Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款臺(tái))，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank you note for helping me. Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(電池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars —was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.
“Thank you”－two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
【小題1】The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City ________.

A．to visit a friend B．to see his parents
C．to pay at the cash register D．to have more gas for his car
【小題2】The underlined words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”．
A．turned off B．moved off C．put up D．set up
【小題3】The battery of the author’s car was dead because ________.
A．something went wrong with the lights
B．the meeting lasted a whole day
C．he forgot to turn off the lights
D．he drove too long a distance
【小題4】By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show ________.
A．how to write a thank you letter
B．how to deal with car problems
C．the kind heartedness of older people
D．the importance of expressing thanks


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：作者用自己兩次親身經(jīng)歷說明向別人表示感謝的重要性。
【小題1】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段2,3行I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.可知作者本來計(jì)劃去那里看望一個(gè)朋友的。故A正確。
【小題2】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容可知我到一個(gè)加油站加油，加好油以后應(yīng)該是繼續(xù)出發(fā)。第二段I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do.我剛剛開出幾英里，就看見汽車后面冒煙，汽車出了故障。故B正確。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段第2句In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(電池) was dead.可知電池沒有電是因?yàn)槲彝涥P(guān)掉汽車大燈，結(jié)果汽油被耗盡了。故C正確。
【小題4】D 推理題。文章中作者講述了兩件親身經(jīng)歷的事情，在得到幫助以后作者都給對(duì)方寄出了感謝信，后來與對(duì)方都有了良好的關(guān)系。在根據(jù)文章最后一段“Thank you”－two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.可知本文主要講述的是向別人表達(dá)善意的重要性。故D正確。
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