Question

Two policemen stopped Andrew Kershaw in his sports car one night, because he was speeding in the street of the town. The young man was very drunk. He knew he was in trouble, so he decided to make fun of them. He was a law student at the university, so he knew the law very well, better than most people.

When the policemen came to his car, Andrew asked one of the policemen to write down in his notebook everything they said. The policemen had to do this because it is the law, although people usually don’t know it. The policemen tested Andrew’s breath and the breathalyzer showed that he had too much alcohol in his blood. This all took a long time because the policemen had to write down everything that he and the policemen said.

In the end, by law, the policemen had to ask Andrew if he wanted to say anything. Andrew decided that he had two things to say and the policemen had to write down. The first thing was “Please don’t hit me again, officer”. And the second thing was “Does the other officer want ￡5, too?” Of course, the poor policeman had to read this in court, in front of the judge , and he was very embarrassed. Andrew, who was in court, thought it was very funny, until the judge took away his license for a year and fined（罚款）him ￡100, ￡90 for drunk driving, and ￡10 for his rudeness!

1. The policemen stopped Andrew in his car because __________.

A. it was very late            B. he was drunk

C. he was driving too fast   D. he hardly broke the law

2. The underlined word “breathalyzer” means __________.

A. a tool used for repairing machines

B. a machine used for examining patients

C. a person who is in charge of giving breath test

D. an instrument（仪器）used for testing and analyzing（分析）one’s breath

3.Andrew made fun of the policemen, only __________.

A. to be praised by the judge

B. to be asked by the judge

C. to be taken away by the judge

D. to be punished by the judge

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是：一天晚上，两位警察因为Andrew Kershaw在城里街上飙车把他拦住。Andrew Kershaw酒喝多了，知道自己惹麻烦了。学法律的他开了警察一个玩笑的故事。

1.C 细节理解题。题意：两位警察拦住安卓是因为什么？A. it was very late 天晚了； B. he was drunk他饮酒了；C. he was driving too fast他开车太快；D. he hardly broke the law他几乎不犯法。从短文第1自然段，可以是因为他飙车。故选C。

2.D 词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的“breathalyzer” 意思是什么？A. a tool used for repairing machines一个用来修机器的工具； B. a machine used for examining patients一个用来检查病人的机器； C. a person who is in charge of giving breath test掌管呼吸测试的人；D. an instrument（仪器）used for testing and analyzing（分析）one’s breath一台用来测量和分析一个人的呼吸的仪器。句意：警察试了安卓的呼吸，而breathalyzer显示他血液里有太多的酒精。从句意可以推测这是一种测试和分析的机器。故选D。

3.D 推理判断题。题意：安卓开警察的玩笑，只是为了什么？A. to be praised by the judge被法官表扬；B. to be asked by the judge被法官询问；C. to be taken away by the judge被法官带走；D. to be punished by the judge被法官惩罚。从短文最后一自然段，虽然法官在法庭上被他取笑了，但是安卓也被毫不留情地处以罚款和吊销驾驶证。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。