Question

    Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, 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 to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles 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 ever 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(秘书) 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 is 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 her the time

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

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

A. lives B. studies

C. works D. teaches

4.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.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。这篇短文讲述的是因为作者自己方向感很差，所以当有人向他问路时，他总是拒绝给别人指路。有一次又有一个人向作者问路，作者像往常一样拒绝了他。但是他随后就意识到那个地方正是他工作的地方，可已经来不及了。当作者在办公室里见到那个陌生人时，作者感到非常的尴尬。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一句Some people have a very poor sense of direction．Unluckily，I am one of them．可知，作者的方向感很差，所以他不敢给别人指示方向。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第四段第一句中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，一次在回家的路上，一个陌生人向作者询问怎样去友谊大厦，即在向他问路，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第四段第二句中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．可知，当一个陌生人向作者问路的时候，作者像往常一样拒绝回答，但是后来他突然想起来，友谊大厦就是作者的办公楼，就是他工作的地方。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions．可知，作者不给陌生人指路是因为他自己方向感差，害怕给别人指错了方向，故A不对；根据第一段第二句I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time．可知作者即使去过一个地方很多次，但是下次还是会迷路。故不能推测出C选项“作者小时候从来没有迷路过”，排除C选项；短文中没有提到那个陌生人见到作者时的感受，故D不对；根据文章第一句Some people have a very poor sense of direction．Unluckily，I am one of them可知作者方向感很差，故B是正确的。综上，故选B。