Question

　　We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the book-shelf. It stood outside a furniture shop.

　　“Buy it, ” she said at once.

　　“We'll carry it home on the roof-rack (車頂架). I've always wanted one like that. ”

　　What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.

As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual 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 (超車)?”

Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers (警官) inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂) . One of the officers came to me.

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

　　I didn't quite understand. “Thanks officer,” I said. “You've been very kind. I live just down the road. ”

　　He was looking at our things: first at the flowers then at the bookshelf. “Well, well, ” he said and laughed. “ It's a bookshelf you've got there! We thought it was…er something else.”

　　My wife began to laugh. Suddenly, I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it's a bookshelf, but thanks again, ” I drove home as fast as I could.

1．From the story we know that ________ .

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A．the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife

B．The writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all

C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

2．What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea” ?

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A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B．Other drivers would let him go first.

C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D．He could save a lot of money and time.

3．Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

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A．Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B．Because they didn' t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

C．Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help.

D．Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

4．Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?

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A．Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.

B．Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.

C．Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

D．Because the police had helped them a lot.

5．When did the officers begin to realize (意識到) they had made a mistake?

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A．Before they arrived at the church.

B．Before they overtook the writer's car.

C．After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

D．After the writer's family left the church.

Answer 1

答案：D;B;C;A;C
提示：

1．要在閱讀時注意文章中的暗示與詼諧及幽默之處，所以此題關鍵在于：Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer．這句話的譯文應是“十分鐘后我又少了20美元。”它明確的表達了作者不得不做此事的心情。 5．正確地理解原文，還要有該語言的文化背景和該民族風俗習慣的知識。如：在西方國家人的一生三件大事都要在教堂舉行。其一是出生時的洗禮，其二是結婚，其三是葬禮。這也就是警察沒有詢問原由就將他們一直帶到教堂的理由。在閱讀時還要注意文章的伏筆如：①Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening．②The police even stopped traffic to let us through．③But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. 這就是要全盤考慮文章的含義，認真分析，不要急于作出判斷，才可能得到正確的選擇答案。