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4．I recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia．I hadn't been paying attention，and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit．"Can I see your license and registration？"the police officer asked me．I pulled both out for him，and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania driver's license．
"What are you doing here？"he asked．"Are you with the army？"
"No，I'm not．"I answered．I explained that I had just moved to Virginia，and I hadn't had time to re-register yet．
"So what brings you here？"He had asked a direct question．Without thinking very hard，I gave him a direct answer．"Well，officer，"I said，"since you've asked，I have cancer．I have just months to live．We've moved down here to be close to my wife's family．"
"So you've got cancer，"he said flatly．He was trying to figure me out．Was I really dying？Was I lying？He took a long look at me．"You know，for a guy who has only a few months to live，you sure look good．"
He was obviously thinking："Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me，or he's telling the truth．"He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar．And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest．
"Well，officer，I know that I look pretty healthy．I look great on the outside，but the tumors（肿瘤）are on the inside．"And then，I don't know what possessed me，but I just did it．I pulled up my shirt，showing the operational scars．
He looked at my scars．He looked in my eyes．He now knew he was talking to a dying man．Well，he wasn't taking this any further．He handed me back my license．"Do me a favor．"he said，"Slow down from now on．"
The awful truth had set me free．As he went back to his police car，I had a realization．I had been one of those gorgeous blondes （金发美女） who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets．I drove home under the speed limit，and I was smiling like a beauty queen．
24．The author was stopped by the police officer becauseA．
A．he drove too fast
B．he forgot to re-register
C．he was seriously ill
D．he didn't have a license
25．The author moved to Virginia probably becauseC．
A．he was unhappy
B．Virginia had better hospitals
C．he could spend more time with families
D．he served in the army there
26．On hearing about the author's cancer，the police officerB．
A．said it was an excuse
B．doubted his honesty
C．showed sympathy for him
D．asked him to show his scars
27．It can be inferred from the passage that the author wasD．
A．romantic
B．adventurous
C．dishonest
D．optimistic．
分析 本文讲述了作者因超速而被警察拦下与警察的一系列对话，得知作者患有肺癌，而且只有几个月可以活了．但从文章最后一个段落可以看出，作者是一个乐观的人．
解答 24-27ACBD
24．A细节理解题．根据文章第一段的句子：I hadn't been paying attention，and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit．可知我没注意到，我在超过车速限制下一个小时行驶了几英里．可知作者的车速超过了限制车速，所以作者被警察拦下是因为他开得太快．故选A．
25．C细节理解题．根据文章第五段的句子：I have cancer．I have just months to live．We've moved down here to be close to my wife's family．可知我得了癌症，只有几个月可以活了．我们搬到这是为了和我妻子的家人离得更近．由此可知，作者搬到弗吉尼亚州可能是因为他可以和家人在一起更多时间．故选C．
26．B细节理解题．根据文章第七段的句子：He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar．可知一听说作者得了癌症，警察怀疑他的诚实．故选B．
27．D推理判断题．根据文章最后一段的句子：I drove home under the speed limit，and I was smiling like a beauty queen．可知我在限速的情况下开车回家，我像一个美丽的女王般微笑，由此可知，作者是一个乐观的人．故选D．
点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．
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| Be honest． | ◆Keep telling the truth，so that you'll win others'（70）appreciation in the end． ◆When you feel uncomfortable with telling the truth，keep（71）silent instead of telling a lie． | |
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