One day I was driving to a business appointment and, as usual, I was planning in my mind what I was going to say. I came to a very busy crossroad where the stoplight had just turned red.
A young couple, both blind, were walking across the road. Each of them had a white cane(手杖). They were overcoming the most feared blindness. I held my breath when I noticed that the couple was not walking on the crosswalk, but was instead stepping directly into the middle of the crossroad. Without realizing the danger they were in, they were walking right into the path of the oncoming cars. I was frightened for them because I didn’t know if the other drivers understood what was happening. Then I saw a miracle unfold before my eyes. Every car in every direction came to a stop at the same time. Nobody can yelled, “Get out of the way!”
Amazed, I noticed that everyone’s attention was also fixed on the couple. Suddenly the driver to my right reacted. He yelled, “To your right.”O(jiān)ther people followed, shouting, “To your right!”Trusting their elite canes and the calls from some concerned citizens, they made it to the other side of the road. I could judge they had no idea what was really going on around them. Yet I immediately felt smiles appeared on everyone’s face. The driver to the left of me was saying, “I can’t believe it!”
I thought all of us were deeply moved by what we had just seen. Here were human beings stepping outsides themselves for a while to help other people in deed.
【小題1】When the author drove to work, he saw_________.

A．some drivers were driving their cars very fast
B．a(chǎn) couple failed to cross the road as usual
C．most drivers drove in the same direction
D．A blind couple was walking into the driveway
【小題2】What does the underlined word “miracle” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Everybody told the blind couple to go to the right
B．The blind couple avoided many cars by themselves
C．The blind couple kept calm in danger
D．Every car stopped for the blind couple
【小題3】It can be inferred from the text that________.
A．people felt a relief after the couple crossed the road
B．the author was amazed at the expressions on the couple’s faces
C．the couple’s quick crossing of the road surprised everyone
D．calls from everyone made the couple realize their danger


【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：文章講述作者開車上班的路上看見一對盲人夫婦走到了機(jī)動車道上的。令人驚訝的是所有的司機(jī)都停下來等他們走過。等盲人夫婦過馬路了，人們都松了一口氣。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：A young couple, both blind, were walking across the road 可知在作者開車上班的路上看見一對盲人夫婦走到了機(jī)動車道上的。選D
【小題2】猜詞題：從后面的句子：Every car in every direction came to a stop at the same time. Nobody can yelled, “Get out of the way!”可知這個奇跡是指所有的司機(jī)都停下來等他們走過。選D
【小題3】推理題：從第三段的句子：I Immediately saw smile appeared on everyone’s face，說明盲人夫婦過馬路了，人們都松了一口氣。選A
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