Question

Many years ago, when I graduated from school and was working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership－a shop selling cars－was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

"Thank you"－two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

1.The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean "_____".

A. turned off      B. moved off

C. put off         D. set up

2.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B. The couple sent him a business card.

C. The couple offered to help him.

D. He called his friend for help.

3.The battery of the author's car was dead because _____.

A. he forgot to turn off the lights

B. the meeting lasted a whole day

C. he drove too long a distance

D. something went wrong with the lights

4. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _____.

A. how to write a thank-you letter

B. how to deal with car problems

C. the kind-heartedness of other people

D. the importance of expressing thanks

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 作者曾经两次因车的原因接受过别人的帮助并对他们表达感谢之情，一次是在汽油站附近车抛锚受一对夫妇帮助带他去他朋友那，一次是店员无报酬帮他修车。他都对他们表达过感谢，虽然只是简单的谢谢，但是却包含了很多感情

1.B 考查推理判断题。根据第二段I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car我把车开走了，走了一段，车就冒烟，故选B项。

2.C 考查细节理解题。根据第二段提到They said they would take me to my friend’s.可知老夫妇主动提出帮助作者，故选C项。

3.A 考查细节理解题。根据第四段I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery（电池） was dead.可知作者忘了关灯，倒装电池用完，故选A项。

4.D 考查主旨标题。根据最后一段Thank you" - two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.可知作者想表达的是感谢的重要性，故选D项。

考点 ：故事类阅读。