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I arrived at the address and pushed the horn. After waiting for a few minutes I pushed again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift, I thought about just driving away, but instead I parked the car and walked up to the door and knocked.

“Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long time, the door opened. A small woman in her 90s stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years.

I carried her suitcase out to the taxi and helped her get into the taxi. Then she gave me an address and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?” “It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly. “Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice. I don’t have any family left.The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I reached over the meter and turned it off. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. We visited many places meaningful to her, her workplace, her old neighbourhood, her daughter’s school... As the sun went down, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me. When we arrived, she got off and asked, “How much do I owe you?” “Nothing,” I said. “But you are making a living!” She said. “There is the other passenger on it,” I answered. She hugged me, and then walked into the dim evening light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

1.Why did the writer push the horn twice?

A To ask the front car to move away.

B To ask the passenger to be quick.

C To warn the car from the other direction.

D To say hello to his friend in another car.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一、二段的driving away, parked, walked up to the door和After a long time等可知作者等了很久，因此按喇叭是为了让乘客快一点，故选B。

2.How many people are there in the woman’s family?

A 0.

B 1.

C 2.

D 3.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句I don’t have any family left.可知老妇人家里没有其他家庭成员了，因此她家里只有一个人，故选B。

3.What route did the woman choose?

A The shortest route.

B The longest route.

C The most painful route.

D The most meaningful route.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段第三句We visited many places meaningful to her, her workplace, her old neighbourhood, her daughter’s school...可知她选择了对于她来说最有意义的一条路，故选D。

4.When did the writer pick up the old woman?

A At about 4:00 am.

B At about 4:00 pm.

C At about 10:00 am.

D At about 10:00 pm.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第四段第二句For the next two hours, we drove through the city.和第四句As the sun went down, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”可知逛了两个小时之后太阳下山的，因此老妇人上车的时间应该是下午四点左右，故选B。

5.Who does the other passenger refer to?

A The woman’s friend.

B The next passenger.

C The author himself.

D The woman’s daughter.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句I reached over the meter and turned it off.和作者的回答Nothing可知作者一开始就不打算收老妇人的钱，只有作者和老妇人一同在车上感受老妇人的一生的故事，因此其他的乘客是指的作者自己，故选C。