A
Wespentadayinthecountry，pickingwildflowers.Ourcarlookedlikeaflowershopinside！Onthewayhomewehadtostopattrafficlights，andthenmywifenoticedthecupboard.
Itwastallandnarrow，anditstoodoutsideafurnitureshop.“Buyit，”shesaidatonce.“We’llcarryithomeontheroofrack(车顶架)．I’vealwayswantedonelikethat.”
WhatcouldIdo？TenminuteslaterIwas 20poorer，andthecupboardwastiedontotheroofrack.Thepoliceevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.Carryingfurniturewasagoodidea.
Afteratimemywifesaid，“Thereisalonglineofcarsbehind.Whydon’ttheyovertake(超车)，Iwonder？”
Infactapolicecardidovertake.Thetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslyastheypassed.Butthenwithgreatkindness，theyledusthroughtherushhourtraffic.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.Oneoftheofficerscametome.
Iwaspuzzled.“Thanks，officer，”Isaid.“You’vebeenverykind.Ilivejustdowntheroad.”
Hewasstaringatourload：firstattheflowers，thenatthecupboard.“Well，well，”hesaid，laughing，“It’sacupboardyou’vegothere！Wethoughtitwas...er，somethingelse.”
Mywifebegantolaugh.Thenthetruthstruckmeimmediately.Ismiledattheofficer，“Yes，it’sacupboard，butthanksagain.”IdrovehomeasfastasIcould.
21．Thewriterwrotethisstoryinorderto.
A．praisethepoliceofficers
B．thanktheotherdrivers
C．showpeoplearekindtoeachother
D．tellustheirfunnyexperience
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。作者在回家的路上买了一个柜子，放在车顶，且有花在上面，其他人认为是棺材，所以作者只是讲述了自己有趣的经历。
22．Thewriterstoppedhiscaronthewayhome.
A．tobuyacupboard
B．topickwildflowers
C．tohaveachatwithapoliceman
D．whentheycametoaflowershop
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。文中第一段最后提到“mywifenoticedthecupboard”，故选A项。
23．Thedriversbehinddidn’tovertakebecause.
A．theywantedtoshowtheirspecialkindness
B．theywereafraidthecupboardwouldfalldown
C．theywereadmiringtheflowersinthewriter’scar
D．theywonderedwhatwasinsidethecupboard
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。由第五段第三句“Butthenwithgreatkindness，theyledusthrough...”可知答案为A项。
24．Thewriter’swifebegantolaughbecause.
A．shethoughtthepoliceofficerswerefoolish
B．shewasinterestedinwhatthepoliceofficersaid
C．shewasgladtheyweretreatedkindly
D．shehadrealizedthetruth
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据文中倒数第二段中警察的描述，作者的妻子想到了警察和其他司机认为他们的柜子是棺材，所以选D项。
