Question

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜廚) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack (車頂行李架). I’ve always wanted one like that.”

　 What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.

　 In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

　 After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

　“Right, sir,” he said.“Do you need any more help?”

　I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

　 He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

　 My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “ Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.”I drove home as fast as I could.

1. In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.

A．would like very much to buy               B．badly wanted

C．would rather not buy                    D．was glad to have bought

2.Other drivers thought they were _______.

A．carrying a cupboard to the church

B．sending flowers to the church

C．carrying nothing but a piece of furniture

D．going to attend a funeral(葬禮) at the church

3.The police will be more polite to those who are _______.

A．in great sadness                        B．driving in gathering darkness

C．driving with wild flowers in the car          D．carrying furniture

4.What did the husband think of this matter?

A．It was very strange.                      B．He felt ashamed of it.

C．He took great pride in it.                  D．He was puzzled at it.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹作者和丈夫買了花和一個(gè)櫥柜，但路上收到人們甚至警察的善意的對(duì)待，原來警察把櫥柜當(dāng)成裝死人的棺材了。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer,可知丈夫不愿意買櫥柜。選C

2.推理題：從第三段的句子Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening.和最后兩段的句子：可知其他司機(jī)把櫥柜當(dāng)成裝死人的棺材了。以為他們是去教堂參加葬禮，選D

3.推理題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：“It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was, something else.”可知警察誤把櫥柜當(dāng)成棺材了，所以說警察對(duì)悲傷的人很禮貌。選A

4.推理題：從最后一段的句子：Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes.可知作者的丈夫感到難為情。選B

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