Question

Judge Frank Caprio is a famous person in the city of Providence, Rhode Island. And, he is starting to get noticed around the world, too. He is an 80-year-old judge in the capital city of Rhode Island, the smallest state in the U. S.. One of his jobs is to take charge of traffic court. That involves talking to people who have gotten traffic tickets for going though red lights or parking illegally. They go to traffic court to question the tickets. Caprio hears what they have to say. Then, he decides whether or not the ticket is legal.

Caprio recently heard the case of a young man who was driving his mother’s car. He went through a light after it turned red. After he spoke with the high school student, Caprio decided to let him off with a warning----if he promised to go to college and graduate.

Another video from the Providence traffic court came out earlier this week. It showed a woman speaking with Judge Caprio about a parking ticket. She went to traffic court after getting a ticket for parking in an area that only permitted parking after 10 a. m. . The ticket was written at 9:59 a. m. . The woman said the clock in her car showed 10 a. m., so she thought it would be OK. After some conversation, the judge decided to dismiss the ticket.

But Caprio did tell her, “You violated the city laws.” He held up a large book of rules. He smiled and the woman laughed. He said: “Our parking enforcement officers are second to none in the country!” After talking with the court officer, he said “I think 9:59 is close enough. Matter is dismissed.”

The video was viewed over 1 million times in just two days. One person wrote of the video: “This is so cute. What a great judge. LOVE THIS.” Others wondered if the video was real, because it seemed so funny. But, there actually are judges out there like Frank Caprio. He is as real as they come.

1.What punishment did the young man receive?

A. None    B. Fine

C. Education    D. Blame

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “violated” in Paragraph 4?

A. ignored    B. followed

C. understood    D. broke

3.What did the author think of the video about the parking ticket?

A. It was funny    B. It was so cute

C. It was not real    D. It was quite true

Answer

the city laws ☞D选项broke.

【解析】一位80岁的法官弗兰克卡普里奥(Frank Caprio)现在是美国罗德岛州首府普罗维登斯家喻户晓的人物。他的职责之一是负责交通法庭，因为审理了两个超级离奇的视频，他也开始吸引全球的关注。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段He went through a light after it turned red. After he spoke with the high school student, Caprio decided to let him off with a warning----if he promised to go to college and graduate.他闯了红灯。而弗兰克与这个年轻人谈话过后决定释放他并给予警告——条件是他必须答应要上大学并完成学业。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据After some conversation, the judge decided to dismiss the ticket.

But Caprio did tell her, “You violated the city laws.”在一段交流过后，法官决定认定这张罚单无效。不过弗兰克还是郑重地告诉这名女子，“你违反了城市的法规。A. ignored 忽视； B. followed 跟随；C. understood 理解 D. broke 打破，违反。可以得知虽然法官免除女子罚单，还是说她违反了法规。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据But, there actually are judges out there like Frank Caprio. He is as real as they come.但事实上，真的有很多像弗兰克这样的法官。弗兰克就是法官人群中一个活生生的实例。可以判定作者认为这个视频是真的。故选D。

【名师点睛】

词义猜测主要的解题策略有：语境猜测、语法猜词和常识猜词。

语境既上下文。由于上下文中的生词不是孤立存在的，其词义与句中其它词的词义或具体的语境有着密切的联系。因此在阅读过程中，许多生词的词义可以充分利用上下文中相关的词汇，短语并结合具体的语境来推测。

2.D【解题剖析】此题属于猜测词义中的：依据语境猜测词义。答案需要找But Caprio did tell her,是一个典型的信息提示词。

【答案定位】根据文章中的 After some conversation, the judge decided to dismiss the ticket.

But Caprio did tell her, “You violated the city laws.” 可知是“违反”的意思。

【推理关系】题干Which of the following can replace the underlined word “violated” in Paragraph 4? ☞文章内容After some conversation, the judge decided to dismiss the ticket.

But Caprio did tell her, “You violated the city laws.”.从该段材料对在一段交流过后，法官决定认定这张罚单无效。不过来看，弗兰克没有惩罚这名女子但还是郑重地告诉这名女子，“你违反了城市的法规。因此可断定该词含义为“违反”。本题是运用前文的例证猜测词义。