15．We were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas，running low on gas somewhere in New Mexico and figured we'd see a gas station soon enough to fill up．
But that didn't happen and we realized we wouldn't make it to the next town．So my daughter made up a sign that read"Low on gas．Can u help？"and held it outside her window in the hopes that a driver in the next lane would notice it and stop．
There weren't too many vehicles passing us either at the time．It was a lonely stretch of road and about 3：30pm on a weekday．A suburban was driving along happily in the neighboring lane ahead of us．We caught up with it in the hopes the driver would notice the sign．After a brief expression of confusion on his face，he seemed to have noticed the sign and slowed down to pull over．We pulled over right behind him．
He was friendly and was eager to help us．At first he thought we didn't have enough money to buy gas，so he offered to buy us gas at the next town Roswell that was about 10miles away!
When we explained our predicament of not having enough gas to get to Roswell，he said his farm was about 1 0minutes away and they had a gas pump there，so if we could give him 20minutes，he would head back there，get a can of gas and fill up our tank for us．
We could not believe our good fortune!There not being any cell phone reception for either of us in the area，we had just hoped that whoever stopped to help would be kind enough to call AAA when they got to Roswell and we would just wait it out for them to help us．
We were filled with gratefulness for the kindness of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return．Sure enough，he was back with the can and quickly filled our tank．He refused to take payment for the gas．Tears flowed，as did our endless appreciation．
24．What is the author's final destination？B
A．Roswell． B．Dallas． C．New Mexico．D．Los Angeles．
25．From the text we knowD．
A．the street was crowded with cars
B．something was wrong with the car
C．the gas of the author's car ran out
D．there was no signal for the mobile phone
26．The underline word"predicament"in Paragraph 5is closest in meaning toC．
A．instruction B．assistance C．trouble D．courage
27．Which of the following best describes the old man？A
A．Warm-hearted and generous．
B．Honest and confused．
C．Kind and productive．
D．Enthusiastic and serious．
分析 作者在开车前往达拉斯的路上发现车里的汽油不够用了，但是离加油站还很远，而且手机没有信号，于是他们只好向路人求助．幸运的是，他们遇见了一个陌生人并对他们伸出了援助之手，提供无私的帮助，作者心里十分感动．
解答 24．B 细节理解题．根据第一段第一句的"We were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas，"可知，作者是开车从洛杉矶前往达拉斯，故选B．
25．D 细节理解题．根据第二段的"It was a lonely stretch of road"可知这条路上车辆稀少，所以选项A路上挤满了车是错误的；根据第一段的"Low on gas．"可知车里的油不多了，所以选项B车出问题了和选项C车里的油用光了都不正确；根据第六段的"There not being any cell phone reception for either of us in the area，"可知手机在这一地区没有信号，故选D．
26．C 词义猜测题．选项A指令，命令；选项B帮助；选项C麻烦，烦恼；选项D勇气．根据文中的"When we explained our predicament of not having enough gas to get to Roswell"，可知没有足够的汽油去罗斯威尔是我们的"麻烦"，故选C．
27．A 推理判断题．根据第四段的"He was friendly and was eager to help us．"可知他是个热心肠的人；根据最后一段的"He refused to take payment for the gas．"可知他是个很慷慨的人，故选A．
点评 本篇文章是人生感悟类阅读，主要考查学生的细节理解能力以及推理判断能力．阅读这类文章要抓住题干关键词，采用寻读定位的方法查找细节．推理判断题要基于文章内容，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据，立足已知，推断未知．不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测．
