Question

It was dangerously cold. A few drivers slipping and sliding off the road and back on again had cut deep ruts（车辙）in the mud. And the ruts became frozen solid. The drum of our truck’s aging engine worried us.

Trees and bushes heavy with snow bent to form an icy tunnel. We inched along the scary route as Howard grasped the steering wheel（方向盘）tightly, trying to keep the truck in the ruts. We were now riding through a nightmare with no going back. I kept praying the truck would not quit.

However, the engine’s coughing grew worse. We came to a bumping stop. Hot tears ran down my face. We noticed a small house off in the distance. “I will go for help.” Howard’s words ruined my common sense and panic took over. We would take the children — we would walk to that house together!

But the snow was deep, and our two children, asleep in the cab, were too heavy to carry. My husband convinced me to let him go alone. If no one was home or they didn’t answer the door, he would come back and we’d try to hike out to a main road. For now, it was safer in the truck. I wish I could say I have faith, but when he walked away, I was mad at the world.

It seemed as if hours had passed before I heard a familiar voice and a kind laugh of another man as they approached in the snow. The older fellow invited us to go up to the house where his wife was waiting. Two wide-awake kids moved across the seat, ready for adventure. Their voices and laughter carried in the cold night air. When we finally got close, a cheerful woman opened the door. Warm air and the smell of hot buttered popcorn and chocolate drew us in.

Relieved, my prayers were heard!

1.What made the author worried after Howard left the truck?

A. Her being locked in the truck.

B. Howard’s failure to get the help.

C. Children’s fear in the freezing night.

D. The truck’s sudden move in the frozen mud.

2.What can we learn about the older couple from Paragraph 5?

A. They were willing to offer help.

B. They loved making friends with children.

C. They enjoyed cooking in cold winter nights.

D. They came across the Howards on the way home.

3.What would be the best title of the passage?

A. A Scary Night    B. Man’s Prayer

C. A Truck Accident    D. God’s Answer

Answer

They were willing to offer help.他们愿意提供帮助。答案A项。.

【解析】本篇文章讲述作者一家人在一个很冷的雪天里开车回家。由于天气冷，雪很深，加上卡车老化，无法回家。在此时路边的一家人热情地帮助了我们。

1.B推理判断题。从第四段中“My husband …If no one was home or they didn’t answer the door, he would come back and we’d try to hike out to a main road.” 作者丈夫说假如那所房子没有人，或者他们不开门（提供帮助）的话，他会回来，他们就徒步走到大路上，故推测作者害怕霍华德得不到帮助。故B符合。

2.A推理判断题。倒数第二段“我听到了一个熟悉的声音和另一个善良的笑声走近。那个年长的人邀请我们去他家。他妻子正在房子等候……当我们终于接近时，一个欢快的女人打开了门。温暖的空气和热奶油爆米花和巧克力的香味吸引了我们。”所以这家人是愿意帮助他们的。故选A。

3.D主旨大意题。文章第二段中描述当时的情形如此严重。作者认为他们正在经历一场没有回头路的噩梦时，“I kept praying the truck would not quit.”最后一段“Relieved, my prayers were heard!”，由这两点推断出作者不断地祈祷，终于让上帝听到了，让这家人帮助了作者一家。故D项是最佳标题。

【名师点睛】

推理判断题的常见考查形式及解题方法：

推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。此类题要求在理解表面文字的基础上，做出判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含的意思和深层的意思，也就是通过文章中的文字信息，上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知的信息，推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。

一、常见的推理判断题的考点：

1)推测作者写作目的或意图。

2)根据用词风格，推断情感态度。

3)根据写作思路，推断段落发展。

4根据事实细节，推断合理信息。推理题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，作出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。也就是说，要做到判断有据，推论有理，忠实原文。切忌用自己的观点代替作者的本意，切忌片面思考，得出片面结论。例如：本题中的第2小题就是根据事实细节，做出合理的推断。

此题属于推理判断题中的（4）根据事实细节，推断合理信息。答案需要从文章倒数第二段中推理。

【答案定位】倒数第二段中 “The older fellow invited us to go up to the house where his wife was waiting” “When we finally got close, a cheerful woman opened the door.” ，进行推断，男子邀请我们去他家，那儿他的妻子正在家里等候。当我们走近时，妻子欢快地打开房门，可知他们对我们是欢迎的。也是想帮助我们的。

【推理关系】题干“What can we learn about the older couple from Paragraph 5?”文章内容“The older fellow invited us to go up to the house where his wife was waiting. Two wide-awake kids moved across the seat, ready for adventure. Their voices and laughter carried in the cold night air. When we finally got close, a cheerful woman opened the door.”