We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜廚) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack. I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.

In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?”

I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

My wife began to laugh. The truth hit 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.In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.

A. would like very much to buy B. badly wanted

C. was glad to have bought D. would rather not buy

2.Other drivers thought they were _______.

A. carrying a cupboard to the church

B. sending flowers to the church

C. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture

D. going to attend a funeral(葬禮) at the church

3.The police will be more polite to those who are _______.

A. driving in gathering darkness

B. in great sorrow (悲痛)

C. driving with wild glowers in the car

D. carrying furniture

4. What did the husband think of this matter?

A. It was very strange. B. He felt ashamed of it.

C. He took great pride in it. D. He was puzzled at it.

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述夫妻兩人買了花和柜櫥開車回家，警察十分友好的為其開路來通過交通堵塞，后來發(fā)現(xiàn)他們是誤以為兩人要去參加葬禮才如此禮貌的故事。

1.. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.它有六尺高八尺長(zhǎng)，太重了，可知丈夫?qū)幵覆毁I這個(gè)柜櫥，故選D

2.. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church.警察們帶領(lǐng)我們通過繁忙的交通，警車停在了村子里的教堂，可推斷他人誤以為兩人是去參加葬禮，故選D

3.Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening.他人誤以為兩人是參加葬禮，所以那晚都格外禮貌，可知對(duì)于在悲痛中的人警察會(huì)更禮貌，故選B

4.“Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.由他盡可能快的開回家，可推斷丈夫?qū)e人誤以為他們是去參加葬禮感到很羞愧，故選B

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