I got my first driver’s licensein 1953 by taking driver education in my first ye

I got my firstdriver’s license(执照)in1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School inCharlotte,North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my licenseI was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Twoweeks before my 20^th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicleoffice on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the manbehind the counter my North Catrolina driver’s license,ready to renew, the mantold me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. HenrySmith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.

I argued,pointing toa very lage belly(肚子)ofmine,”I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone signfor me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam?”

Henry encouraged meto calm down,just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” Isaid. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.

I called the NorthCarolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my nameSusan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in thearmy I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the armywe were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’sexam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name SusanBrown,have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.

1.

Susan got her firstdriver's license           .

A. before she gotmarried to Henry          B. whenshe was twenty years old

C. after shefinished high school           D. when she just moved to Maryland

2.

 Susan failedto renew her license the first time in Maryland because         .

A. she was forbiddento drive by Maryland law

B. she lackeddriving experience in Maryland

C. she was to givebirth to a baby soon

D. she insisted onsigning for herself

3.

 We can inferfrom the text that in the U.S.         .

A. American malesshould serve in the army

B. different statesmy have different laws     

C. people have torenew their licenses in their home states

D. women shouldadopt their husbands' family names after marriage

试题答案

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】

1.细节理解题。由第1段可知拿证4年后作者20岁，排除B，由第1句知道是作者在中学第1年取得的驾驶证，排除C，领了证件4年后作者和丈夫在Maryland排除D。选A。

2.细节理解。由第3段Irefused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.

3.推断题，由续办驾驶证到后来从新考驾驶证可看出选B。