We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. Our car looked like a flowe

We spent a day in the country, pickingwild flowers. Our car looked like a flower shop inside! On the way home we hadto stop at traffic lights, and then my wife noticed the cupboard.

It was tall and narrow, and it stoodoutside a furniture shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack (行李架). I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer, and the cupboard was tied onto the roof rack. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carryingfurniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, “There is a long line of cars behind. Whydon’t they overtake(超车),I wonder?”

In fact a police car did overtake. Thetwo officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then with greatkindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped atour village church. One of the officers came to me.

I was puzzled. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’vebeen very kind. I live just down the road.”?He was staring at our load: first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well,”he said, laughing, “It’s a cupboard you’ve gothere! We thought it was…er, something else.”

My wife began to laugh. Then the truthhit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.The writer writes the story in order to  .

A. praise the police officers   B.thankthe other drivers

C.show people are kind to each other? D.tellus their funny experience

2.The writer stopped their car on theirway home   .

A.to buy a cupboard? B.topick wild flowers

C.waiting for the lights to go green?    D.whenthey came to a flower shop

3.The driver behind didn’t overtakebecause   .

A. they wanted to show their specialkindness

B.they were afraid the cupboard wouldfall down

C.they were admiring the flowers in thewriter’s car

D.they wondered what was inside thecupboard

4.The writer’s wife began to laughbecause   .

A. she thought the police officers werefoolish

B.she was interested in what the policeofficer said

C.she was glad they were treated kindly

D.she had realized the truth

5.As a matter of fact, the police   .

A. failed to help the writer? B.didhelp the writer

C.got the writer into trouble   D.madethe writer angry

试题答案

答案：1D2A3A4D5B