推理判断题。文章中介绍了我路过一栋楼时，注意到有两个人总是坐在窗边，后来就猜他们的身份。每次见到他们都很高兴。去年春天路过时没见到他们觉得纳闷和担心；最近一次路过时又见到了，才放心，并萌发了登门拜访的念头。由此判断，我是善良和好奇的，故选B。

4.推理判断题。从第四段的担心，到第五段的想拜访，暗示可能会问问为什么去年不在的原因。故选C。

考点：生活百味类阅读。