四、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.

The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.

But Bryan wanted no money. H was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”

After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small cafe where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As he lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill she remembered Bryan words.

She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There were tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.

Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news.“Bryan… Bryan Anderson my dear… you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

46.When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought ________.

A.he may hurt her  B.he wasn’t going to stop

C.he couldn’t help her D.she didn’t have enough money

47.What can we learn about the old lady from the story?

A.She was never kind to others. B.She was usually quite careless.

C.She was probably very rich. D.She was not a very good driver.

48.The underlined expression “giving a hand to” (Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “________”.

A.questioning B.helping C.hurting D.calling

49.The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “________”.

A.the change B.the bill C.the note D.the order

50.Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress

A.ladystrangers                  friends

man                  waitress

couple B.

lady

couple                  strangers

man                  waitress

strangers

C.

lady

strangers                  strangers

man                  waitress

strangers D.

lady

strangers                  strangers

man                  waitress

couple