We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜廚) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack. I’ve always wanted one like that.”
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.
“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?”
I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”
He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”
My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
1. In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.
A. would like very much to buy           B. badly wanted 
C. was glad to have bought                  D. would rather not buy
2. Other drivers thought they were _______.
A. carrying a cupboard to the church
B. sending flowers to the church
C. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture
D. going to attend a funeral(葬禮) at the church
3. The police will be more polite to those who are _______.
A. driving in gathering darkness                 B. in great sorrow (悲痛)
C. driving with wild glowers in the car        D. carrying furniture
4. What did the husband think of this matter?
A. It was very strange.                               B. He felt ashamed of it.
C. He took great pride in it.                        D. He was puzzled at it.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B

作者在采花回家的路上，妻子又買了一個柜子裝在車上，其他的司機及警察都以為他們是去給人送葬，所以紛紛給其讓路。
小題1:推斷題。根據(jù)文章第2段作者對買柜子的想法：要花錢、又長又笨重，從而推斷出作者心里不愿意，由此可知答案為D。
小題2:推斷題。根據(jù)第4段倒數(shù)第2句：警察的車停在教堂及第7段警察看車的情形：看了花草又看柜子，說：我們以為是別的什么東西�？赏茢喑龃祟}答案為D。
小題3:推斷題。根據(jù)文章中對警察關(guān)心作者的描述及警察對作者車上東西的看法可推斷出警察以為作者去參加葬禮，所以對作者特別關(guān)心，由此可知答案為B。
小題4:推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的描述：好像一塊石頭擊中了我的眉心，于是我盡快地把車開回家，可看出作者對此很羞愧，從而推斷出此題答案為B。
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