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Ya Ting had taken me under her wing after hearing me speaking Chinese in a hotel in Lijiang.She had been hitchhiking(搭便车旅行) around China for months.She invited me to travel with her，which was how we ended up on the side of the road looking for a ride to the Tiger Leaping Gorge.Within 20 minutes，we had our first ride.The driver couldn't take us all the way and ended up dropping us at a freeway crossroads.As a new hitchhiker，I thought that would be the end of our luck，but almost immediately we got another ride.
Our most unforgettable ride was when a twentysomething kid picked us up.He couldn't take us the whole way so his uncle bought us lunch and a bus ticket for the rest of the journey.He felt it was his duty to help us find a way to complete our trip.It brought tears of joy and thankfulness to my eyes.This was the first time I understood how guests are respected in China.
A few weeks later，we said goodbye.I thought we had been so lucky because we had been a local and a foreigner travelling together.But now Ya Ting was no longer around to do the talking，nor did I have someone to depend on if something went wrong.When I stood by a highway in Sichuan，I knew all about the difficulties before me.Now I was just a strange foreigner on her own who suddenly had to manage with poor Chinese.
After about 30 minutes，a couple picked me up and took me the whole eight hours to Chengdu.We ate lunch on the way，and they refused to allow me to pay for any of it，which I had come to learn was typical(特有的) of Chinese culture.This made me believe that people weren't being friendly because of Ya Ting.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章是一名外国女士描述她在中国搭便车旅行的经历。
1．What do the author and Ya Ting have in common?
A．They both are foreigners.
B．They both live in Lijiang.
C．They both are hitchhikers.
D．They both speak Chinese well.
C [细节理解题。由第一段中作者对Ya Ting的描述“She had been hitchhiking(搭便车旅行)around China for months”和对她自己的描述“As a new hitchhiker”可知，她俩都是搭便车旅行者。]
2．What can we learn about the author's trip to the Tiger Leaping Gorge?
A．It was rather tiring.
B．It was very smooth.
C．It was full of danger.
D．It was heartbreaking.
B [推理判断题。由作者在前两段描述她们去虎跳峡搭便车的经历“Within 20 minutes，we had our first ride．．．almost immediately we got another ride．．．Our most unforgettable ride”可知，作者和Ya Ting很幸运地搭上不同的便车到达虎跳峡。由此可推断，她们的这趟旅行很顺利。]
3．What was the main cause of the author's difficulties mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A．She lost her way.
B．She had little money left.
C．She was unable to find her friend.
D．She was a lone foreign traveler in China.
D [细节理解题。由第三段中的“Now I was just a strange foreigner on her own who suddenly had to manage with poor Chinese.”可知，与Ya Ting分手后，作者面临的困难是：她是一名独自在中国搭便车旅行的外国人。]
4．What did the couple do when taking the author to Chengdu?
A．They dropped her halfway.
B．They lent her some money.
C．They offered her a free lunch.
D．They taught her about Chinese culture.
C [细节理解题。由最后一段中的“We ate lunch on the way，and they refused to allow me to pay for any of it”可知，这对中国夫妇免费请作者吃了顿午饭。]
