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Mr. White works in an office. One day, when he had lunch, a friend came to visit him . They were very happy and talked a lot. Then they looked at the clock on the wall. It was time to go to office. He had to say goodbye to his friend and left. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove too fast to see the red lights . And he couldn’t stop his car and hit a car in front of his. An old man got off and called out angrily, “ What are you doing? Do you want to hit me to death?”

“I’m sorry , sir,” said Mr. White . “I didn’t find the lights turned red.” Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man .

“ It’s very cold today , sir ,” said Mr. white . “Please drink a little , then you’ll be warmer.” The old man drank some wine and became happy. “I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you drink any?” he asked.

I can’t drink anything now ,sir,” answered Mr. White.

I’m waiting for the policeman to come. Only drunkards (酒鬼) cause accidents, you know!”

1. The story happened________________.

A．in the morning                         B．in the afternoon

C．in the evening                          D．at night

2.Mr White drove too fast because _______________

A．he was happy that day

B．he was good at drinking

C．there were few cars in the street

D．he was afraid to be late

3.Mr White hit the car because  ________.

A．he didn’t see it

B．it was raining hard

C．he couldn’t stop his in time

D．he couldn’t drive at all.

4. Mr. White gave a bottle of wine to the old man ________.

A．to put the blame onto the old man

B．to make him happy

C．to make him warm

D．to leave there before the policeman

5.At last ___________________.

A．the old man felt much better

B．the old man was friendly to Mr. White

C．Mr. White drank some ,too.

D．Mr. White fooled the old man .

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文描述了怀特先生因为开快车肇事，想办法推卸责任的故事，虽然体现了机智，但不值得提倡。

1.根据Mr. White works in an office. One day, when he had lunch, a friend came to visit him .可知午饭后是下午，故选B。

2.根据第一段描述可知他动身迟了，所以他开车快是因为怕迟到。故选D。

3.根据And he couldn’t stop his car and hit a car in front of his.可知选C。

4.联系下文Only drunkards (酒鬼) cause accidents, you know!”可知他想借此推卸责任。故选A。

5.根据短文后半部分描述可知这个人愚弄了这个老人。故选D。

考点：关于一次交通事故的记述文