Question

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 fays 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 (搭便車(chē)).
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.
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.

Answer 1

【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文，題材是社會(huì)生活。作者講述了25年前自己錯(cuò)過(guò)了唯一的一趟回家的火車(chē)，她想搭便車(chē)回家但沒(méi)有人為她停車(chē)。最后一位名叫Gordon的人把自己請(qǐng)到家中吃了午飯并幫助自己找到了回家的便車(chē)。25年后的一天搭自己便車(chē)的老人竟然是那位名叫Gordon的人。

段落	關(guān)鍵詞、句	大意推測(cè)
第一部分（Para. 1）	1978；a small town；a nurse；five days off；the only one train； left；hitch a ride	1978年我在悉尼的一個(gè)小城鎮(zhèn)當(dāng)護(hù)士，我盼望得到5天的假期，結(jié)果，我錯(cuò)過(guò)了唯一的一趟火車(chē)。
第二部分（Para. 2）	No one stopped for me; Gordon; to his house for lunch; offered to help me find a lift；	沒(méi)有人為我停車(chē)，一位名叫Gordon的人請(qǐng)我到家中吃午飯并主動(dòng)幫助我找到了便車(chē)。
第三部分（Para. 3）	Twenty-five years later; an elderly man; trying to hitch a ride; pulled over and picked him up	25年后，我看到一位老人想搭便車(chē)，我靠邊停車(chē)，讓他上車(chē)。
第四部分（Para. 4）	A few moments of small talk；haven’t changed a bit；	和那位老人簡(jiǎn)短談了一會(huì)兒，他說(shuō)我一點(diǎn)也沒(méi)變。
第五部分（Para. 5）	He was the man who had given me lunch and help me find a lift；Gordon	最后，他告訴我他就是讓我吃午飯并幫我找便車(chē)的Gordon。

【解析】

50. D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。難度：易。根據(jù)文章第一段中的the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride（唯一的一趟回家的火車(chē)已經(jīng)離開(kāi)，所以我想搭便車(chē)回家。）可知D正確。

51. A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。難度：易。根據(jù)文章第二段中he also offered to help me find a lift home（他還主動(dòng)幫助我找到回家的便車(chē)）可知C正確。

52. D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。難度：易。根據(jù)文章第三段中的I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier可知，我認(rèn)為這是回報(bào)幾十年前給我?guī)椭�的人的又一次機(jī)會(huì)。故C正確。

53. A。作者的寫(xiě)作意圖題。難度：中等。綜合分析全文內(nèi)容，25年前我得到Gordon的幫助，25年后Gordon又偶然地得到我的幫助。所以作者想通過(guò)這個(gè)故事，告訴我們：給予有時(shí)會(huì)產(chǎn)生好的結(jié)果。故選A項(xiàng)。