A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.
“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.
“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again. “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker(搭車者) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug(聳肩).
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker’s hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “ I can’t see out of the rear screen,” she said, “Would you mind clearing it for me?”
The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.
When she got to the next village she pulled up. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp. Inside the bag was a gun.
小題1:The woman stopped the car because _______.
A.the old woman asked her toB.she recognized the old woman
C.she knew what the woman wantedD.she wanted to helped the old woman
小題2:What made the woman feel strange about the old woman?
A.That she kept nodding her headB.That she was unable to speak
C.That she gave no answer to her questionsD.That she had large and hairy hands
小題3:The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen because _______.
A.this is the way she thought of to get rid of himB.the hitchhiker frightened her
C.the hitchhiker was very helpfulD.she couldn’t see out of the rear screen
小題4:The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because_______.
A.he wanted to give her a warning
B.he had not expected the woman would leave him behind in the rain
C.it was his present for her
D.he wanted to kill her with the gun

小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題從第二段的內(nèi)容:“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.可知他是想幫助老人。選D。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker(搭車者) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug(聳肩).可知老太太就是不說話。C
小題1:推理題:倒數(shù)第二段和第三段的內(nèi)容,可知他是想拜托搭車的人。選A
小題1:推理題:從最后一段的內(nèi)容和常識(shí)可知是他沒想到這個(gè)女的會(huì)把他留下。選B
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