单选题
Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Arm Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I'd just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. "Four more lights," she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of hex route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a Very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. "I just can't leave you here," she said. "This isn't the nicest place. I'll give you a ride home." "You'll drive me home on the bus?" I asked, perplexed(困惑的). "No, I'll take you in my car," she said. "It's a long way," I protested(抗议，反对). "Come on," she said. "I have nothing else to do." As we drove from the station in her ear, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. "I'm just passing the favor along," she said. When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it. "That wouldn't make it a favor," she said. "Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along./
单选题
Why did the writer say that he would have a long night? A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus. B. No driver would give him a ride. C. He didn't know the mutes. D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】推理判断题。文章一开始交代自己的车在路上抛锚，找不到便车，只好坐公共汽车；然后交代自己坐上公共汽车，但还得转乘另一趟公交车。然后作者说：This clearly was going to be a long night。由这些内容及常识可以推知作者这么说的原因就是不知道自己要到什么时候才能换乘到那趟公交车，选[A]。
单选题
Judging from its context the place where the writer waited for the second bus was ______. A. very quiet and peaceful B. dark without street lights C. neither clean nor beautiful D. a little unsafe
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】推理判断题。进行推理的依据是第三段第一句(She dropped me off at the end of her route)和第四段那位女司机的话。尤其是后面一处，直接指出This isn't the nicest place(这地方不是很好)，由常识可推知其隐含的意思就是那里不太安全，所以女司机才决定送作者回家，选[D]。
单选题
Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the mute? A. No bus would come at the time. B. A taxi ride would be more comfortable. C. He became impatient and a hit worried. D. He knew the driver would never return.
单选题
The bus driver drove the writer home later because ______. A. she happened to go in the same direction B. she wanted to do something good for other people C. her brother told her to do so D. she wanted to earn more money
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】推理判断题。文章对女司机这么做的原因的解释出现在倒数第二段。由她叙述的故事及该段最后一句(I'm just passing the favor along)可推知答案是[B]。
单选题
The bus driver hoped that the writer ______. A. would do as she did B. would keep her in memory C. would give the money to others D. would do her a favor
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节题。答案是文章最后两句话：Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along(就为别人做点好事吧。把好事传递下去)。就是说女司机希望作者这样做，选[A]。