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.
【小題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
【小題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
【小題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 flowers in the car
D．carrying furniture
【小題4】What did the husband think of the whole 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

解析試題分析：作者和家人在郊游歸來(lái)的路上，買了一個(gè)櫥柜。夜幕下用鮮花裝扮的櫥柜在路人的眼里看成了一口棺材，甚至連警察也替他們開路，并且一路護(hù)送他們到教堂。對(duì)這種情況作者開始還很得意，不知道拉著家具竟然有這樣的好處，然而當(dāng)知道真正的原因后卻尷尬萬(wàn)分。
【小題1】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中What could I do?可知作者買櫥柜的時(shí)候不情愿所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題2】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中對(duì)櫥柜尺寸的描述以及Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening.和最后警察給他們引路到教堂可以推斷出在夜幕下人們把用鮮花裝飾的櫥柜誤認(rèn)為是棺材，所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】B推理判斷題。從作者的敘述中可知警察誤以為他們車上拉的是棺材，要去教堂，并且給他們引路，由此可以推斷警察對(duì)悲痛的人們是禮貌和善的。文中with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic.就是很好的提示，故B選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題4】B根據(jù)文章最后The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes.和I drove home as fast as I could. 可知作者感到非常尷尬，難堪，所以B為正確選項(xiàng)。
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