How often do you let other people like a bad driver, a rude waiter, or an angry boss, change your mood (情緒)?

Sixteen years ago I learned a lesson. I got in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane (車(chē)道) when all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver used his brakes (車(chē)閘), the tires made a loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just 3cm from the back of the other car.

I couldn’t believe it. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head around and he started shouting at us. I couldn’t believe it!

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy could have killed us!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. He said, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of anger and disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they look for a place to dump (傾倒) it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you.

So I started thinking how often I let Garbage Trucks run right over me and how often I take their garbage and spread it to other people.

I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the load people are carrying. I see them coming to dump it. And like my taxi driver, I don’t take it personally. I just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

1.What happened to the author on his way to Grand Central Station?

A. He was caught in a traffic jam.

B. He had a fight with his taxi driver.

C. His taxi suddenly got a flat tire.

D. His taxi almost ran into another car.

2.When the author saw his taxi driver smile and wave at the driver of the black car, he ______.

A. got very angry

B. was deeply impressed

C. felt quite disappointed

D. praised him for his manners

3.The underlined part “the load” in the last paragraph probably refers to _______.

A. waste materials B. poor habits

C. the bad mood D. great pressure

4. How did the author learn to deal with Garbage Trucks?

A. Fight back immediately.

B. Call the police for help.

C. Smile and move on.

D. Dump it on someone else.

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者乘坐出租車(chē)時(shí)發(fā)生的事情，通過(guò)出租車(chē)司機(jī)的一番話(huà)，闡明一個(gè)道理：記住美好的，忘卻不愉快的，專(zhuān)注重要的；對(duì)待生活的態(tài)度決定生活的狀態(tài)

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)My taxi driver used his brakes (車(chē)閘), the tires made a loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just 3cm from the back of the other car.我的出租車(chē)司機(jī)用他的剎車(chē)(車(chē)閘),輪胎發(fā)出一聲很大的聲響,在最后一刻我們的車(chē)停止僅3厘米的另一輛車(chē)。故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)So I started thinking how often I let Garbage Trucks run right over me and how often I take their garbage and spread it to other people. 所以我開(kāi)始思考我讓垃圾車(chē)跑多久就在我,多久我把垃圾和傳播給其他人�？芍髡邔�(duì)司機(jī)的話(huà)是印象深刻的。故選B。

3.猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù) I see them coming to dump it. And like my taxi driver, I don’t take it personally. 就像我的出租車(chē)司機(jī),我不把這些放在心上。由整片文章推斷可知是指不好的情緒，故選C。

4.

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