【題目】 An abandoned car in Chicago worth about $600 has been issued more than $100, 000 in parking tickets (罰單) over the past three years. Now Jennifer Fitzgerald, 31, is stuck with the bill but says the 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo actually belongs to an ex-boyfriend who registered (登記注冊(cè)) the car in her name without informing her.

The Expired Meter ( 停車計(jì)時(shí)器) reports that from May 23, 2009 to April 30, 2012, the Chicago Department of Finance (DOF) issued 678 tickets against the car, totaling $105, 761.80. It set a Chicago record both for the total number and amount of parking fines issued. In fact, it blew past the previous record holder, which was $65,000 from about 400 tickets.

But Fitzgerald says she doesn’t owe the city a dime (10 分硬幣) and has filed a lawsuit (訴訟 ) in Cook County Circuit Court against the city of Chicago, United Airlines and the ex-boyfriend. Fitzgerald has two main arguments in her case. First, she says her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Preveau, is the actual owner of the car, having bought it from her uncle for $600 in 2008. In fact, Brandon paid for the car’s title (所有權(quán)), registration and insurance, but it was registered in Fitzgerald’s name. “Brandon used his 2007 income tax refund ( 退 款 ) to pay Patrick $600 for the car,” reads Fitzgerald’s complaint. “For reasons not recalled by Patrick, however, Patrick signed the title to the car over to Fitzgerald.”

Second, Fitzgerald’s lawyer is arguing that the city should have simply towed (拖走) the car after 30 days from O’Hare Airport, where it was parked and where Brandon worked at the time. According to Fitzgerald’s complaint, on or before November 17, 2009, Brandon drove the car into the parking lot and never drove it out again. And as the Expired Meter reports, Chicago law does state exactly that an abandoned vehicle is to be towed 30 days after being illegally parked.

【1】After the Chicago Department of Finance noticed the car, it _______.

A.wanted to break a record

B.tried its best to find its owner

C.kept issuing tickets against the car

D.decided to play a joke on its owner

【2】From Paragraph 3, we know that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______.

A.sold the car to her ex-boyfriend long ago

B.received the car from her ex-boyfriend

C.didn’t know anything about the car

D.wasn’t the real owner of the car

【3】Jennifer Fitzgerald filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago because the city _______.

A.didn’t inform her as soon as it found the missing car

B.didn’t tow the vehicle after 30 days from O’Hare Airport

C.didn’t state exactly that an abandoned vehicle was to be towed

D.didn’t help her find the car when it was missing in the beginning

【4】After reading the passage we learn that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______.

A.doesn’t want to pay any money

B.thinks Patrick should pay the fines

C.isn’t trying to find her ex-boyfriend

D.has never been to O’Hare Airport

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報(bào)道。文章介紹了發(fā)生在芝加哥的一起停車訴訟案。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中The Expired Meter ( 停車計(jì)時(shí)器) reports that from May 23, 2009 to April 30, 2012, the Chicago Department of Finance (DOF) issued 678 tickets against the car, totaling $105, 761.80. 過(guò)期的計(jì)價(jià)器報(bào)告說(shuō)，從2009年5月23日到2012年4月30日，芝加哥財(cái)政部門(DOF)對(duì)該車開出了678張罰單，總計(jì)105,761.80美元�？芍�the Chicago Department of Finance從2009年到2012年一直對(duì)這輛汽車開罰票。 故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中First, she says her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Preveau, is the actual owner of the car, having bought it from her uncle for $600 in 2008. In fact, Brandon paid for the car’s title (所有權(quán)), registration and insurance, but it was registered in Fitzgerald’s name.首先，她說(shuō)她的前男友布蘭登·普里沃是這輛車的實(shí)際主人，2008年他以600美元的價(jià)格從她叔叔那里買下了這輛車。事實(shí)上，這輛車的所有權(quán)、注冊(cè)費(fèi)和保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)都是布蘭登付的，但登記時(shí)用的是菲茨杰拉德的名字�？芍�， Fitzgerald并不是這輛車的主人。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中Fitzgerald’s lawyer is arguing that the city should have simply towed (拖走) the car after 30 days from O’Hare Airport, where it was parked and where Brandon worked at the time.菲茨杰拉德的律師認(rèn)為，市政府應(yīng)該在30天后將這輛車從奧黑爾機(jī)場(chǎng)拖走，當(dāng)時(shí)布蘭登就停在那里工作�？芍�Fitzgerald的其中一個(gè)訴訟就是這個(gè)城市30天后，沒有從奧黑爾機(jī)場(chǎng)拖走這輛車。故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中But Fitzgerald says she doesn’t owe the city a dime (10 分硬幣) 但是菲茨杰拉德說(shuō)她不欠一分錢；和最后一段中And as the Expired Meter reports, Chicago law does state exactly that an abandoned vehicle is to be towed 30 days after being illegally parked. 據(jù)過(guò)期計(jì)價(jià)器顯示，芝加哥法律確實(shí)明確規(guī)定，被遺棄的車輛在非法停放30天后將被拖走。可知，Fitzgerald說(shuō)她不欠這個(gè)城市一分錢，因?yàn)橹ゼ痈绶梢?guī)定，一輛廢棄的車在非法停車30天后，將會(huì)被拖走。所以可以推知，Jennifer Fitzgerald認(rèn)為這不是她的責(zé)任，不想付一分錢。故選A項(xiàng)。

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