She handed me a five dollar bill through the car window, then turned and walked away. I don’t know her name, nor where she was going ,but I know I will never forget that stranger who generously saved me from a lot of frustration（挫折） and prevented me from walking a mile or more to my destination.
That day My husband, Leo, and I were already a half hour late for an important conference . We had taken the wrong fork in the expressway, and found ourselves stuck in traffic that was blocked for four miles due to a serious accident.
Just then, one tapped on the window on the passenger side. It was a short, medium-built woman, who was all bundled up in jacket and scarf, wearing jeans and boots. Surprised, I was reluctant, at first, to roll the window down. What could she possibly want? I lowered the window just enough to hear what the woman had to say. Through the window, she shoved a five dollar bill. “I don’t have change,” she said, “but here is an extra five dollar bill. Use it to pay for your parking spot.” I was floored! Was this woman, whom I’d never seen before, actually giving me this much money? Yes, that was exactly what she was doing! She wouldn’t take the check I offered her for the cash. She just walked away.
【小題1】What kept the author and her husband from arriving on time?

A．They had a traffic accident.B．They took a wrong turning.
C．Their car broke down half way.D．The traffic was heavy on the freeway.
【小題2】 The problem the author had in parking their car was that              .
A．they couldn’t pay for parking by check
B．neither of them had money with them
C．they had no five-dollar bill
D．there was no parking lot near the conference
【小題3】The underlined word “dejected” probably means        .
A．embarrassedB．confusedC．disappointedD．worried
【小題4】.Why was the author unhappy to roll down the window?
A．She was frustrated for coming too late.
B．She feared the woman would beg for money.
C．She didn’t expect to be disturbed（打擾）by strangers.
D．She didn’t know what the woman would do.
【小題5】 The author writes the text to         .
A．warn readers of the difficulty with parking
B．express her gratitude to the stranger
C．talk about her bad experience
D．call on readers to lend a helping hand if possible


【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】B

解析【小題1】根據(jù)We had taken the wrong fork in the expressway, and found ourselves stuck in traffic that was blocked for four miles due to a serious accident 描述可知選B。
【小題1】根據(jù)Through the window, she shoved a five dollar bill. “I don’t have change,” she said, “but here is an extra five dollar bill. Use it to pay for your parking spot.”描述可知選C。
【小題1】根據(jù)可知選C，沮喪的。
【小題1】根據(jù)I was floored! Was this woman, whom I’d never seen before, actually giving me this much money? Yes, that was exactly what she was doing!可知選D。
【小題1】通過(guò)閱讀短文可知作者主要是想要表達(dá)對(duì)這位陌生人的感謝。故選B。

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