14．Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living．One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2：30AM．When I arrived to collect，I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window．
I walked to the door and knocked，"Just a minute，"answered a weak，elderly voice．
After a long pause，the door opened．A small woman in her eighties stood before me．By her side was a small suitcase．
I took the suitcase to the car，and then returned to help the woman．She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car．
She kept thanking me for my kindness．"It's nothing，"I told her．"I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated．"
"Oh，you're such a good man．"She said．When we got into the taxi，she gave me an address，and then asked，"Could you drive through downtown？"
"It's not the shortest way，"I answered quickly．
"Oh，I'm in no hurry，"she said．"I'm on my way to a hospice（临终医院）．I don't have any family left．The doctor says I don't have very long．"
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter（计价器）．
For the next two hours，we drove through the city．She showed me the building where she had once worked，the neighborhood where she had lived，and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl．
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness，saying nothing．
At dawn，she suddenly said，"I'm tired．Let's go now．"
We drove in silence to the address she had given me．
"How much do I owe you？"she asked．
"Nothing．"I said．
"You have to make a living，"she answered．"Oh，there are other passengers，"I answered．
Almost without thinking，I bent and gave her a hug．She held onto e tightly．Our hug ended with her remark，"You gave an old woman a little moment of joy．"
23．The old woman chose to ride through the city in order toB．
A．show she was familiar with the city
B．see some places for the last time
C．let the driver earn more money
D．reach the destination on time
24．The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because heA．
A．wanted to do her a favor
B．shut off the meter by mistake
C．had received her payment in advance
D．was in a hurry to take other passengers
25．What can we learn from the story？C
A．Giving is always a pleasure．
B．People should respect each other．
C．An act of kindness can bring people great joy．
D．People should learn to appreciate others'concern．
分析 本文讲了一个快要走到生命尽头的老人在司机耐心帮助下又最后看了看她曾经生活和工作的地方，在到达目的地之后司机没有收钱而且和她紧紧拥抱，让她感受到浓浓爱意．
解答 23：B 推理判断题 根据第四段老妇人所说"I'm on my way to a hospice （临终医院）．I don't have any family left．The doctor says I don't have very long可知她是去临终医院．她已经没有亲人了．医生说她没有多少日子了．以及第五段在路上we drove through the city．She showed me the building where she had once worked，the neighborhood where she had lived，and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl她指给出租车司机看她曾经工作过的楼房，居住过的街区，年轻时候常去的舞厅．故推知老妇人选择穿过市区是为了最后看一看一些地方．故选B
24：A 推理判断题 根据第四段I'm on my way to a hospice （临终医院）．I don't have any family left．The doctor says I don't have very long．"Then I quietly turned off the meter （计价器）．可知司机在得知老人是去临终医院．她已经没有亲人了．医生说她没有多少日子了时关掉了计时器，可推知他对老人很同情．之后他驾车带着老人穿过城市，最后老人下车时，他没有收老人的钱，可推知他想帮老人一个忙了却她的心愿．故选A
25：C 主旨大意题 根据本文讲了一个快要走到生命尽头的老人在司机耐心帮助下又最后看了看她曾经生活和工作的地方，在到达目的地之后司机没有收钱而且和她紧紧拥抱，她说道You gave an old woman a little moment of joy"你让一个老人得到了短暂的快乐"可知一种善良的行为可以给别人带来巨大的快乐．故选C
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
