6．It was dangerously cold．A few drivers slipping and sliding off the road and back on again had cut deep ruts（車轍）in the mud．And the ruts became frozen solid．The drum of our truck's aging engine worried us．
Trees and bushes heavy with snow bent to form an icy tunnel．We inched along the scary route as Howard grasped the steering wheel（方向盤）tightly，trying to keep the truck in the ruts．We were now riding through a nightmare with no going back．I kept praying the truck would not quit．
However，the engine's coughing grew worse．We came to a bumping stop．Hot tears ran down my face．We noticed a small house off in the distance．"I will go for help．"Howard's words ruined my common sense and panic took over．We would take the children-we would walk to that house together!
But the snow was deep，and our two children，asleep in the cab，were too heavy to carry．My husband convinced me to let him go alone．If no one was home or they didn't answer the door，he would come back and we'd try to hike out to a main road．For now，it was safer in the truck．I wish I could say I have faith，but when he walked away，I was mad at the world．
It seemed as if hours had passed before I heard a familiar voice and a kind laugh of another man as they approached in the snow．The older fellow invited us to go up to the house where his wife was waiting．Two wide-awake kids moved across the seat，ready for adventure．Their voices and laughter carried in the cold night air．When we finally got close，a cheerful woman opened the door．Warm air and the smell of hot buttered popcorn and chocolate drew us in．
Relieved，my prayers were heard!
21．What made the author worried after Howard left the truck？B
A．Her being locked in the truck．
B．Howard's failure to get the help．
C．Children's fear in the freezing night．
D．The truck's sudden move in the frozen mud．
22．What can we learn about the older couple from Paragraph 5？A
A．They were willing to offer help．
B．They loved making friends with children．
C．They enjoyed cooking in cold winter nights．
D．They came across the Howards on the way home．
23．What would be the best title of the passage？D
A．A Scary Night
B．Man's Prayer
C．A Truck Accident
D．God's Answer．
分析 本文主要講了一家人在一個寒冷的風雪的夜晚，我們得到了一對老夫婦的幫助，這簡直就是上帝的回應．
解答 21．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子If no one was home or they didn't answer the door，he would come back and we'd try to hike out to a main road．如果沒有人在家，或者他們沒有開門，他就會回來，我們會努力走到一條大路上去．由此可推斷出當她丈夫走后，她因為擔心得不到幫助而變得焦急，所以答案選B．
22．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子 I heard a familiar voice and a kind laugh of another man as they approached in the snow．從他聽到的另一個人的和藹的笑聲，可以推測出這個男的應該是樂意幫助的，根據(jù)句子When we finally got close，a cheerful woman opened the door．當我們終于接近時，一個快樂的女人打開了門．可以推測這個女主人是很高興幫助我們的，所以答案選A．
23．D 標題歸納題．本文主要講了一家人在一個寒冷的風雪的夜晚，我們得到了一對老夫婦的幫助，這簡直就是上帝的回應．所以D選項符合題意，故答案選D．
點評 推理判斷題要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎上，做出一定的推理判斷，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義．推理判斷題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中的某一句話，也可能是某幾句話，所以，推理題的答案只能是根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即對原文某一句話或某幾句話所作的同義改寫或綜合．推理判斷題的題干中通常含有infer，suggest，imply，conclude indicate等標志性詞語． 這種題型主要包括細節(jié)判斷題、態(tài)度觀點推斷題、寫作意圖推斷題、文章出處判斷題和猜測想象推斷題．
