甘肃省兰州市2015届高三下学期实战考试 英语试题
第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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As a substitute teacher, my daily routine involves driving to a new school almost every day so I'm usually unable to anticipate（预料）the day's events, good or bad!
On one particular day,1 was teaching in a very difficult classroom．1 was managing behavior all morning and by lunch time, I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon．So on my lunch break, I drove to a nearby plaza to get a cup of coffee．Upon returning to the car I realized l had locked my keys and my phone inside! I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4 or 5-minute drive away．I contemplated（思考）rushing back, but it being winter, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much worse．
So I ran into a McDonald's which was in the same plaza and asked the man at the counter who happened to be the manager to please call me a cab．I briefly explained my situation to him, and I could tell by the look in his eyes, that he empathized．He hurried to the back to use the phone while I paced in the restaurant．I had less than 10 minutes to get back to my school at this point．
The manager returned only to tell me that the cab company had put him on hold and then the line got disconnected, and that he was now on hold again, but had not yet been able to request the cab yet My expression, I assume, began to resemble some combination of hopelessness and fear．
Without a thought, he grabbed his coat and offered to drive me to the school Without hesitation, I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes to spare before the bell! calm behavior and kind nature made
Upon arriving at the school, l thanked this man endlessly．His calm behavior and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for, and also a wonderful human being to have on this earth．This experience makes me realize that out of every seemingly hopeless situation, there is the opportunity for acts of kindness to transpire（发生）'which can have an unimaginable impact（影响） on those who receive them.
1. why did the author want to get a cup of coffee?
A．Because he was very thirsty at that time．
B．Because he was only interested in drinking coffee
C．Because he had to refresh himself for the classes in the afternoon.
D．Because he wanted to do something special to pass the whole afternoon
2. The author ．___ so he gave up the idea of going back to school on foot when he found his keys and phone were locked inside the car
A．was too tired to walk further
B．was afraid of falling down on ice
C．asked the manager to call him a cab
D．decided to take a school bus
