Ⅳ.阅读理解。阅读下面三篇短文，根据内容选择最佳答案(15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

A

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车).

“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.

“Do you want a lift?”she asked. The old woman nodded(点头) and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting a long time? “ The old woman shook (摇晃) her head. ” Strange,  “thought the woman. She tried again. Bad weather for the time of year, ”  she said. The old woman nodded.

Then the young woman noticed the old woman's hands, which were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she realized that she was a man! She stopped the car. “ can't see out of the rear screen(后挡风玻璃) ,”he said. “Would mind cleaning it for me ? ”

The old woman nodded and opened the door. As soon as  she as out of the car, the frightened young woman drove off as fast as she could.

When she got to the next village, she stopped. She noticed the old woman had left her handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a gun(枪).

41. When the young woman talked with “her” “the old woman”only nodded or shook “her”head because “she”____.

A.   didn’t want the young woman to hear “her”voice

B.   didn’t want to trouble the young woman any more

C.   was so tired that “she”didn’t want to talk with her

D.   was worried that the young woman had seen her hand

42. How did the young woman find “she” was a man ?

A. The young woman heard her voice

B. The young woman saw a gun in the handbag

C. The young woman noticed the old woman’s hands were big and fairy

D. The young woman had never seen “the old woman”

43. The young woman asked “the old woman”to clean the rear screen in order to________.

A.  see more clearly               B.  drive fast and well

C.  make “her”speak         D.  throw “her”out

44. From the story we can see that the young woman was______.

A. kind and clever                  B. beautiful and bright

C. foolish and shy                  D. strong and helpful

45. What do you think “the old woman”was__.

A.A policeman.                      B.A basketball player.

C.A robber,                         D.A poor villager.