Question

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see morethan a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of theroad. People were trying to find their way about on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no onecould take him. He tried to walk there but found he was quite lost. Suddenly he bumped into astranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Housesof Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there. The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way. He went along one street, turned down another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour's walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn't understand how the stranger found his way. "It is wonderful," he said. "How do you find the way in the fog?"

"It is no trouble at all to me," said the stranger, "I am blind."

1. According to the passage, we can infer that " bumped into" means_______.

A. 撞飛B.偶然碰見C.敲打 D.踩踏

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The stranger has a better sight than Mr. Smith.

B. Heavy fog can cause traffic accidents.

C. It's easy to get lost on a foggy day.

D. The fog was getting thicker and thicker.

3. Why is it no trouble at all to the stranger to find the way in the fog?

A. Because he is a local inhabitant（當地居民） of London.

B. Because he lives next to the Houses of Parliament.

C. Because he is familiar with the route.

D. Because he finds the way not by sight but by heart.

4. This article mainly tells us that_______.

A. London is a foggy city

B. Mr. Smith works for the government

C. a blind stranger led the way for Mr. Smith on a foggy day

D. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting and lost his way in the fog

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是在一個大霧天，Smith先生要去開一個很重要的會。在這樣的天氣里，人們很容易迷路。幸運的是，Smith先生得到了一個陌生人的幫助。這個人在茫茫大霧中沒有費什么力氣就找到了Smith先生要去的地方，原來他是一個盲人。

1.bumped into a

stranger.他走路去那里，但是發現自己迷路了。這時他碰到了一個陌生人。故bump into在這里的意思應該是偶然碰到。故選B。

2.

road.可知，在霧大的天氣里，開車是很危險的，故B這個句子是正確的；根據People were trying to find their way about on foot but were losing their way in the fog.可知，在大霧中，人們很容易迷路，故C這個句子也是正確的；根據The fog was getting thicker every minute可知，霧變得越來越大了，故D這個句子也是正確的。而根據故事的結尾我們知道，這個幫助Smith先生的陌生人是一個盲人，因此A不對。故選A。

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考點：故事類短文閱讀。