Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driv

Many years ago, when I was fresh out ofschool and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri forChristmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop andvisit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

    I took off, but had goneonly a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped andwondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I hadspoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. Wechatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husbandgave me his business card.

    I wrote him and his wife athank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas presentfrom them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made theirholidays meaningful.

    Years later, I drove to ameeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my carand found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery (电池) was dead. Then I noticed that theFriendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars — was right next door. I walkedover and found two salesmen in the showroom.

    “Just how friendly isFriendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickuptruck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I gothome, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one ofthe salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you,and it meant a lot, he said.

    “Thank you” —two powerfulwords. They’re easy to say and mean so much.

1.Why did the author plan to stop at OklahomaCity?

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2.What happened when the author found smokecoming out of his car?

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3.Why was the battery of the author’s cardead?

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4.What does the author tries to show bytelling his own experiences?

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试题答案

【答案】

1.To visit a friend

2.The couple offered to help him.

3.Because he forgot to turn off the lights

4.The importance of expressing thanks

【解析】

1.根据第一段 where I was planning to stop and visit a friend可知

2.根据第二段They said they would take me to my friend’s可知，

3.根据第四段In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left thelights on all day, and the battery (电池) was dead可知

4.根据最后一段 “Thank you” —two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean somuch可知