2022中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习8 Anoldmanwasgoinghomelateonenightwithhishorseandcartafteraday'shardwork.Whenhewasnotfarfromhishouse,thelightonthecartwentout.Hetriedbutcouldnotmendit. Hewasnearhishome,andsohewentalongtheroadwithoutalight.Whenapolicemansawthis,hestoppedtheoldcarter. "Where'syourlight?"askedthepoliceman."Noonemaytakeacartalongaroadatnightwithoutalight.Youknowthat.You'vebrokenthelaw. "Ihadalight,"saidtheoldman,"butithasjustgoneout." "Idon'tbelievethatstory,"saidthepoliceman.Hetookoutabookandgotreadytowrite."What'syournameandwheredoyoulive?"heasked. "Pleasedon'ttakemyname,"saidtheoldman."Myhouseisjustthere.Youcanseeitfromhere.Ihadalightnearlythewholeway.Ihaven'tcomefarwithoutalight." "Youcameallthewaywithoutalight.What'syourname?" Thecarterquicklytookthepoliceman'shandandputitdownonthetopofthelight.Thelightwasstillhot,andburntthepoliceman'shand.Hejumpedandhewasveryangry. "Now,whatdoyouthink?"saidthecarter."DidIcomeallthewaywithoutalight?" 1.Inthepassage"Cart"is___________. A.somethinglikeacarB.somethinglikealight C.somethingpulledbyahorseD.somethingwithalight 2.Theoldmandrovehome___________. A.onthebackofhishorseB.lateonenight C.verylateeverynightD.withapoliceman 3.Wheredidthepolicemanstoptheoldman? A.Nearhishome.B.Atthetrafficlights. C.Underaroadlight.D.Farfromhishouse.-2-\n 4.Thecartwasstoppedbythepolicemanbecause________. A.theoldmandidn'thavealight B.thepolicemandidn'tbelievetheoldman'swords C.theoldmandidnotwanttotellhisname D.theoldman'slightwasn'ton 5..Howdidtheoldmanmakethepolicemanbelieve(相信)hiswords? A.Hemadethepolicemantouchthelight. B.Hejumpedandshoutedangrily. C.Hemadethepolicemanangry.D.Heburntthepoliceman'shands. 【答案与解析】一个老头夜里驾车回家，就要到家时车灯突然熄灭了。警察发现未亮，就说他一路上无灯驾驶，并要记下他的名字。无论老头怎么样解释，警察就是不相信。最后机智的老头迅速地把警察的手按到仍然烫热的车灯上…… 1.C。本题属表层理解题。由短文首句中的“withhishorseandcart”不难找到答案。 2.B。答案就在短文开头的“Anoldmanwasgoinghomelateonenightwithhishorseandcartafteraday'shardwork.”一句中。 3.A。短文第二段首句即是答案的出处。 4.C。该小题的答案可从第三自然段警察的话语中找到，第二段的最后两句也对此题有所暗示。 5.D。本小题有一定的难度，但根据“Thecarterquicklytookthepoliceman'shandandputitdownonthetopofthelight.”一句可以把迷惑性较大的选项A予以排除，故答案非D莫属。-2-
