北邮英文2第三次作业2.doc

 一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分） ???? A pretty, well―dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and a said to the driver, Do you see that young man at the other side of the square????? Yes, said the taxi driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently (不耐烦地) at his watch every few seconds.???? Take me over there, said the young lady.???? There were a lot of cars and buses in the square, so the taxi driver asked, Are you afraid to cross the street????? Oh, no! said the young lady. But I promised that I would meet the 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 as if I had tried not to be late. How did the young woman get to the square? She arrived in a taxi. She drove there in a car. She got there by bus. The story doesnt tell us. Why did the lady stop the taxi? Because she didnt want to be late for her appointment (约会). Because she wanted to get out of the taxi. Because she wanted to go to the restaurant in it. Because she was afraid of walking across the street. The young man at the other side of the square_______. had probably been waiting for a long time had some problem with his watch was probably a waiter of the restaurant was someone the young lady didnt want to see The young lady was_______. clever at making excuse not late at all 45 minutes earlier 15 minutes late Had she tried not to be late? Yes, she had tried her best. No, she was just pretending that she had tried. Yes, she had tried but she was still late. No, she thought being late was better than being early. 试题分值：25.0 得分：[5, 5, 5, 5, 5] 提示：[1]D.细节题。本题问“这个年轻女性是如何到达广场的？”浏览文章后，我们并没有找到相关内容，所以答案是D（文章没有告诉我们）。[2]C.细节题。本题问“为何这名女士要拦住那辆出租车？”答案在第三段，该段告诉我们这名女士想搭乘出租车到广场附近的一个饭店。据此可知答案是C。[3]A.推断题。本题问“广场另一边的那个男青年______。”答案在最后一段，该段大意是“女士说道：‘哦，不是的。我本来答应在中午1点钟的时候和那个男士一起吃午餐的，但是现在已经是1点45分了。如果我乘坐出租车赶到那里的话，这至少显得我在尽力避免迟到。’”据此可以推测答案是A（很可能等待很长时间了）。[4]A.推断题。本题问“这名女青年_______。”先浏览选项。A的意思“很善于编造理由”，B的意思“根本没