Question

One Sunday evening,it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk.He was walking along the sidewalk.Suddenly,he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed.It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking.He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.

The two drivers were arguing.

“You came around the corner too fast,” one man said.

“No!” said the driver of the white car,“That’s not true!Your car was parked in a wrong place.”

Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong and he drove too fast.The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court.Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.

Next Thursday morning,Stanley was asked to go to the court.The lawyer of the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen.Then he asked Stanley how old he was.

“I’m eighty-two,” answered Stanley.

“Do you usually wear glasses?” asked the lawyer.

“Yes,I do,” answered Stanley.

“Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked.

“No,” replied Stanley.

Then the lawyer said,“Why should the court believe you?You are eighty-two years old,you were not wearing your glasses,and it was dark.How far can you see in the dark?”

Stanley thought about it for a minute.“Well,” he said,“when it’s dark,I can see the moon.How far is that?”

1.The cause of the accident is that 　　　.

A. the red car was going too slowly

B. the white car was going too fast

C. the drivers were sleepy

D. Stanley was in their way

2.Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by 　　　.

A. writing a letter to him

B. sending an email to him

C. paying a visit to him

D. making a phone call to him

3.We can learn from the story that 　　　.

A. Stanley was a clever and humorous man

B. Stanley wore glasses when the accident happened

C. the lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearly

D. Stanley was not able to see the moon

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

本文属于记叙文，讲述一位老人目睹一场车祸，用机智幽默的回答来为自己辩解。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“at high speed”和第五段中的“the white car driver was wrong and he drove too fast”可知白车速度太快以至于撞上了红车,因此选B项。

2.细节理解题。根据文中第五段的“Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number”可知,Stanley给红车的车主留下了电话号码,因此可推断他们是通过电话联系的。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段when it’s dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?可知，Stanley为自己的辩解可知,他是一个幽默又聪明的人,故选A。