Question

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch, and told him it was half past eight.

In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck(粘贴) it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.”

Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It’s 8:45.”

1.How long had the driver been there when the third person called him?

A. 40 minutes.      B. 25 minutes.

C. 50 minutes.     D. 70 minutes.

2.Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?

A. Because he didn’t know the time.

B. Because he didn’t want anybody to trouble him.

C. Because he needed somebody to wake him up.

D. Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.

3.The third person knocked at the window to _____.

A. ask him the time

B. ask him not to sleep

C. see if the driver was sleeping

D.  tell him what time it was

4.What do you think of the third person?

A. Cold-hearted.      B. Helpful.

C. Thankful.         D. Hopeful.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要讲述了一个司机停车在路边休息，这时分别有两个人来问时间，司机为了不受打扰，在车上贴了个纸条，说不知道时间，这是第三个人过来告诉了他时间。

1.A推理判断题。根据文章中提到的时间：8:05到第三个人到来的时间是8:45，可知，司机在路边呆了40分钟。因此选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据文章的句子：“In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck(粘贴) it on the window for all to see”，我们可以知道司机在车窗上贴纸条的意思就是为了不受打扰。故选B。

3.D细节理解题。由文章“A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It’s 8:45.”可知，第三个人是来告诉他时间的。故选D。

4.4】B推理判断题。根据文章的叙述我们可知，第三个人是看见了作者贴在窗上的纸条来告诉作者时间的，所以我们知道他是很乐于助人的。故选B。

考点 ：故事类阅读。