A policeman was sitting in his car on the side of Highway 25, hoping to catch  speeders．After a while，a car full of elderly women slowly rolled by. The policeman  realized that the slow—moving car was a danger to other drivers on the highway, so he decided to ask them to pulled up．After the car had stopped on the side of road, the policeman got out and came to the car to speak to the drive. He said, “The speed  limit(限制)on this highway is fifty-five miles per hour．Why are you driving so slowly?” “Well，officer，I’ve seen a lot of signs on this highway that say‘ twenty- five’ not‘fifty—five'，”the old woman politely replied．

“Ma'am．”the officer told the driver．“those aren’t speed mean that you are driving on Highway 25．”

 “Oh，silly me．I didn't know．I'm sorry，officer．I'll be more carefully in the future .”she replied．

Then the police officer looked in the backseat of the car．He noticed that the elderly passengers looked frightened and were shaking with fear. The officer asked the driver，“What，s wrong with them? They 1ook like they ’ve been frightened to death by something.”

    The driver replied，“0h，they’ll  be all right in a minute．You see, we just got off Highway 120．”

1．The policeman stopped the car because the car was______.

    A．running too slowly         B．running too fast

    C．over crowded(过分拥挤)     D．full of elderly people

2．The driver is _________ ．

    A．a young man       B．an old man

    C．a girl            D．an old lady

3．If you drive on Highway 25，you should drive ________ miles per hour.

  A．at most 25         B．at most 55

  C．at least 120       D．at most 120

4．The passage hints(暗示)that _________.

  A．the Highway 1 20 is frightening

B．you can drive at any speed 0n highways as long as you don’t break the limit 55

C．the driver adjusted(调整)the driving speed by the number of the highways

D．the driver of the car understands the signs 0n the highway very well

The train started moving. It was packed with people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old.
As the train moved, the son was filled with joy because he was very excited at the scenery outside. He said in a high voice, “See Dad, the green trees and the scenery are very beautiful!” It made the other people feel very strange. Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man’s son. Suddenly, it started raining. Raindrops fell on the travelers through the open window. Seeing the rain, the old man’s son said happily, “See Dad, how beautiful the rain is!” Hearing these words, a young lady became angry with the man, as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes. She couldn’t help shouting at the noisy son and his father.
“Can’t you see it is raining? You! Old man! If your son is not feeling well, get him to a mental hospital quickly and please don’t disturb us any more!” The old man’s face turned slightly red and then in a low voice, he replied, “We are on the way back from hospital. He was blind at birth. Only last week he can see again. The rain and the nature are new to him. Please forgive him.” All the other people became quiet.
【小题1】How old was the old man’s son?

The train started moving. It was packed with people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old.

As the train moved, the son was filled with joy because he was very excited at the scenery outside. He said in a high voice, “See Dad, the green trees and the scenery are very beautiful!” It made the other people feel very strange. Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man’s son. Suddenly, it started raining. Raindrops fell on the travelers through the open window. Seeing the rain, the old man’s son said happily, “See Dad, how beautiful the rain is!” Hearing these words, a young lady became angry with the man, as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes. She couldn’t help shouting at the noisy son and his father.

“Can’t you see it is raining? You! Old man! If your son is not feeling well, get him to a mental hospital quickly and please don’t disturb us any more!” The old man’s face turned slightly red and then in a low voice, he replied, “We are on the way back from hospital. He was blind at birth. Only last week he can see again. The rain and the nature are new to him. Please forgive him.” All the other people became quiet.

1.How old was the old man’s son?

2.What did people think of the son’s behavior（行为）? They thought he was _________.

3.What was wrong with the son when he was born?

4.What do you think of the young lady?

5.According to the passage, what does the writer want to tell us?

The train started moving. It was packed with people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old.
As the train moved, the son was filled with joy because he was very excited at the scenery outside. He said in a high voice, “See Dad, the green trees and the scenery are very beautiful!” It made the other people feel very strange. Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man’s son. Suddenly, it started raining. Raindrops fell on the travelers through the open window. Seeing the rain, the old man’s son said happily, “See Dad, how beautiful the rain is!” Hearing these words, a young lady became angry with the man, as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes. She couldn’t help shouting at the noisy son and his father.
“Can’t you see it is raining? You! Old man! If your son is not feeling well, get him to a mental hospital quickly and please don’t disturb us any more!” The old man’s face turned slightly red and then in a low voice, he replied, “We are on the way back from hospital. He was blind at birth. Only last week he can see again. The rain and the nature are new to him. Please forgive him.” All the other people became quiet.

1. 1.

   How old was the old man’s son?

   1. A.
      About 7 years old.
   2. B.
      About 20 years old.
   3. C.
      About 50 years old.
   4. D.
      About 30 years old.
2. 2.

   What did people think of the son’s behavior（行为）? They thought he was _________.

   1. A.
      lovely
   2. B.
      funny
   3. C.
      strange
   4. D.
      clever
3. 3.

   What was wrong with the son when he was born?

   1. A.
      He had mental illness.
   2. B.
      He couldn’t see.
   3. C.
      He couldn’t hear.
   4. D.
      He couldn’t talk.
4. 4.

   What do you think of the young lady?

   1. A.
      She was friendly to the man.
   2. B.
      She was rude to the old man.
   3. C.
      She was clever.
   4. D.
      She was too noisy.
5. 5.

   According to the passage, what does the writer want to tell us?

   1. A.
      We should be friendly to sick people.
   2. B.
      We should learn to enjoy the nature.
   3. C.
      We should respect the elder people.
   4. D.
      We should know the truth before complaining.