Question

As I drive about the Sois in rural Thailand I catch little glimpses of things that barely register on the mind as the scenery flies by; strange things, beautiful things, sad things, interesting things. I wish I could hold on to these scenes; explore them in detail. I wish that I had the time to stop and investigate further as I’m driving by, but time is a commodity(商品) worth more than all the moneys in the world. I wish I had more.

I once had a guy wave to me as I passed him. He yelled out something, almost in greeting, as if he knew me. I wonder if we knew each other once, in another place, another time, and he recognized my soul as I drove by in the truck, and just had to yell a hello. I wish I had stopped and said hello too.

I saw two young girls, dressed in school uniforms. White blouses, blue skirts, books in hand. They were holding hands, talking, walking down the road, jostling(推，搡) each other with their shoulders and teasing each other as they strolled along. As I passed the one closest to the truck looked up. She was close enough to touch almost. Her smiling face, her clear eyes and golden smooth skin are there in my mind’s eye now. I can see her as if she were standing next to me. Once in a while her face just pops into my head. Why? Why is she still there? Sometimes I think maybe I’m a bit mad.

I stopped at a road stop on a corner one time. An old lady standing by the roadside walked over to the truck and put her hand on my arm and smiled at me. Her palm was so cool. It must have been a hundred degrees out that day. She said something in Thai and giggle (咯咯地笑) and walked away. Who was she? Why did she touch me? Why was her hand so cool? Why did I just sit there and let her touch me? I didn’t flinch (退缩) away. It was almost as if I knew her, and we were just saying a quick hello. Her cool touch almost seemed familiar; like my long dead grandmother’s soothing cool touch remembered from when I was just a little boy.

I need more time. I need to stop the truck more often, and just say hello. Things glimpsed along the road are often far more interesting and wonderful than that which seems to consume our daily lives. Slow down. Stop the truck. Get out, and say hello.

1.What kind of life does the writer normally lead?

A. Busy.               B. Tiring.

C. Meaningless.        D. Boring.

2.The man (in Paragraph Two) yelled out because he ________.

A. had met the writer before

B. recognized the writer’s soul

C. wanted to show friendliness

D. mistook me as one of his friends

3.The writer describes the two school girls in great details to show ________.

A. his liking for them

B. that he was kind of crazy

C. his interest in observing people

D. the deep impression they left on him

4.Why does the author compare the old lady with his grandmother?

A. The old lady behaved like his grandmother.

B. He suggests the old lady had very cold hands.

C. He suggests the old lady’s touch was comforting.

D. The old lady reminded the writer of his entire childhood.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者忙碌的生活以及想停歇的心愿。

1.A 细节理解题。根据第一段的描述可知，作者开车都无暇顾及路边的风景，一直忙着挣钱。故作者过的是忙碌的生活。故选A。

2.C 推理判断题。根据第二段的描述，作者不确定是否认识这个男人，所以此处这个男人只是想与作者打招呼表示友好。故选C。

3.D 细节理解题。根据作者描述的在路上遇到的两个女孩，她们在一起嬉戏打闹，作者在忙碌的生活中仍能想起她们，可见她们给作者留下了很深的印象。故选D。

4. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句Her cool touch almost seemed familiar; like my long dead grandmother’s soothing cool touch remembered from when I was just a little boy.可知，老太太给他的感觉非常像他的祖母，说明老太太抚摸他的时候很舒服，让他回忆起他的祖母。故选C。

考点：考查故事类阅读

【名师点睛】

英语高考阅读理解细节题解题技巧

一、语义转换题——跳读查找法这是做事实细节题最基本也是最常用的方法。在通常情况下，细节题主要考查考生对某句话或某几句话的理解，同学们若能根据题干内容从原文中找到相关的句子，然后进行比较和分析，便可确定最佳答案。

运用跳读查找法时，同学们要特别注意试题（包括选项）与原文之间的适当变换。根据近几年的考题情况来看，现在很少有直接用原文中的句子进行考查和测试的，而通常要进行一定的处理。而这种“处理”主要就是指进行语义转换，其中包括同义变换、概念解析、归纳事实等。比如第24题：细节理解题。根据第一段的描述可知，作者开车都无暇顾及路边的风景，一直忙着挣钱。故作者过的是忙碌的生活。故选A。比如第26题：细节理解题。根据作者描述的在路上遇到的两个女孩，她们在一起嬉戏打闹，作者在忙碌的生活中仍能想起她们，可见她们给作者留下了很深的印象。故选D。

二、生活应用题——常识理解法做生活应用题，要求考生在读懂文章的基础上结合一定的生活常识进行判断。

三、细节排序题——首尾定位法

这种试题要求考生根据动作发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生的正确顺序。同学们在做这种题时可采用“首尾定位法”，即最先找出第一个动作和最后一个动作，迅速缩小选择范围，从而快速选出正确答案。