【名师解析】贵州省遵义航天高级中学2015届高三上学期第三次模拟考试 英语试题
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．
【题文】A
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 (柜厨) 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. Other drivers thought the author and his wife 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 at the church
2. The police will be more polite to those who are _______.
A. driving in gathering darkness B. in great sorrow
C. driving with wild flowers in the car D. carrying furniture
3. What did the husband think of this matter?
A. It was very strange. B. He took great pride in it.
C. He felt ashamed of it. D. He was puzzled at it.
【答案】【知识点】C2 故事类
【文章综述】本文主要讲述了作者和妻子在家具店外买了一个家具，还带了一些野花，司机们和警察都认为他们是去参加葬礼而纷纷给作者让路，正是大家的误解让作者羞愧难当。
【答案解析】
1. D。解析：细节题，根据第三段In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening可知所有的司机都给自己让路，说明他们误认为作者带着和箱子是去参加葬礼。故选D。
2. B。解析：推断题，根据第四段的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以及后面的We thought it was something else可知警察误认为作者在办丧事，处于悲痛之中，故选B。
