Question

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership — a shop selling cars — was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

"Thank you" — two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

1.The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City ________.

A. to visit a friend

B. to see his parents

C. to pay at the cash register

D. to have more gas for his car

2.The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”.

A. turned offB. moved offC. put upD. set up

3.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B. The couple sent him a business card.

C. The couple offered to help him.

D. He called his friend for help.

4.The battery of the author’s car was dead because ________.

A. something went wrong with the lights

B. the meeting lasted a whole day

C. he forgot to turn off the lights

D. he drove too long a distance

5.By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show ________.

A. how to write a thank-you letter

B. how to deal with car problems

C. the kind-heartedness of older people

D. the importance of expressing thanks

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文作者通过讲述自己两次的亲身经历，说明感谢的重要性。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段中I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.可知，作者是想去看个朋友，故选A。

2. 猜测词义题。根据后一句but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.可知，作者是把车开走了，故选B。

3. 细节理解题。根据第二段中They said they would take me to my friend’s.可知，老夫妇主动提出帮助作者，故选C。

4. 细节理解题。根据第四段中I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery（电池） was dead.可知，作者忘了关灯，导致电池用完，故选C。

5. 推理判断题。根据最后一段的句子"Thank you" — two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.可知，作者通过讲述他的经历是想表达感谢的重要性，故选D。

【名师点睛】

猜测词义题。事实上，阅读材料中的每个词与它前后的词语或句子甚至段落都有联系。我们可以利用语境（各种已知信息）推测、判断某些生词的词义。做这种类型的题，要根据词、词组、句子所在的语境来判断其意义。因此熟练掌握一些猜词技巧是做好这类题的关键。命题者在出这类题时惯用常规词义来麻痹考生，我们要特别注意熟词生义，切不可脱离语境想当然。在句子或段落中，我们可以利用熟悉的词语，根据语言环境所表示的关系推断生词词义。2小题B猜测词义题。根据后一句but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.可知，作者是把车开走了，故选B。

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