Question

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived there, I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(臨終醫院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(計價器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
In the early morning, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much do I pay you?” she asked.
“Nothing.” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug(擁抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
【小題1】The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A．show she was familiar with the city

B．see some places for the last time

C．let the driver earn more money

D．reach the destination on time

【小題2】The taxi driver did not get the money because he ______.

A．wanted to give her a hand

B．shut off the meter by mistake

C．had received her payment already

D．was in a hurry to take other passengers

【小題3】What can we learn from the story?

A．No pains, no gains.

B．People should respect(尊重) each other.

C．An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D．People should learn to enjoy our life.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C

解析試題分析：短文描述一個出租車司機在二十年前的一個真實的事情。一天凌晨，接待了一位老人，她的要求是環視全城，每到一個她熟悉的地方，她都會講述以前的事情，后來司機才知道，原來她的生命就要結束了，因此是想再看一看這熟悉的地方。最后司機并沒有收費，而且還送給老人一個擁抱。
【小題1】細節理解題。問題：這位老婦人為什么環視這座城市？閱讀全文得知，她遇到一個熟悉的地方，就請司機慢行，并且還講以前的事情。原文是她的生命很短暫了，她想在最后的時刻看一看這些地方。因此第二項符合。故選B
【小題2】細節理解題。問題：出租車司機為什么沒有向她要錢？分析句意：老人問多少錢，司機說不要錢了。最后一句話也體現出司機的用心。 Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug(擁抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”句意： 幾乎想也沒想，我給了她一個擁抱。她對我說，“你給了一個老婦人片刻的歡樂。”從中充分說明，司機想幫助她。故選A
【小題3】細節理解題。問題：從這個故事中我們學到了什么？通過對全文的理解，我們從中明白一點，一個善良的舉動能帶給人們很大的快樂。故選C
考點：人生百味類短文閱讀。