Question

    It was a cold and windy night. My friend and I had met after a long time, and were chatting for hours. We did not notice the time passing by, and soon it was close to ten in the night. We decided to take an auto rickshaw(黄包车) to go to our house.

It started raining, and we hurried to get into an auto rickshaw and reach our place. None of the auto rickshaws stopped for us, except one.

The driver asked us where we wanted to go and we told the place. Without saying anything about the fee, he said, “please get in.”

We thanked him and got in.

Since it was very cold, I asked the driver to stop at any small restaurant or a tea shop. We wanted to have a cup of hot tea. The driver stopped near a small restaurant. We ordered tea and asked the driver to join us and have a cup of tea. The driver refused. I insisted, but he refused again politely.

I was really surprised.

In 15 minutes we reached our house. We paid the fee and the driver thanked us. On an impulse, I stopped him, as I really wanted to ask him why he refused to drink tea with us at the restaurant.

He thought for a moment and replied, “Sir, My son passed away this morning in an accident. I don’t have enough money for his funeral(葬礼), so I made a promise not to drink anything until I earn enough money. That’s why I didn’t drink tea when you offered. Please don’t misunderstand.”

We both were touched and offered him more money for his son’s funeral. He politely refused.

“Thank you for your generosity, sir. In one or two hours, if I get one or two more customers, I will earn the money I need.” Then he left the place.

1.Which of the following is not true?

A.The driver stopped near a small restaurant because of the author’s requirement.

B.The author got into the driver’s auto rickshaws without knowing the fee.

C.The driver accepted the money the author offered him for his son’s funeral.

D.It was a long time before the author and his friend met.

2.Why did the driver refuse to join them and have a cup of tea?

A.Because he didn’t like tea.

B.Because he didn’t like the author.

C.Because he had made a promise to his son that he would never drink tea again.

D.Because he had made a promise not to drink until he earned enough money for his son’s funeral.

3.Which words can best describe the driver?

A.strange and serious. B.unfriendly and greedy.

C.determined and self-respected. D.honest and hard-working.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。我和朋友晚上打车时只有一辆车停下来。因为天气很冷，我邀请司机喝杯热茶。但他拒绝了。沟通后得知司机的儿子今天早上在一次事故中去世了。他要挣到足够的钱举办葬礼，我们给他更多的钱，但他又拒绝了，这位司机让我们很感动。

1.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“We … offered him more money for his son’s funeral. He politely refused.”可知，我们为他儿子的葬礼给了他更多的钱。他礼貌地拒绝了。因此这位司机没有接受作者的钱。即C项不正确。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“I made a promise not to drink anything until I earn enough money.”可知，这位司机许诺在为儿子举办葬礼挣到足够的钱之前不喝任何东西。因此司机拒绝和他们一起喝茶的原因是他答应过在他挣够钱给儿子办葬礼之前不喝东西。故选D。

3.推理判断题。由第1小题和第2小题的分析可知，这位司机没有接受作者的钱和许诺在挣到足够的钱之前不喝任何东西。看得出他很坚决并且很有自尊心，要靠自己的努力去赚钱为儿子办葬礼。A. strange and serious.奇怪的和严肃的；B. unfriendly and greedy.不友好的和贪婪的；C. determined and self-respected.意志坚定的和自尊的；D. honest and hard-working.诚实的和努力的。因此最能描述司机的是C项。故选C。