Question

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unlucky , I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl, I never dared ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now , I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say,"sorry, I am a stranger here."

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because              .

A. she's a stranger to the city

B. she doesn't know the people

C. she has no time to help others

D. she's afraid of giving wrong directions.

2.A man stopped the writer on the way to         .

A .sell her something         B. ask for the time

C. make friends with her      D. ask for the directions.

3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer            .

A. lives      B. studies      C. works      D. teaches

4.The word "embarrassed"   in the last paragraph means "           " .

A.尴尬      B.困惑      C.激动      D.拮据

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The writer is too shy to give others directions

B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction

C.The writer never got lost when she was young.

D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者因为自己的方向感太差怕给别人指错路而不愿给人之路，结果有一天一个人问他的路正是他办公的地方，而作者没告诉他，所以见面后作者很尴尬的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “sorry, I am a stranger here.”可知作者不愿意给人指路是因为他试图避免给人指错误的路，故选D，他恐怕给人指错路。故选D

2.细节理解题。根据第四段Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building.可知有人挡住我去路是因为他想让我告诉他去友谊大厦的路，故选D，问路。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building.可知那人问的地方正是作者的办公楼，故选C，工作。

4.词义猜测题。联系上文我一进办公室秘书就把刚才问路的人带进来可知我当时多么尴尬，故选A尴尬。

5.推理判断题。根据第一段Some people have a very poor sense(感觉) of direction. Unlucky, I am one of them.可以判断作者对方向的感觉很差，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。