中考英語閱讀理解及答案
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：奇跡值多少錢?
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore (藥店) with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing in¬side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an opera¬tion. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。
1. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A. Her brother was seriously ill.
B. They had no money.
C. Nothing could save her brother.
D. Both A and B.
2. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.
A. something interesting
B. something beautiful
C. some wonderful medicine
D. some good food
3. The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows _______.
A. she had still kept some money
B. she hoped not to be refused
C. There was no need to worry about money
D. she thought money was easy to get
4. What made the miracle happen?
A. The girl’s love for her brother.
B. The girl’s money.
C. The medicine from the drugstore.
D. Nobody can tell.
5. From the passage we can infer (推斷) that _______.
A. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay
B. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever
D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
【答案及解析】
1. 選 D。根據第1段中的All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money可知答案。
2. 選 C。由于這個小女孩的家很窮，而她的兄弟又病得那樣重，所以她的父親說Only a miracle can save him now，小女孩聽了之后便翻出她所有的“積蓄”去藥店購買miracle，由此可見，小女孩可能認為miracle是一種什么很神奇的藥。注：miracle的實際意思是“奇跡”，Only a miracle can save him now的意思是“只有出現奇跡才可能救得了他” (from www.zkenglish.com)。
3. 選 D。The urchin 要Paul把車停在他家門前后，立即扶著他殘疾的弟弟出來，讓他看看Paul的車，然后告訴弟弟他想為他做的事，所以他只是想告訴他弟弟他的愿望。
4. 選 C。The urchin在坐過Paul的車后沒有忘記弟弟，并且承諾也要給弟弟買一輛車，可見他對弟弟有著一份深深的愛。答案選C，而A、B、D三項與文章不符。
5. 選 C。通讀全文，我們不得不為The urchin 的行為所感動，他是一個好哥哥。文章就是講述了他這樣的一位好哥哥，C選項最合適。
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：關于諾貝爾的故事_Nobel
Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.
根據短文內容，選擇能回答所提問題的正確答案。
1. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in ________.
A. Sweden B. Stockholm
C. Russia D. Moscow
2. What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War?
A. The engineering industry. B. A strong position.
C. Landmine. D. Study of explosives.
3. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden ? Because his father ________.
A. went bankrupt B. was put in prison
C. was ill D. died
4. How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up? He built up ________ companies in different countries.
A. 20 B. 40
C. 60 D. 80
5. What was Alfred Nobel always searing for? ________.
A. More time and more money B. A meaning to life
C. How to end the war D. The peace between nations
答案及解析
1. B。根據Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. (偉大的瑞典發明家和實業家諾貝爾于1883年10月21日出生于斯德哥爾摩)就能確定正確選項。
2. C。根據Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War(以馬利•諾貝爾在克里米亞戰爭中發明地雷，掙了很多錢)就能確定正確答案。
3. A。根據went bankrupt soon after(不久破產了)就能確定正確答案(from www.zkenglish.com)。
4. D。根據He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries(他在20個國家建了80多個公司)就能確定答案。
5. B。根據He was always searching for a meaning to life(他總是在搜索生活的意義)就能確定答案。
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：外星人的奧秘
Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.
Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to pace in tin boxes.
At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.
根據短文內容選擇正確答案。
1. Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very ________.
A. strange B. nice
C. different D. beautiful
2. Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________.
A. a monkey B. a earth monster
C. a tin box D. a strange world
3. The earth monster doesn’t have ________.
A. heads, arms and legs B. brown or yellow strings on its head
C. a hole on its face D. a swing on its body
4. The earth monsters don’t put ________ on their holes.
A. nice things B. balls
C. fire D. water
5. The square window box is ________.
A. a car or a bus B. a very small earth monster
C. a TV set D. a radio
答案及解析：
1. A。根據Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange(Shlander是個太空人，他認為地球上的人和物非常奇怪)就能確定正確選項。
2. B。根據 Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny(我到了一個陌生的世界中，這個世界非常優美，有許多要學的新東西，也有許多地球怪物，這些怪物看起來挺有趣)就能確定正確選項。
3. D。根據They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face(地球怪物只有一個頭，兩只胳膊兩條腿，頭上有又黑又細的繩子，有的是棕色，有的是黃色，臉上還有一個洞)，顯然，前三個選項都是人類的特征，都不能被選。
4. C。根據Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too(每天他們把好東西和從樹上摘下來的球放進洞里，也往洞里放水)就能確定正確選項(from www.zkenglish.com)。
5. C。根據At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it(夜里，地球怪物喜歡看一個方形的窗臺上的花盆箱，這個箱子非常小，有地球怪物在里面)就能斷定文章中的方盒子就是一臺電視機。
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：”災難性的暴風雨
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毀) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破壞) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利機構) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
1. How many homes altogether (總共) were damaged in the storm?
A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one
C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six
2. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A. He was in bed. B. He was inside the house.
C. He was outside the house. D. He was on the roof.
3. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.
A. her husband knew there would be a storm
B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C. she felt the house was moving
D. the welfare department helped her
4. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______.
A. something to eat B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay
5. Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky Woman
C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People
【答案及解析】
一場暴風雨席卷了兩個村莊——不僅摧毀了房屋，也是造成了人員傷亡，還有二百多人無家可歸。
1. D。根據第一段出現的三個數字14，7，15即可知D為正確答案。
2. B。根據“I was eating with my wife and children.”可排除A和D，由下文可知C也不合題意。
3. C。答案即在即在…she felt that her house was moving中。
4. D。考慮全文意思及最末一段，可知暴風雨過后，房屋倒塌，人員傷亡。人們不僅需要食品、衣物，還需要住的地方。
5. A。這篇閱讀材料主要描述了暴風雨襲擊的過程。顯然選項A是本文的主旨。
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：濃濃兄弟情
兄弟可以相依相伴，可以同甘共苦，也可以為彼此付出一切……請讀讀這篇感人的兄弟情的故事吧!
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(頑童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(猶豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to,” the boy answered.
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(殘疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.
根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。
1. The street urchin was very surprised when _______.
A. he met Paul
B. Paul told him about the car
C. Paul received an expensive car
D. he was walking around the car
2. From the story we can see the urchin _______.
A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.
A. to show he had a rich friend
B. to show his neighbors the big car
C. to let his brother ride in the car
D. to tell his brother about his wish
4. We can find from the story that _______.
A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy
B. the urchin wished to have a rich brother
C. the urchin had a deep love for his brother
D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end
5. The best name of the story is _______.
A. A Christmas Present B. Paul, a Kind-hearted Person
C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
【答案及解析】
1. 選B。根據第2段中的 Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.可知答案為B。
2. 選A。The urchin 指著 Paul 的車對他的弟弟說：“And someday I’m going to give you one just like it…”所以 the urchin 希望也能給他弟弟一輛車。
3. 選D。The urchin 要 Paul 把車停在他家門前后，立即扶著他殘疾的弟弟出來，讓他看看Paul的車，然后告訴弟弟他想為他做的事，所以他只是想告訴他弟弟他的愿望。
4. 選C。The urchin 在坐過 Paul 的車后沒有忘記弟弟，并且承諾也要給弟弟買一輛車，可見他對弟弟有著一份深深的愛。答案選C，而A、B、D三項與文章不符。
5. 選C。通讀全文，我們不得不為 The urchin 的行為所感動，他是一個好哥哥。文章就是講述了他這樣的一位好哥哥，C選項最合適。
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：worth more than anything could buy
撿錢不還雖可享用一時，但良心會一輩子不安;拾金不昧雖有點一時不忍，但那種感覺將會worth more than anything could buy。
I worked for a short time as a cashier(出納員) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有價值的) in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(現金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬勞) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.
Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.
根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。
1. Which of the following is true?
A. The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone.
B. The writer wasn’t surprised when the man gave her a reward.
C. Nothing in the wallet was missing.
D. The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back.
2. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _______.
A. she thought Christmas was coming
B. the owner came back too soon
C. she didn’t know there was so much money in it
D. as an honest person, she didn’t care much about money
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The writer accepted a reward of $ 20.
B. The writer regretted(后悔) that she had returned the wallet.
C. The writer didn’t return the wallet until the owner came back.
D. The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet.
【答案及解析】
1. 選C。由于作者并未打開錢包，更沒有從中取出什么，所以說Nothing in the wallet was missing。
2. 選B。根據文章最后一段中的Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it可排除選項C和D。比較選項A和B，再結合文章大意，選B為佳(from www.zkenglish.com)
3. 選B。此題可用排除法來做：根據第1段最后兩句He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away可知選項A與文章內容相符;選項B的意思是“作者直到失主返回來才將錢包還給他”，這顯然與文章內容相符;根據第2段最后一句話The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy可知，選項D也與文章內容相符。
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：學習不用功的后果
學習不用功可能挨老師的批評，考試不及格可能被父母打屁股，但你聽說過有學習不用功要被釘死在十字架上的嗎?本文中的Little Tommy就是這樣想的。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (鋪開) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。
1. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
A. Because he could eat well there.
B. Because he could earn more about nuns.
C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.
2. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
A. was still the same as usual
B. ate so much at dinner
C. kissed her hello after school
D. worked hard but said little
3. “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 用功
B. 捶書
C. 發泄
D. 振作
4. The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail
B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
5. From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _______.
A. teachers should be strict with their students
B. mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes
C. a catholic school is much better than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their math
【答案及解析】
1. 選C。文章第1段說Tommy數學學不好，其父母想盡了一切辦法都不奏效，最后將他送進了一所天主教的教會學校。
2. 選D。認真閱讀第2段前面幾句話，并注意以下信息：After the first day, little Tommy came home…didn’t kiss his mother hello…was hard at work…without a word. 可知答案應選D。
3. 選A。根據文章大意和Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books這個句子的語境，可知hit the books的意思是“用功”。
4. 選B。Tommy學習一直不用功，但自從進了這所catholic school之后，情況就不一樣了——整天都發狠讀書，結果數學考試也得了A。這是為什么呢?文章在最后道出了其原因：Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號), I knew they weren’t joking. 由此可知，Tommy是擔心學習不用功會被釘在十字架上。
5. 選B。Tommy把the man nailed to the plus sign誤解為“學習不用功的結果”，從而一改自己原來不好學的不良習慣，很快就把數學成績趕了上去。可見，誤解有時也可以起到好的效果。
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：see the doctor
A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, there’s nothing really wrong with you, I’m glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldn’t pay his tailor’s bills. I told him not to worry about the bills any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago, he told me that he now felt quite all right again. ” “Yes, I know all about that,” answered the patient sadly. “You see, I’m that man’s tailor!”
根據以上短文內容判斷正誤，正確的用“T”表示，錯誤的用“F”表示。
1. The tailor went to see his doctor because he has got a headache.
2. There is nothing serious with the tailor.
3. A man with the same trouble as the tailor a few days ago.
4. The doctor gave the man and the tailor the same advice.
5. The tailor was worried because a man couldn’t pay his bills.
【答案及解析】
1. 選F。根據第1句A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach可知本題是錯誤的。
2. 選T。根據…there is no thing really wrong with you (tailor)可知裁縫的身體并沒有什么大礙，故可判斷此題與短文內容相符。
3. 選F。根據句子Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago可知本題所敘述的時間與短文內容不一致，因此可判斷此題是錯誤的。
4. 選T。根據…and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you可知答案。
5. 選T。通讀全文我們可知：上一個病人是擔心他自己不能付錢給他的裁縫，而這個裁縫的病因卻是因為擔心那個人不能付錢給他的。
中考英語閱讀理解及答案：歌德散步的途中
Once Goethe the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.
根據短文內容，回答問題。
1. Where was Goethe walking?
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2. Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?
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3. Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time?
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4. Did the young man make way for Goethe?
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5. Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road?
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答案及解析：
1. In a park。 所問的問題是“歌德正走在什么地方?”根據Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park(有一次，德國大詩人歌德正在一個公園里散步)就能作出上述回答。
2. A young man。所問的問題是“誰從路的另一端向歌德走來?”根據Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road(就在那個時候，一個年輕人從從路的另一端向他走來)就能作出上述回答。
3. Yes, it was。所問的問題是“這條路太窄兩個人不能同時經過嗎?”根據It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. (這條路太窄兩個人不能同時經過)就能作出上述回答。
4. No, he didn’t。所問的問題是“那個年輕人給歌德讓路了嗎?”根據Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.”(當時，那個年輕人粗暴地說：“我決不會給一個傻瓜讓路)就能作出上述回答。
5. Goethe。所問的問題是“誰很快轉身走回去?”根據Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road(歌德微笑著說：“我總是給傻瓜讓路”，說吧，他很快轉身走回去)就能作出上述回答。