中考英语辅导阅读训练

陆华春

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.

It stood outside a furniture（家具） shop.“Buy it,” she said at once. “Well carry it home on the roof?鄄rack（车顶架）. Ive always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied onto the roof?鄄rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.

As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After some time my wife said, “Theres a long line of cars behind. Why dont they overtake（超车）?”

Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church（教堂） . One of the officers came to me.

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

I didnt quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “Youve been very kind. I live just down the road.”

He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “Its a bookshelf youve got there! We thought it was — er, something else.”

My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, its a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

( )1． From the story we know that _________.

A． the writer was poor and didnt buy the bookshelf for his wife

B． the writers wife didnt like the bookshelf at all

C． the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D． the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

( )2． What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

A． He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B． Other drivers would let him go first.

C． His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D． He could save a lot of money and time.

( )3． Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

A． Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B． Because they didnt think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

C． Because they thought somebody in the writers family had died and he needed help.

D． Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

( )4． Why did the writers wife begin to laugh?

A． Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.

B． Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.

C． Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

D． Because the police had helped them a lot.

( )5． When did the officers begin to realize（意识到） they had made a mistake?

A． Before they arrived at the church.

B． Before they overtook（overtake的过去式） the writers car.

C． After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

D. After the writers family left the church.

【参考答案及讲解】

1． 选D。从文章第3自然段语句的意思可以推测出答案，A、B、C项均不符合文章内容。

2． 选B。从第4自然段中的“Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through.”可知道答案。

3． 选C。阅读完整篇文章后可以知道the writer买的bookshelf放在roof?鄄rack上被路人和警察当成了棺材，因此选项C“Because they thought somebody in the writers family had died and he needed help.”符合题意。

4． 选A。联系上下文内容可以得出只有选项A是正确答案。

5． 选C。仔细阅读倒数第2和倒数第5自然段即可得出答案。