Question

A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, “Can you see that young man at the other side of the square?”

“Yes,” said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.

“Take me over there.” said the young lady.

There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi- driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street.”

‘Oh, no !” said the young lady. “But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”

1.How did the young woman get to the square?

A. She arrived in a taxi             

B. She got there by bus.

C. She got there on foot.           

D. The story didn’t tell us about it.

2.The young lady was ___________.

A. 45 minutes late                                    B. not late at all    

C. l5 minutes late                                       D. one hour 1ate

3.She wanted to take a taxi because she .

A. didn’t want to be late for the date.               

B. thought the square was too crowded.

C. wanted to be seen in a hurry.                    

D. was too tired to walk.

4.Has she tried not to be too late ?

A. Yes, she took a taxi there.   

B. Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn’t succeed.

C. No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.

D. No, she was just going to pretend(假装) that she had tried.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是一位女士和一位男士在广场约会，但是这位女迟到了45分钟。为了让人觉得她不想迟到，而是尽力的准时来到广场，她找到了一辆出租车，让司机把她载到广场的另一头去见那位男士。

1.推理判断题。根据这个故事的开头A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square可知，一位漂亮的，衣着考究的年轻女士在一个大广场叫停了一辆出租车，所以故事发生时，这位女士已经在广场上了，因此我们在短文中并不能知道她是怎样去广场的。故选D，文章中没有告诉我们。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two.可知，这位女士答应在1点钟去见那个年轻的男士，但是现在已经差一刻钟两点了。由此我们可知，这位女士是迟到了45分钟。故选Ａ。

3.推理判断题。根据文章的最后这位女士所说的话If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”和前文可知，她和一位男士约会，但是她迟到了４５分钟，所以她想坐出租车去广场的另一头，这样就会让人觉得她很着急到达广场，并不想迟到。故由此判断选Ｃ。

4.推理判断题。根据文章中I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two.可知，这位女士迟到了45分钟，她想坐出租车去广场的另一头见那位男士，这样就会使他觉得她很着急来广场，不想迟到。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。