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’clock, 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.”

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.

2.The young lady was ___________.

A. 45 minutes late                B. not late at all

C. 15 minutes late                D. one hour late

3.She wanted to take a taxi because she _________.

A. was too tired to walk

B. didn’t want to be late for the date（约会）

C. wanted to be seen in a hurry

D. thought the square was too crowded

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一位女士约会迟到了，为了掩饰自己的迟到，要乘出租车去约会，表示自己在尽量赶时间的故事。

1.D细节理解题。根据文章内容，我们并不能知道这位女士是怎样到这儿的，文章没有说明。所以本题选D。

2.A细节理解题。根据for dinner at one o’c1ock“一点”和it is now a quarter to two“现在是一点四十五”可知，这位女士晚了45分钟。所以本题选A。

3.C细节理解题。根据If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.可知，她之所以要乘出租车是因为，表示自己也在很急的赶时间。所以本题选C。

考点：故事类阅读。