We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack. I’ve always wanted one like that.”

　　What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.

　　In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

　　After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

　　“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?”

　　I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

　　He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

　　My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

　　1. In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.

　　A. would like very much to buy B. badly wanted

　　C. was glad to have bought D. would rather not buy

　　2. Other drivers thought they were _______.

　　A. carrying a cupboard to the church

　　B. sending flowers to the church

　　C. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture

　　D. going to attend a funeral(葬礼) at the church

　　3. The police will be more polite to those who are _______.

　　A. driving in gathering darkness B. in great sorrow (悲痛)

　　C. driving with wild glowers in the car D. carrying furniture

　　4. What did the husband think of this matter?

　　A. It was very strange. B. He felt ashamed of it.

　　C. He took great pride in it. D. He was puzzled at it.

　　【答案解析】

　　作者在采花回家的路上，妻子又买了一个柜子装在车上，其他的司机及警察都以为他们是去给人送葬，所以纷纷给其让路。

　　1. D。推断题。根据文章第2段作者对买柜子的想法：要花钱、又长又笨重，从而推断出作者心里不愿意，由此可知答案为D。

　　2. D。推断题。根据第4段倒数第2句：警察的车停在教堂及第7段警察看车的情形：看了花草又看柜子，说：我们以为是别的什么东西。可推断出此题答案为D。

　　3. B。推断题。根据文章中对警察关心作者的描述及警察对作者车上东西的看法可推断出警察以为作者去参加葬礼，所以对作者特别关心，由此可知答案为B。

　　4. B。推断题。根据文章最后一段的描述：好像一块石头击中了我的眉心，于是我尽快地把车开回家，可看出作者对此很羞愧，从而推断出此题答案为B。