阅读试题

In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I'd hitch a ride (搭便车).

I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn't give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.

Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.

After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, "You haven't changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same."

I couldn't remember where I'd met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.

阅读试题

50. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .

A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney 　　

B. she was going home for her holidays

C. the town was far away from Sydney 　　

D. she missed the only train back home

51. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?

A. He helped the girl find a ride. 　　　　

B. He gave the girl a ride back home.

C. He bought sandwiches for the girl. 　

D. He watched the girl for three hours.

52. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .

A. she realized he was Gordon 　　　

B. she had known him for decades

C. she was going to the nearby town 　

D. she wanted to repay the favour she once got

53. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?

A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.

B. Those who give rides will be rapid.

C. Good manners bring about happiness.

D. People should offer free rides to others.

参考译文

1978年，我18岁，是澳大利亚小镇上的一名护士，该小镇距悉尼约270公里。我期待有五天的假期。不幸的是，在悉尼一天中唯一一趟回我家的火车已经开走了，所以我想搭便车。

我在高速公路等了三个小时，但没有人停下来载我。最后，有一个人走了过来，自我介绍说他叫戈登。他说，虽然他不能载我一程，但是我可以跟他回他家吃午饭。他注意到我在11月的热浪下站了几个小时，觉得我一定饿了。因为我是一个年轻的女孩所以我很怀疑，但他向我保证我是安全的，而且他还表示愿意帮助我搭车回家。当我们来到他家时，他给我们做了三明治。午饭后，他帮助我搭了便车回家。

二十五年后，在2003年，有一天我开车去附近的一个小镇时，看见一位老人站在热辣辣的路边，试图搭个便车。我认为这是一次机会来偿还十年前某人给予我的帮助。我让他上了我的车。我让他坐在舒适的后座上，并给了他一些水。

闲聊几分钟后，那人对我说：“你一点都没变，甚至你的红头发还是一样的。”

我不记得在哪里见过他。然后他告诉我他就是几年前曾给我提供午餐，还帮我搭了便车的人。他就是戈登。

答案解析

50. D 考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left."可知，作者错过了唯一的那趟回家的火车。故答案为D

51. A 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的"he helped me find a lift home"可知，Gordon帮助作者搭上了回家的便车。

52. D 考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的"I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I'd been given decades earlier."可知，答案为D。

53. A 考查写作意图。通读全文可知，作者想通过这个故事告诉大家：有时付出会得到回报。