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

解析試題分析：這篇短文記述了一個約會遲到的女人，故意打出租車。如何假裝匆匆趕到的故事。
【小題1】根據A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square,及下文描述，可知短文沒有說明她是如何到達廣場的，故選D。
【小題2】根據“But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two.描述，計算可知，一點到一點四十五，是四十五分鐘，故選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.”描述，可知選C。
【小題4】根據短文最后一段描述，可知這個女人并不著急，她只是假裝著急而已。故選D。
考點：故事類記述文閱讀
點評：本文淺顯易懂，各個小題都能在文中找到適當依據。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯系，就能順利完成閱讀。對于有關數字的問題，要認真分析，并進行必要的計算。