Question

One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane (车道) when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire (轮胎) made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the black of the other car.

I was frightened. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling(吼叫) at us. I couldn’t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital. ”

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Rubbish Truck (垃圾车法则) . ” He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods (情绪). Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray(祈祷) for those who don’t.

1.A car accident nearly happened on the writer’s way to the ______.

A. bus station B. his home C. t rain station D. airport

2.Why did the guy get angry so easily?

A. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.

B. Because the taxi driver didn’t say sorry to him.

C. Because he was in a bad mood.

D. Because the taxi driver just smiled.

3.From the passage, we can tell that the taxi driver is ____.

A. silly and dishonest    B. wise and friendly

C. helpful but nervous    D. modest but impatient

4.The underlined word “frightened” in the second paragraph means ____ in Chinese.

A. 激动的 B. 悲伤的 C. 高兴的 D. 受惊的

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Many people like rubbish trucks.

B. Make friends with people like rubbish trucks

C. Don’t let rubbish trucks chang e our moods.

D. Fight with people like rubbish trucks.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者乘坐出租车时发生的事情。通过出租车司机的一番话，阐明一个道理：记住美好的，忘却不愉快的，专注重要的；对待生活的态度决定生活的状态。

1.D 细节理解题。题意：在作者去哪儿的路上差不多发生了一起小车事故？A. bus station 公交站；B. his home他家；C. train station 火车站；D. airport机场。由短文第一句：One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport.可知作者是去机场。故选D。

2.2】C 推理判断题。题意：为什么那个家伙那么容易生气？A. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.因为他被出租车司机重重地伤了；B. Because the taxi driver didn’t say sorry to him.因为出租车司机没有给他道歉；C. Because he was in a bad mood.因为他情绪不好；D. Because the taxi driver just smiled.因为出租车司机只是笑。由第三段里的：He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. 可知，喜欢生气的人们就像垃圾车，把不愉快的心情发泄到别人身上。故选C。

3.3】B 推理判断题。题意：从短文中，我们可以说这位出租车司机怎样？A. silly and dishonest傻而不诚实B. wise and friendly机智、友好； C. helpful but nervous乐于助人，但是紧张不安；D. modest but impatient谦逊但是没有耐心。根据第二、三段内容，出租车司机面对小车司机的怒火只是微笑，不受别人的情绪的影响，不把坏的情绪继续传承下去。说明他很聪明、友好。故选B。

4.4】D 词义猜测题。题意：第二段里有下划线的“frightened” 的汉语意思是什么？ A. 激动的；B. 悲伤的；C. 高兴的；D. 受惊的。句意：I was frightened. 我frightened。由上文可知，差点儿发生交通事故。因此我受到惊吓。故选D。

5.5】C 主旨大意题。题意：短文主要告诉我们什么？A. Many people like rubbish trucks.许多人喜欢垃圾车；B. Make friends with people like rubbish trucks交像垃圾车一样的人为朋友；C. Don’t let rubbish trucks change our moods.不要让垃圾车改变我们的情绪；D. Fight with people like rubbish trucks.和像垃圾车的人吵架。短文中把容易发怒的人比作垃圾车。作者认为不要把别人的怒气传递下去，不要让别人的怒火影响我们的心情。故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。