Question

A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, “Can you see that young man at the other side of the square?”
“Yes,” said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.
“Take me over there.” said the young lady.
There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi- driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street.”
‘Oh, no !” said the young lady. “But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”
小題1:How did the young woman get to the square?

A．She arrived in a taxi

B．She got there by bus.

C．She got there on foot.

D．The story didn’t tell us about it.

小題2: The young lady was ___________.

A．45 minutes late	B．not late at all
C．l5 minutes late	D．one hour 1ate

小題3:She wanted to take a taxi because she .

A．didn’t want to be late for the date.

B．thought the square was too crowded.

C．wanted to be seen in a hurry.

D．was too tired to walk.

小題4: Has she tried not to be too late ?

A．Yes, she took a taxi there.

B．Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn’t succeed.

C．No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.

D．No, she was just going to pretend(假裝) that she had tried.

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：本文講述了一位女士約會遲到了，為了掩飾自己的遲到，要乘出租車去約會，表示自己在盡量趕時間的故事。
小題1:根據文章內容，我們并不能知道這位女士是怎樣到這兒的，文章沒有說明。所以本題選D。
小題2:根據for dinner at one o’c1ock“一點”和it is now a quarter to two“現在是一點四十五”可知，這位女士晚了45分鐘。所以本題選A。
小題3:根據If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.可知，她之所以要乘出租車是因為，表示自己也在很急的趕時間。所以本題選C。
小題4:通過最后一句可知，她只是假裝在趕時間罷了。所以本題選D。
點評：本文的意思只有閱讀完全文才能明白女士的意圖。本閱讀理解的題目大多不是直來直去的，需要我們熟讀文章，加以歸納總結方能得出答案。閱讀文章時，應該根據問題的要求，熟讀相應句子，加以提煉，然后選擇合適選項，所以本題是有一定難度的，但題目設計較好。