A father with Parkinson's disease was arrested as he watched the Olympic cycling road race because he failed to smile or look as if he was enjoying himself.
Mark Worsfold, a martial arts trainer and former soldier, claims that he was thrown to the floor and handcuffed just as cyclists passed by. His worried wife Nicola only found out he was being held after she reported him missing when he did not turn up for their daughter's ninth birthday party. The 54­year­old man had his fingerprints, DNA and mugshot taken before being questioned about why he did not appear to be enjoying the event on July 28. Police said Mr. Worsfold, who was held for over five hours, was arrested because of his manner，his state of dress and his being too near to the course. A spokesman added that the arrest was necessary to avoid a breach(破壞) of the peace because he was standing near a group of protesters(抗議者)．
But Mr. Worsfold, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2010, said that one of the symptoms of the disease is muscle rigidity, which can cause his face to become expressionless. “I was sitting minding my own business”， he told a local newspaper. “Before I knew anything the police grabbed me off this seven­foot wall, threw me to the floor and handcuffed me, so all I saw of the cycle race was between the feet of people from the pavement. It could have been done better. I was arrested for not smiling. I have Parkinson's disease.”
Mr. Worsfold has since asked for a letter of not being guilty from police. The officers who made the arrest have apologized to him.
小題1:Which word can be used to replace the underlined word “mugshot” in the second paragraph?
A．Clothes.B．Photos.C．Measures.D．Tools.
小題2:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Worsfold's wife was immediately informed of his being arrested by the police.
B．Worsfold was arrested because he was extremely dangerous.
C．Worsfold enjoyed the cycle race though he saw it between the feet of people from the pavement.
D．Worsfold was arrested because of his clothes as well as his facial expression.
小題3:What can we infer from the passage?
A．The officers must have been punished for Worsfold's arrest.
B．Worsfold has an expressionless face and probably looks strong.
C．The officers apologized to Worsfold after one day's arrest.
D．Worsfold was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease four years ago.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
本文是一篇新聞報道。主要報道了英國一名帕金森病患者因看奧運自行車公路賽時面無表情而被警方逮捕的有關(guān)情況。
小題1:答案：B　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)語境知，這位54歲的老人留下了自己的指紋，并采集了DNA信息和照片。由“taken”知B項符合題意。
小題2:答案：D　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“...because he failed to smile”和第二段倒數(shù)第二句“...because of his manner，his state of dress and his being too near to the course.”可知D項正確。
小題3:答案：B　推理判斷題。選項A文章未涉及；根據(jù)第二段第四句的“...who was held for over five hours”可排除C項；根據(jù)第三段第一句排除D項。故B項正確。
疑難詞匯解讀
1．diagnose v．診斷
The doctor diagnosed measles.醫(yī)生診斷出麻疹。
2．a(chǎn)rrest v．逮捕，拘留
A man has been arrested and is being questioned now.已逮捕了一位男子，正在審問。
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B．sharks attacked humans three times in one month
C．a(chǎn) boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach
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A．A new show held by those skinny models.
B．A worldwide prize for the healthiest model.
C．A measure of body health based on height and weight.
D．A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders.
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A．to change the working conditions of models
B．to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders
C．to lower the chance of skinny models’ death
D．to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness
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A．the fashion industry is much too influential
B．it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit
C．it doesn’t provide a proper approach that can work well
D．it doesn’t create a healthy working environment for models
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