Question

Mr.Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. Lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didin't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily， "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?"

"l'm sorry，sir，" said Mr.brown， "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man.

"It's cold today， sir，" said Mr.Brown. "Please drink a little， and then you'll get warm."

The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked， "l'm felling much better now. Why don't you drink any?"

"l can't drink anything now，sir， "answered Mr.Brown "l'm waiting for the policeman.Only drunkards（酒鬼） cause accidents（事故），you kown!"

1.When did the story happen?

A.In the morning       B.In the afternoon

C.In the evening       D.At night

2.Why did Mr.Brown drive so fast?

A.He was happy that day

B.He was good at driving

C.There were few cars in the street

D.He was afraid to be late

3. Mr.Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that ____.

A.he didn't see the red lights    B.he drove fast

C.he couldn't drive at all        D.it was raining hard

4.Why did Mr.Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?

A.To make him happy         B.To make him drink

C.To make him warm          D.To make friends with him

5.We can know that _____ at last.

A.Mr.Brown was not late for work

B.the old man Mr.Brown became good friends

C.Mr.Brown drank some wine

D.Mr.Brown fooled the old man

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文讲述的是一天早上，Brown先生起床晚了，他担心上班迟到，所以路上开车很快，不小心撞到了一辆汽车。Brown先生给了那个司机一瓶酒，他想让他喝醉，这样警察来的时候，就会以为是那个汽车司机引起的事故。

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考点：故事类阅读。