问题详情：
Years ago my husband and I were in Acapulco, Mexcio, and we wanted to go to the local open-air market, “Mercado”, But the taxi took us to Walmart. When we told him that we wanted to go where the locals shopped, the driver took us to Safeway, a supemarket. I explained that I was a cook and wanted to see local fruits, vegetables and spices at a big open-air market. He said it wasn’t safe but he’d drive by so we could look from the taxi. We were going to miss the adventure across the street. But, when the taxi stopped in traffic, we got out and began an afternoon of exploring.
After about an hour we came to a stall (货摊) where an old woman was selling cacao (可可豆). I wondered what the locals did with the cacao. My husband spoke Spanish and tried to translate, but the woman was speaking fast and using a lot of local “food words”. No matter how much she smiled, nodded and waved her hands, her words meant nothing to us.
Finally, she took my hand，left her stall，and walked us through the market for a few minutes. She brought us to a couple of women who were pouring a liquid back-and-forth between two of 5-gallon buckets (桶). She found some glasses and they poured us some fresh chocolate.
Now we were faced with a dilemma. Could we refuse the drink so generously offered? We had a quick low-voiced chat about the safety of the drinking water in Mexico. Neither of us wanted to make the women offering the drink unhappy. It was an offer, and no payment was accepted, even after we tried.
We drank. The chocolate drink was slightly sweet. We never got sick. We also began taking sortie medicine as soon as we got back to our room. We were polite, not stupid.
22. Why did the taxi driver refuse to take the author and her husband to the “Mercado”？
A. Because the market was not open that day.
B. Because he was worried about their safety.
C. Because they did not pay him enough money.
D. Because the prices of things there were too high.
23. What can we know about the old woman from the passage?
A. She was kind and friendly.
B. She asked for a lot of money for the drink.
C. She was eager to sell her cacao to the author.
D. She pretended not to understand the author’s husband.
24. What does the underlined word “dilemma” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A. A warm feeling.
B. An unexpected gift.
C. An exciting moment.
D. A difficult, often embarrassing situation.
25. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The author didn’t think the chocolate safe to drink.
B. The author wanted to go to the supermarket for shopping.
C. The author’s husband could understand the old woman well.
D. The author refused to drink the chocolate offered by the women.
【回答】
BADA
知识点：阅读理解
题型：阅读理解
