Question

    Mr. Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didn’t see the red lights. He couldn’t stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, “What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?”

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

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

“I can’t drink anything now, sir,” answered Mr. Brown. “I’m waiting for the policeman. Only drunkards（酒鬼）cause accidents, you know!”

1.When did the story happen?

A.At night. B.In the morning.

C.In the afternoon. D.In the evening.

2.Why did Mr. Brown drive so fast?

A.Because he was afraid to be late. B.Because he was happy that day.

C.Because he was good at driving. D.Because there were few cars in the street.

3.Mr. Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that         .

A.he didn’t see the red lights B.he drove fast

C.it was raining heavily D.he couldn’t drive at all

4.Why did Mr. Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?

A.To make him happy. B.To make him drunk.

C.To make him warm. D.To make friends with him.

5.We can know that         at last.

A.Mr. Brown was not late for work B.Mr. Brown drank some wine

C.Mr. Brown fooled the old man D.the old man and Mr. Brown became good friends

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是一天早上，Brown先生起床晚了，他担心上班迟到，所以路上开车很快，不小心撞到了一辆汽车。Brown先生给了那个司机一瓶酒，他想让他喝醉，这样警察来的时候，就会以为是那个汽车司机引起的事故。

1.

细节理解题。根据“Mr. Brown got up late this morning.”可知，Mr. Brown今天早上起晚了，而这件事就发生在Mr. Brown 开车上班的路上，故选B。

2.

推理判断题。根据短文的开头“Mr. Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work.”可知，Mr. Brown 早上起床晚了，他上班也要迟到了，所以他开车很快。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据“It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didn't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car.”可知，那天雨下得很大，街道很湿滑，而且他因为快迟到了，所以开车很快以至于没有看见红灯。他不能一下把车停下来，所以撞到了一辆汽车上。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据短文的第二段到第四段的内容可知，Brown 先生在撞到汽车之后，给了汽车司机一瓶酒，因为Brown先生想让他喝醉，这样在警察来的时候，就会以为是那个汽车司机因为喝醉而发生了事故。故选B。

5.

推理判断题。根据短文的第二段到第四段的内容可知，Brown 先生在撞到汽车之后，给了汽车司机一瓶酒，因为Brown先生想让他喝醉，这样在警察来的时候，就会以为是那个汽车司机因为喝醉而发生了事故。所以是Brown先生愚弄了那个司机。故选C。A和D两个选项在短文中并没有提到；B选项与文意不符，Brown先生并没有喝酒。故选C。