Question

The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it running towards him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face clearly.

“Where have I seen that face before?” he though. “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!” He took all the newspapers from his bag and turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small eyes, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

“Wanted by the police,” read by Jack. “The city Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man.”

“Call the police at once,” he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. “This man was caught this morning,”  answered the police.

1. The story happened _______.

A. in England  B. in America

C. in a bank  D. in a police station

2.Why did Jack stop his car?

A. Because he wanted to see the driver.

B. Because he didn’t want to pass by first.

C. Because it was good for drivers to stop to let others go first.

D. Because the road was not wide enough for the two cars to pass at the same time.

3. What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A. He drove to the city bank.

B. He drove to the police.

C. he made a telephone call.

D. He stopped the American car.

4.What would the person get if he  caught the man the police wanted?

A. A lot of English cars.

B. A lot of money.

C. A lot of American cars.

D. A lot of newspapers.

5.Who caught the man with large mouth and small eyes?

A. The American.  B. The police.

C. Jack.          D. the driver.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：一辆宽大的红色美国小车在英国的乡村小路上与杰克的小车擦肩而过，杰克清楚的看到了司机的那张脸，似曾相识。他翻看所有的报纸，最终发现这是正被警方通缉的嫌疑犯，他马上报警，令杰克遗憾的是，警方说这个人今天早上已经被抓住了。

1.A 细节理解题。题意：故事发生在哪儿？A. in England 在英国；B. in America在美国；C. in a bank在银行；D. in a police station在警察局。根据短文第一句话：The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road大的红色美国小车对于这条英国乡村路太宽了。可以推测出：美国小车在英国行驶。故选A。

2.D细节理解题。题意：杰克为什么停下了他的小车？A. Because he wanted to see the driver.因为他想看看这位司机；B. Because he didn’t want to pass by first.因为他不想要先通过；C. Because it was good for drivers to stop to let others go first.因为让别人先过是好司机；D. Because the road was not wide enough for the two cars to pass at the same time.因为两辆车同时通过，公路不够宽。根据第一段的：he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. 他把自己的小车停在路边，腾出空间让它通过。可以推测出这条路太窄。故选D。

3.C 细节理解题。题意：当杰克再次读报时，他做了什么？A. He drove to the city bank.他驱车去市银行；B. He drove to the police.他驱车去警察局；C. he made a telephone call.他打了一个电话；D. He stopped the American car.他拦下了那辆美国小车。根据短文最后一段：“Call the police at once,” he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad.（他对自己说：马上报警。但几分钟后，他难过了。）可以推测出他报警了。故选C。

4.B 细节理解题。题意：如果他抓住了警方通缉的这个人，这个人会得到什么？A. A lot of English cars许多英式小车；B. A lot of money.许多钱；C. A lot of American cars.许多美国小车；D. A lot of newspapers.许多报纸。根据短文倒数第二段的：The city Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man.（市银行会给抓住这个人的人奖许多钱。）可知本题选B。

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【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。