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 of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit 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 gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the 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 powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City_________.

A. to visit a friend

B. to see his parents

C. to pay at the cash register

D. to have more gas for his car

The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “______”.

A. turned off   B. moved off   C. put up   D. set up

What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B. The couple sent him a business card.

C. The couple offered to help him.    

D. He called his friend for help.

The battery of the author’s car was dead because_______.

A. something went wrong with the lights

B. the meeting lasted a whole day

C. he forgot to turn off the lights

D. he drove too long a distance

By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show______.

A. how to write a thank-you letter

B. how to deal with car problems

C. the kind-heartedness of older people

D. the importance of expressing thanks

试题答案

【小题1】A

【小题2】B

【小题3】C

【小题4】C

【小题5】D

解析:

【小题1】本题考查理解细节信息的能力。根据第一段“…where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.”可知A项正确。

【小题2】本题考查根据上下文信息猜测短语含义的能力。根据本句后半部分(but had gone only a few miles when black smoke…)的描写可推测took off 在此是“离开”的意思。

【小题3】本题考查理解细节信息的能力。根据第二段 “It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's.”可判断C项正确。B项是他们分别之际所发生的行为，与不符合题干要求。

【小题4】本题考查理解细节信息的能力。根据第四段 “In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead.”可知C项正确。其余三项在本文中没有信息支持。

【小题5】本题考查根据文章内容判断作者写作意图的能力。文章最后一段点明的写作意图。