The weather was very cold.Snow was falling.The roads were covered with ice and a strong wind was blowing.It was not a goodnight to be outside.
Thomas,however,had to walk home from work.He had to walk along a country road.
As he walked the cold wind beat against his chest.
“I will be warmer,”he thought,“I wear my coat backwards.”
He stopped walking for a moment,took off his coat,and put it back on backwards.
“That's much better,”he thought,and walked on through the thickly falling snow.
A few minutes later a car hit him.The driver of the car had not seen him soon enough.When he tried to stop,the car skidded(滑行)on the ice.
The driver got out of his car and ran to help Thomas.
Soon a police car arrived.The policeman ran to look at Thomas who was lying on the ground.
“I'm afraid he's dead,”he told the driver.
The driver could not believe this.
“He can't be dead,”he cried,“I hardly touched him.Look at my car.There's not a mark on it.”
“He's dead,”the policeman said.“There is no doubt(疑问).”
“I don't understand it,”the driver of the car said.“As soon as I hit him,I ran to help him.He was lying in the road,but he was breathing and there was no blood.”
“Did you touch him?”the policeman asked.
“Yes,”the driver of the car said,“but only to turn his head around the right way.”
(1)
Why was Thomas walking in such bad weather?
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A.
He had to get home from work.
B.
His car had broken down.
C.
He had missed his bus.
D.
He was lost.
(2)
How did Thomas make himself warmer?
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A.
He walked quickly.
B.
He wore a lot of clothes.
C.
He put his coat on backwards.
D.
He drank some hot tea.
(3)
What happened to Thomas?
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A.
His car skidded on the ice.
B.
He was slipped on the ice.
C.
He died of the cold.
D.
He was hit by a car.
(4)
Who killed Thomas?
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A.
The story doesn't tell us
B.
The driver of the car
C.
The policeman
D.
He killed himself
(5)
The best title(题目)of the story would be ________.
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A.
A Traffic Accident
B.
A Cold Winter Night
C.
Right Way or Wrong Way
D.
Don't Help Others
完形填空。
A Frenchman went to visit New York.He didn’t know English.When he 1 to New York, he 2 a bus to the hotel.
It was Sunday.The Frenchman went out for a walk.When he went 3 the street, he suddenly thought of his way back.On the wall near the corner of the street, he saw some English words.He 4 in his notebook.“Now I know the name of this street, ” he said to himself.“It’ll be easy for me to come back to the 5 .” He walked for a long time in the city.Then he felt tired and wanted to go back.He took the notebook out of his pocket and 6 the name of the street to a young man.But he didn’t know what the Frenchman wanted.He stopped an old man, but the old man didn’t understand him, 7 .
Then the Frenchman saw a young woman.The young woman knew 8 French.When she 9 the words in his notebook, she 10 , for in the Frenchman’s notebook, there were only three words:“One Way Street.”