One day I got into a taxi and we took off for the airport.
We were driving in the right way when suddenly a black jeep jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver had to stop the car at once, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy, and I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost destroyed your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck(垃圾車).”
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of anger(憤怒). As their garbage gets more, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it seriously. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their garbage and pass it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
Life’s too short , so...
小題1:Which is the correct order of the events that took place in the story?
a. I took a taxi to the airport.
b. The driver of the other car shouted at us.
c. A black jeep suddenly jumped right in front of us.
d. Our taxi nearly crashed into the other car.
e. My taxi driver taught me the law.
f. My taxi driver smiled and waved.
A．a(chǎn)-e-b-d-f-cB．b-a-e-d-c-f
C．a(chǎn)-c-d-b-f-eD．f-e-a-c-d-b
小題2:The writer’s purpose in writing the story is to______.
A．share the terrible ride with us
B．tell us how to drive safely
C．show us how great the taxi driver is
D．show us how to deal with life more wisely
小題3:The paragraph following the passage will be about           .
A．the writer will never forget the taxi driver
B．the writer will become a good and friendly taxi driver, too
C．the writer will be better at dealing with anger in his life
D．the writer will be always friendly to others

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了，作者從一位出租車司機那些學(xué)到了很多。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。這個故事發(fā)生的順序是作者乘出租車去機場；一輛黑色的吉普停在了我們的前面；我們的車幾乎撞到另一輛；其他司機朝我們大喊；我的出租車司機微笑著揮手；司機給我講法律處�？芍xC。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段，Many people stood by her side and criticized ( 批評 ) the waste of food.，許多人支持她，批評浪費食物的行為。可知應(yīng)選D。
小題3:主旨大意題。作者寫這篇文章的目的是為了告訴我我們要明智的處理生活中的問題。故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。最后一段推斷作者將更擅長處理生活中的惱火問題。故選C。
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