单选题 A beautiful young woman stopped a taxi in a big square and said to the driver, "Do you see that young man at the other side of the square?" "Yes," said the driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking at his watch every few seconds. "Take me over there," said the young woman. There were a lot of cars, buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi driver asked, "Are you afraid to cross the street?" "Oh, no." said the young woman. "But I said I would meet that young man for lunch at one o"clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem that I have tried not to be too late."

单选题 How did the young woman get to the square?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 尽管那位女士跟出租车司机谈论坐车的事，但文中没有交待她是怎样到达广场的

单选题 The young woman wanted to take a taxi because ______.

A、 there were to many cars, buses and trucks in the square
B、 she wanted to show that she was in a hurry
C、 she was too tired to walk

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 根据本文最后一句话她是想为让男友觉得自己不想迟到而找一个理由，而不是太累或车太多。

单选题 In fact, the young woman was ______.

单选题 Did the young woman try not to be so late?

A、 Yes, she tried her best though she could not get there on time.
B、 No, she was just going to fool the young man.
C、 No, she thought it was better to be late than to be early.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 根据本文最后一句话可知这位女士是想找个借口骗过那个小伙子。

单选题 Which of the following is true?

A、 The young man waited for a long time.
B、 The young woman did not want to see the young man.
C、 Something was wrong with the young man"s watch.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章所述，这位女士已迟到了45分钟，说明小伙子等了很长时间。