解放军文职招聘考试短篇阅读理解20

    “Yes,” said the taxi driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently (不耐烦地) at his watch every few seconds.

    “Take me over there,”said the young lady.

    There were a lot of cars and buses in the square, so the taxi driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street?”

    “Oh, no!” said the young lady. “But I promised that I would meet the young man for lunch at one o’ clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seems as if I had tried not to be late.”

1. How did the young woman get to the square?

   A. She arrived in a taxi.                B. She drove there in a car.

   C. She got there by bus.                D. The story doesn’t tell us.

2. Why did the lady stop the taxi?

   A. Because she didn’t want to be late for her appointment(约会).

   B. Because she wanted to get out of the taxi.

   C. Because she wanted to go to the restaurant in it.

   D. Because she was afraid of walking across the street.

3. The young man at the other side of the square

   A. had probably been waiting for a long time.

   B. had some problem with his watch.

   C. was probably a waiter of the restaurant.

   D. was someone the young lady didn’t want to see.

4. The young lady was

   A. clever at making excuse.            B. not late at all.

   C. 45 minutes earlier.                 D. 15 minutes late.

5. Had she tried not to be late?

   A. Yes, she had tried her best.

   B. No, she was just pretending that she had tried.

   C. Yes, she had tried but she was still late.

   D. No, she thought being late was better than being early.

 

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    A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”

    Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,”he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”

    Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent. and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “when I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again： What’s your name, soldier?”

    The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously (紧张地).

1. The officer was strict

   A. because the soldiers were new.     B. with any of his soldiers, new or old.

   C. because he was named Stone.      D. only when he was before soldiers.

2. According to what the officer said,

   A. obeying his orders would sometimes bring no trouble.

   B. trouble would come if anybody made tricks.

   C. he always got on well with his soldiers.

   D. he often had trouble with his soldiers.

3. The last soldier remained silent because

   A. he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them.

   B. he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed his order.

   C. the question was difficult for him to answer.

   D. he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name.

4. According to the officer, how to answer the question,“How old are you ?”

   A. (sadly)Twenty, sir.               B. (clearly)Twenty.

   C. (loudly)Twenty, sir               D. (quickly)Ten years younger than you, sir

5. Which is the best title (题目) for the passage?

   A. A Clever Answer      B. A Terrible Answer

   C. A Sorry Answer       D. A Strange Answer