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(临终医院). 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(计价器).

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(拥抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

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

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

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.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了，二十年前，作者以开出租车为生，有一天他接到一个电话，那是一个虚弱的老人，他告诉作者自己的时间不长了，作者免费带她去了有回忆的地方，我们大家要学会享受生活。

1.细节理解题。这个老人选择环游这个城市因为他想最后看看这个城市。可知选B。

2.细节理解题。通读全文可知作者并没有要老人的钱因为他想帮助这位老人。可知应选A。

3.3】主旨大意题。通过这篇文章我们可以学到人们应该学会享受生活，故选C。

考点：教育类短文阅读。