Question

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl, I never dared(敢于) to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘書) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.

 

1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.

A. she hates to help others

B. she doesn’t know the people

C. she has no time to help others

D. she’s afraid of giving wrong direction

2. A man stopped the writer on the way to _____________.

A. sell her something B. ask her the time

C. make friends with her D. ask for the direction

3. The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______________.

A. lives B. studies

C. works D. teaches

4.The words “embarrassed” in the paragraph means “___________”.

A. 尷尬 B. 困惑 C. 激動 D. 拮據

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer is too shy to give others directions.

B. The writer has a very poor sense(感覺) of direction.

C. The writer never got lost when she was young.

D. The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文給我們講述的是因為害怕給人指錯了方向，所以作者總是拒絕給人之路。一次一個人在路上攔住了作者問路，作者依舊回答不認識路。友誼大廈是作者工作的地方，而那個人正是問到這兒的路。當作者醒悟的時候，感到有點尷尬。

1.因為害怕給人指錯了方向，所以作者總是拒絕給人之路。根據So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.” 故選D。

2.一個人在路上攔住了作者問路。根據He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. 可知，故選D。

3.友誼大廈是作者工作的地方。根據 I realized that he had asked the way to my office building.，可知選C。

4.詞義猜測題。段落里單詞embarrassed的意思是尷尬。根據問路的那個人被秘書引進了我的辦公室，而且是剛剛我告訴那個人我不知道到這里的路 可知答案，故選A。

5.按照短文下面哪個是對的？作者方向感很差。根據Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them.故選B。

考點：故事類類短文閱讀。