Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager.  He drives carefully

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Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager.  He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger.  And he escaped from several accidents.  The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.   Mr. Baker， one of his friends， works in a factory outside the city.  It"s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus.  As the traffic is crowded in the morning， sometimes he"s late for the work.  His manager warns the young man that he will be  sent away unless he gets to his office on time.  He hopes to  buy a car， but he hasn"t enough money.  He decides to buy an  oldd one.    He went to the flea （跳蚤） market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car.  He said he wanted to have a trial （试验） drive， the seller agreed.  He called Mr.  King  and asked him to help him.  Mr.  King examined the car at first and then drove it away.  It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street.  At first he drove slowly and it worked well.  Then he drove fast.  And when he reached a crossing， the lights turned red.  He tried to stop it， but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street.  A policeman told him to stop， but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.  "Didn"t you hear me？" the policeman asked angrily.   "Yes， I did， sir，" said Mr.  King， "Since it doesn"t listen to me，can it obey you？"
小题1:From the passage, we know Mr. King is a         .

A．manager

B．driver

C．worker

D．policeman

小题2:Mr.  King is paid more because he _______.

A．always drives very slowly

B．is not afraid of danger

C．had driven for years

D．drives very well

小题3:Mr.  Baker went to the flea market to _______.  

A．buy a second-hand car

B．have a trial drive

C．choose a new car

D．sell his old car

小题4:Mr. King tried to stop the car when _______.  

A．he saw an old woman crossing the street

B．he saw a big tree

C．the traffic lights turned red

D．the policeman shouted angrily at him

小题5:Which of the following is true？

A．Mr. King will be sent away if he keeps being late

B．Mr. Baker can"t afford to buy an old car

C．Mr. King didn"t hear the policeman

D．Something was wrong with the car

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D

解析

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了金先生是一位驾驶技术不错的司机，他的朋友贝克先生为了及时赶到公司，在资金不足的情况下，就买了一辆二手车。可知在去上班的路上由于某些故障，差点撞到一位老妇人，被交警抓住了。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. 描述，可知金先生是一个给经理开车的司机，故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger.  And he escaped from several accidents.  他开车和细心，在危险时刻能保持冷静，并且避免了几次交通事故。可见他的驾驶技术很好。故选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据文中He decides to buy an  oldd one.    He went to the flea （跳蚤） market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. 描述，可知贝克先生打算买一辆二手车。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据文中And when he reached a crossing， the lights turned red.  He tried to stop it，描述，可知当红灯亮时，他准备停车。故选C。
小题5:推理判断题。根据文中He tried to stop it， but he failed …… "Since it doesn"t listen to me，can it obey you？" 可知是这辆车除了某种故障。故选D。