19．Andy Lynch came out of school after his first week teaching in Shanghai．He was very tired and found the weather very hot．He stood on the side of he road．"I will take a taxi home，"he thought．"It will be quicker and I can relax before making my evening meal．"A taxi came by．Andy raised his arm pointing his thumb up as was the custom in Britain．The taxi driver looked at him and went on without stopping．Andy felt upset，"Why didn't he stop？"he thought．I'm sure he saw me waving．"
Several minutes went by，when another empty taxi appeared and he waved at the taxi in the same way as before．This time the taxi driver waved back and went past．Andy felt like crying．Was it a wrong place to stop a taxi？He had better walk to the nearest crossroads．
After trudging for several minutes．Andy reached a large main road．Andy waved again with the thumb pointing upwards．The taxi driver again went by but this time it stopped further on．A boy got in．Andy was confused．What had that boy done to stop the taxi？He looked around．There were several young people waiting for taxis，so Andy watched them．They held up their hands too but there was one difference：they did not point their thumbs at all．Andy was astonished and he decided to change．When his chance came he held up his hand without pointing his thumb up and Andy had his ride home at last．
32How do the British people usually stop a taxi？D
A．By lifting one's hand
B．By holding the thumb pointing downwards
C．By waving one's arm or hat
D．By raising one's arm pointing the thumb up
33．How many times did Andy try before finally getting his ride？D
A．Once
B．Twice
C．Three times
D．Four times
34．The underlined word"trudging"in the third paragraph meansA．
A．walking with heavy steps
B．waiting impatiently
C．feeling puzzled
D．thinking carefully
35．What lesson can we learn from Andy's experience？C
A．Each coin has two sides．
B．When in Rome，do as Romans do
C．It is never too late to learn
D．Practice makes perfect．
分析 文章主要講述了安迪一個國外的孩子來中國乘坐出租車，經過幾次的失敗然后通過學習別人最終坐上了出租車，告訴我們學習可以在任何時間任何地點．
解答 32．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章內容"Andy raised his arm pointing his thumb up as was the custom in Britain．"安迪舉起手臂指著拇指，這是英國的習俗．故選D
33．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章內容"The taxi driver looked at him and went on without stopping．"出租車司機看著他，不停地繼續(xù)走．；"Several minutes went by，when another empty taxi appeared and he waved at the taxi in the same way as before．"幾分鐘過去了，另一輛空出租車出現(xiàn)了，他像以前一樣向出租車招手．；"After trudging for several minutes．Andy reached a large main road"走了幾分鐘后，安迪到達了一個大的主路；"When his chance came he held up his hand without pointing his thumb up and Andy had his ride home at last．"當他的機會來臨時，他舉起手不豎起大拇指，安迪終于坐車送回家了．故選D
34．A 詞意猜測題．通過前文安迪沒有坐到出租車然后他疑惑的走了幾分鐘，在本文中該單詞的含義是走路很累的樣子．故選A．
35．C 主旨題．文章主要講述了安迪一個國外的孩子來中國乘坐出租車，經過幾次的失敗然后通過學習別人最終坐上了出租車，告訴我們學習可以在任何時間任何地點．故選C．
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
