3．As I drive about the Sois in rural Thailand I catch little glimpses of things that barely register on the mind as the scenery flies by； strange things，beautiful things，sad things，interesting things．I wish I could hold on to these scenes； explore them in detail．I wish that I had the time to stop and investigate further as I'm driving by，but time is a commodity（商品）worth more than all the moneys in the world．I wish I had more．
I once had a guy wave to me as I passed him．He yelled out something，almost in greeting，as if he knew me．I wonder if we knew each other once，in another place，another time，and he recognized my soul as I drove by in the truck，and just had to yell a hello．I wish I had stopped and said hello too．
I saw two young girls，dressed in school uniforms．White blouses，blue skirts，books in hand．They were holding hands，talking，walking down the road，jostling（推，搡） each other with their shoulders and teasing each other as they strolled along．As I passed the one closest to the truck looked up．She was close enough to touch almost．Her smiling face，her clear eyes and golden smooth skin are there in my mind's eye now．I can see her as if she were standing next to me．Once in a while herface just pops into my head．Why？Why is she still there？Sometimes I think maybe I'm a bit mad．
I stopped at a road stop on a corner one time．An old lady standing by the roadside walked over to the truck and put her hand on my arm and smiled at me．Her palm was so cool．It must have been a hundred degrees out that day．She said something in Thai and giggle （咯咯地笑） and walked away．Who was she？Why did she touch me？Why was her hand so cool？Why did I just sit there and let her touch me？I didn't flinch（退缩） away．It was almost as if I knew her，and we were just saying a quick hello．Her cool touch almost seemed familiar； like my long dead grandmother's soothing cool touch remembered from when I was just a little boy．
I need more time．I need to stop the truck more often，and just say hello．Things glimpsed along the road are often far more interesting and wonderful than that which seems to consume our daily lives．Slow down．Stop the truck．Get out，and say hello．
24．What kind of life does the writer normally lead？A
A．Busy．
B．Tiring．
C．Meaningless．
D．Boring．
25．The man （ in Paragraph Two） yelled out because heC．
A．had met the writer before
B．recognized the writer's soul
C．wanted to show friendliness
D．mistook me as one of his friends
26．The writer describes the two school girls in great details to showD．
A．his liking for them
B．that he was kind of crazy
C．his interest in observing people
D．the eep impression they left on him
27．Why does the author compare the old lady with his grandmother？C
A．The old lady behaved like his grandmother．
B．He suggests the old lady had very cold hands．
C．He suggests the old lady's touch was comforting．
D．The old lady reminded the writer of his entire childhood．
分析 文是一篇记叙文，介绍了作者在一个晚上开车的时候想的一些事情．作者脑海中闪过很多画面，最后告诉我们要敢于走出去对别人说你好．
解答 ACDC
24．A 推理判断题．根据第一段I wish that I had the time to stop可知我总是希望能够有时间停下步伐，由此可判断此处表达的意思是作者总是过着很忙碌的生活，故选A．
25．C 推理判断题．根据第二段He yelled out something，almost in greeting，as if he knew me可知她对着我打招呼．由此可见此处表达的意思是这个陌生男人只是想要和我打个招呼显示他的友好，故选C．
26．D 推理判断题．根据对第三段内容的理解可知作者在第三段中详细描述了两个女孩的一些事情，由此可见作者这么详细是因为这两个女孩对他的印象很深刻，故选D．
27．C 推理判断题．根据第四段Her cool touch almost seemed familiar； like my long dead grandmother's soothing cool touch remembered from when I was just a little boy．作者认为这个老人的抚摸和他的外婆很像，让他感觉不抗拒，很安慰，故选C．
点评 做本题的关键在于对整篇文章的深入理解，弄清句与句之间以及句子与所在段落的关系；由于本文结构清晰，内容明确，所以在做本题时，可以根据每一部分的中心意思或根据上下句的内容，推测出空缺部分的意思；另外，还可以通过仔细阅读备选项，排除与本文无关的选项或找到与相应段落意义相关的选项．
