题目内容
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 (柜厨) 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. 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. was glad to have bought D. would rather not buy
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(葬礼) at the church
3. The police will be more polite to those who are _______.
A. driving in gathering darkness B. in great sorrow (悲痛)
C. driving with wild glowers 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.
【小题1】D
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】B
解析:
作者在采花回家的路上,妻子又买了一个柜子装在车上,其他的司机及警察都以为他们是去给人送葬,所以纷纷给其让路。
【小题1】推断题。根据文章第2段作者对买柜子的想法:要花钱、又长又笨重,从而推断出作者心里不愿意,由此可知答案为D。
【小题2】推断题。根据第4段倒数第2句:警察的车停在教堂及第7段警察看车的情形:看了花草又看柜子,说:我们以为是别的什么东西。可推断出此题答案为D。
【小题3】推断题。根据文章中对警察关心作者的描述及警察对作者车上东西的看法可推断出警察以为作者去参加葬礼,所以对作者特别关心,由此可知答案为B。
【小题4】推断题。根据文章最后一段的描述:好像一块石头击中了我的眉心,于是我尽快地把车开回家,可看出作者对此很羞愧,从而推断出此题答案为B。
One Sunday a few of us decided to take advantage of the first sunny day we’d have for ages to take a trip down to the coast to visit the penguins again. Last time I went down there was a couple of months ago and it was a dull cold day. Sunday couldn’t have been more different — clear skies and sunshine made it feel like summer, although it was still -25°C.
Six of us drove to the coast. It was the first time we’d been off the base on our own without our field assistant, so it had a slightly different feeling — more like a few friends going to the seaside than an Antarctic field trip! When we reached Windy Creek, we luckily caught sight of quite a few small flying seabirds, which are seldom seen there.
Once on the sea ice we found that some of the more curious penguins had wandered over from the main group to come and check us out. We’d been told that then they were nursing their chicks (刚孵出的幼雏) and they would be more careful and nervous than last time, but that didn’t seem to be the case. We walked across to the main group which were stretched for a couple of miles along the coast. We sat down for some sandwiches and soon found ourselves surrounded by many curious observers. Without any attackers on land, they were very brave and came within a meter of us to pose (摆姿势) for photos.
Before heading back, we spent a few hours on the sea ice watching the penguins and their chicks, which had grown dramatically (明显地) since our last visit. It was such a nice day.
【小题1】
When did the trip most probably happen?
A.On a dull Sunday. | B.On a warm Sunday. |
C.On a summer Sunday. | D.On a winter Sunday. |
It can be inferred from the second paragraph that the six people _____.
A.felt a little nervous |
B.felt a little excited |
C.were left all by themselves on their Antarctic base |
D.got bored with staying with their field assistant |
What does the writer mean by saying “but that didn’t seem to be the case”?
A.They were told a lie. |
B.A wrong decision was made. |
C.The truth was the opposite. |
D.They didn’t believe what they were told. |
The six people did the following during the trip EXCEPT _____.
A.feed the penguins |
B.take pictures of the penguins |
C.enjoy watching flying seabirds |
D.watch the young penguins |