In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d  hitch a ride (搭便車).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
【小題1】The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because ______.

A．she was going home for her holidays
B．she missed the only train back home
C．the town was far away from Sydney
D．her work delayed her trip to Sydney
【小題2】Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A．He watched the girl for three hours.
B．He gave the girl a ride back home.
C．He bought sandwiches for the girl.
D．He helped the girl find a ride.
【小題3】The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was  that ______.
A．she had known him for decades
B．she realized he was Gordon
C．she wanted to repay the favour she once got
D．she was going to the nearby town
【小題4】What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A．Giving sometimes produces nice results.
B．People should offer free rides to others.
C．Good manners bring about happiness.
D．Those who give rides will be rapid.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：本文體裁為記敘文。文章講了作者受到別人幫助之后，也加入到了幫助他人的行列。作者感到付出會(huì)得到美好的結(jié)果。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段話最后兩句Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left.，可知作者錯(cuò)過(guò)了最后一班回家的火車，故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段話最后一句So I thought I’d  hitch a ride (搭便車).可知Gordon幫助女孩搭便車，答案為D。
【小題3】 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段話第二句和第三句I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier.明確體現(xiàn)。可知作者是想付出她所得到的幫助，確定答案為C。
【小題4】主旨概括題。文章主要告訴讀者在生活中付出會(huì)收獲美好的結(jié)果，故選B。
考點(diǎn)：日常生活類短文閱讀理解

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