Question

She was returning from teaching out in a small community. It was a black, moonless night, and a heavy snow was falling.

She thought back to the time when she had first started teaching out in small communities. During those days she had always picked up hitchhikers (搭便车者), until the day her sister told her that one of her friends had been shot in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm.

Her family didn't stop worrying about her safety over the hitchhikers until the family heard the promise: “No more hitchhikers!” The snow that night was making her think back to this.

Then she saw a man waving. She slowed down for him, but as he ran toward the car in the dark, she shook with fear. Yet she thought that if he was truly in need, she couldn't leave him here in this storm.

The stranger explained that his car was dead, and she told him to get in. They drove for an hour into the next city and she took him to a convenience store. She waited until he had made a call. When he reported back to her that a family member would soon come to pick him up, she wished him well and then left.

Tears fell on her cheeks as she drove away. It felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour.

“I hope they'll understand why I had to break my promise,” she thought.

1.What made the woman's family worried about her safety?

A. She had been hurt by a hitchhiker.

B. A friend of her sister's was killed by a hitchhiker.

C. There were often snowstorms on her way home.

D. Her car often broke down on her way home.

2.The stranger asked for help because ________.

A. his car had broken down    B. he wanted to rob her

C. he couldn't find his way home    D. he couldn't get in touch with his friends

3.What can we know about the woman from the passage?

A. She was sorry to pick up the stranger.

B. She felt too tired to breathe.

C. She had been afraid of being with the stranger.

D. She had been too careful when driving in the storm.

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. A safety problem    B. An important hitchhiker

C. A friendly stranger    D. A broken promise

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

【解析】

本文为记叙文，文章主要介绍了作者搭载陌生人的事情。

1.细节理解题。根据前文until the day her sister told her that one of her friends had been shot in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm.可知家人担心她的原因是因为她妹妹的朋友因为搭载了搭便车的人被杀害了，所以B正确。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第四段The stranger explained that his car was dead,可知陌生人寻求帮助的原因是车子坏了，所以A正确。

3.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段It felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour.可知她其实哪一个小时都很害怕，所以C正确。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章的内容可知作者承诺家人不再搭载搭便车的人，但处于好心，还是帮助了一位陌生人，所以D正确。