Question

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see morethan a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of theroad. People were trying to find their way about on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no onecould take him. He tried to walk there but found he was quite lost. Suddenly he bumped into astranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Housesof Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there. The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way. He went along one street, turned down another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour's walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn't understand how the stranger found his way. "It is wonderful," he said. "How do you find the way in the fog?"

"It is no trouble at all to me," said the stranger, "I am blind."

1. According to the passage, we can infer that " bumped into" means_______.

A. 撞飞B.偶然碰见C.敲打  D.踩踏

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The stranger has a better sight than Mr. Smith.

B. Heavy fog can cause traffic accidents.

C. It's easy to get lost on a foggy day.

D. The fog was getting thicker and thicker.

3. Why is it no trouble at all to the stranger to find the way in the fog?

A. Because he is a local inhabitant（当地居民） of London.

B. Because he lives next to the Houses of Parliament.

C. Because he is familiar with the route.

D. Because he finds the way not by sight but by heart.

4. This article mainly tells us that_______.

A. London is a foggy city

B. Mr. Smith works for the government

C. a blind stranger led the way for Mr. Smith on a foggy day

D. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting and lost his way in the fog

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是在一个大雾天，Smith先生要去开一个很重要的会。在这样的天气里，人们很容易迷路。幸运的是，Smith先生得到了一个陌生人的帮助。这个人在茫茫大雾中没有费什么力气就找到了Smith先生要去的地方，原来他是一个盲人。

1.bumped into a

stranger.他走路去那里，但是发现自己迷路了。这时他碰到了一个陌生人。故bump into在这里的意思应该是偶然碰到。故选B。

2.

road.可知，在雾大的天气里，开车是很危险的，故B这个句子是正确的；根据People were trying to find their way about on foot but were losing their way in the fog.可知，在大雾中，人们很容易迷路，故C这个句子也是正确的；根据The fog was getting thicker every minute可知，雾变得越来越大了，故D这个句子也是正确的。而根据故事的结尾我们知道，这个帮助Smith先生的陌生人是一个盲人，因此A不对。故选A。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。