2017四川省绵阳市高中学校招生考试英语试卷
第二部分；读。
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
The other day, I told Connie that I'd rather tae the bus to wor than ride in my comfortable limousine, because of the high cost of gasoline. But today, I discovered how wrong I was.
When I got into my limousine this morning, my driver told me that the motor didn’t sound lie it was running well.
“Loo,” I said, “I have an important meeting at 900. I have to be on time!” We drove about three blocs—then the motor died.
“Sorry, Mr. Foster. I thought this might happen. But loo! There’s the downtown bus. Maybe you should tae it. So you don’t miss your meeting.”
“Well, I…I…Oh! I suppose I have to.” I got on the bus and gave the driver my money.
“Mister, are you serious? We can’t mae change for a $100 bill!”
“I AM CHARLES . FOSTER. AND I ORDER THAT YOU SHOULD MAE CHANGE!” “Mister,” said the driver, “I don’t care who you are. You will have to get off the bus.” Well. I was so mad when I got off that bus that I didn’t watch where I was going, and I was almost hit by a car! So now, all I have to say is this My business may be illing me, but riding the bus certainly will.
21. The word “limousine” in Paragraph 1 most probably means a ______. A. motorbie B. truc C. car D. bus 【答案】C 【解释】
词义猜测题。根据When I got into my limousine this morning, my driver told me that the motor didn’t sound lie it was running well当我早上坐进我的（）时，我的司机告诉我车子的发动机听起状态不太好。可知，这里指的是自家的小汽车，故选C。 22. Why did the writer’s driver suggest him taing the bus? A. The bus would stop at the meeting-room. B. The limousine completely broe down.
C. The driver had an important meeting. D. The motor was not running very well. 【答案】B 【解释】
细节理解题。根据We drove about three blocs—then the motor died.我们走了大概三个街区，发动机坏了。以及司机说的话“Maybe you should tae it. So you don’t miss your meeting”也许你应该上公交，这样你就不会错过你的会议了。可知，司机建议作者坐公交是因为车子坏了，故选B。
23. the writer failed to catch the bus because _______. A. there were too many passengers B. it was heading in the wrong direction C. the driver couldn’t change his money D. he was rude in the bus driver 【答案】C 【解释】
细节理解题。根据司机说的“”We can’t mae change for a $100 bill!我们没办法为100美元找零钱！以及“You will have to get off the bus”你必须下车。可知，作者没办法坐上车是因为司机没有零钱找。故选C。
24. How did the writer feel when he had to get off the bus? A. Angry. B. Uneasy. C. Shameful .D. Funny. 【答案】A 【解释】
细节理解题。根据I was so mad when I got off that bus可知，作者下车的时候很生气。故选A。
25. What can we guess from the last paragraph? A. The writer was doing well in his business. B. Connie would lose his job as the writer’s driver. C. The writer was sure that he would be illed by a bus. D. The writer wouldn’t tae a bus to wor after that. 【答案】D
【解释】
推理判断题。根据My business may be illing me, but riding the bus certainly will.我的工作可能会杀了我，但坐公交肯定会的。可知，作者从此不愿再坐车。故选D。
B
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