12.A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking (搭便車) on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm,with no cars on the road.The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him.Suddenly,he saw a car come towards him and stop.The man,without thinking about it,got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel (方向盤)!
The car started to move very slowly.The man looked at the road and saw a curve (拐彎處) coming his way.Terrified,he started to pray,begging for his life.He had not come out of shock when,just before the car hit the curve,a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel.The man,paralyzed (癱瘓的) with fear,watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve.Finally,although terrified,the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky (幽靈般的) car.Without looking back,the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town.In a state of complete horror,the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.
Then,still shaking with fright,he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car.Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened,with hair standing on end,when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was telling with fear and he was certainly not drunk!
About half an hour later,two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other,"Hey,isn't it fun that a stupid man jumped into and then out of the car while we were pushing it?"
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21.Which of the following can probably be the title of the passage?D.
A.Three stupid young men
B.Never take a car at stormy nights
C.Ghosts usually come out at stormy nights
D.A frightening hitchhiking
22.When the car was first drawing near a curve,the man in the carB.
A.felt very curious
B.was extremely frightened
C.cried for help
D.remained as calm as possible
23.According to the passage,what made the man's experience believable?A.
A.His reasonable behavior.
B.His wonderful description.
C.His plain appearance.
D.His wet clothes.
24.We can infer from the passage thatC.
A.it is unsafe for people to take a free ride
B.the man was telling a lie to his listeners
C.the car probably broke down on the way
D.the two young men were familiar with the man.