阅读理解“Are you going to 181st Street？” asked an old woman. The younger woman leaving the supermarket was in a hurry, but she stopped and

阅读理解“Are you going to 181st Street？” asked an old woman.

The younger woman leaving the supermarket was in a hurry, but she stopped and turned to look. She saw an old lady with a small bag of groceries at her feet. She was breathing hard.

“If you’re going toward 181st street, could you carry my bag for me？”

“I don’t have the time for this,” the younger woman thought. But when she saw the old woman, who looked very tired, she said,” Of course.”

The old woman took hold of the younger woman’s arm and they walked together slowly and talked. They were neighbors but they didn’t know each other. The old woman lived alone and the younger woman lived with her family. They talked about the difficulty of living in a big city: the younger woman talked about the cost of food and the problems of raising children, the older about loneliness.

They finally reached the old woman’s apartment house. She seemed reluctant(迟疑的) to go in. she reached into her purse. “Let me give you a dollar for your trouble,” she said.

“Oh, no. It was no trouble.”

“Well, we’re neighbors,” the old woman said. “We’ll see each other again.”

“I hope so.”

The old woman took her bag and started to go in. Then she turned and said sadly, “But then, perhaps we’ll never see each other again.”

1. Where did the two women meet？

A. On a bus.

B. In a supermarket.

C. Along the street.

D. In the neighborhood.

2. What can we learn about the old woman？

A. She knew the younger woman before.

B. She lives with her family.

C. She lives on 181st Street.

D. She lives in the countryside.

3. Why did the young woman hesitate(犹豫) when the old woman asked for help？

A. Because she was in a hurry.

B. Because she had a lot of groceries herself.

C. Because she was very tired.

D. Because she did not know the old woman.

4. What did the old woman talk about on her way back home？

A. the cost of food

B. loneliness

C. difficulty of raising children

D. the past of her life

5. Why did the old woman stop before she entered her apartment house？

A. She wanted to pay the young woman for her help.

B. She wanted to invite the young woman in for dinner.

C. She wanted to borrow some money from the young woman.

D. She wanted to spend more time talking with the young woman.

6. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. Both women in the story are quite busy.

B. The old woman knows she is going to die soon.

C. The two women in the story live far from each other.

D. People seldom communicate in that neighborhood.