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阅读理解 　　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 the traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf．It stood outside a furniture (家具)shop．“Buy it,” she said at once．“We'll carry it home on the roof-rack (车顶架)．I've always wanted one like that．” 　　What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied onto 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(超车)？” 　　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 flow-ers, 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________． [　　] A． the writer was poor and didn't buy the book-shelf 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 book-shelf for his wife (2) What made the writer think that carrying furni-ture was “a good idea”？ [　　] 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? [　　] 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? [　　] 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 (意识到)they had made a mistake? [　　] A． Before they arrived at the church． B． Before they overtook (overtake 的过去式)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：1．D;2．B;3．C;4．A;5．C;
解析：

(1)	文章第二段提到 What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer…从语气判断，作者并不愿意给他太太买这个书架，是很无奈的语气。
(2)	文章第三段提到 Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening．The police even in stopped traffic to let us through．可知其他的司机在那个晚上似乎比平常更加有礼貌，警察甚至让其他车辆停止前进先让“我们”通过，这就是携带家具的好处。
(3)	文章第五段提到 The police cir stopped at our village church．文章第八段又提到 It's a bookshelf you've got there! We thought it was-er, something else．所以很明显，警察误会了，他们把书架看成了棺材，从他们给作者领路领到 教堂可以看出警察以为作者家里有人去世了。因为在西方，葬礼通常在教堂举行。
(4)	在警察说完他们以为车架上的书架是别的东西后，作者的妻子笑了，这是因为他的妻子明白了这一切是怎么回事，就是一个小小的误会。警察们看错了。
(5)	文章的第八段提到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!…”在其中的一个警察看完了“我们”的花和“我们”的书架后，才意识到他们看错了。