A
One evening last July．my old car broke down on a highway． It was an hour before sunset．and I was 25 miles from home． I couldn-t reach anyone to pick me up．so I decided to take a bus．
After a while．a bus pulled up and I asked the driver how far she was going．"Four more lights．"she said． She dropped me off at the end of her routes(线路) and told me which to look for． After waiting 30 minutes．l began to think about a very expensive taxi to ride home．Then a bus pulled up and the door opened．
"1 just can．t leave you here．"she said． "I'll give you a ride home．
"You'll drive nie home in the ．bus?"l asked．confused(迷惑不解)．
"No．l'II take you in my car．"she said．
"It's a long way．"I answered．
"Come on．sir．"she said． "I have nothing else to do． "
On the way．she told me a story． A few days earher．her brother had run out of gas． A good Chinese man had picked him up．taken him to a gas station and then back to his car． "I．ll just passing the favor along．"she said．
When I offered her money as a thank-you．she wouldn-t acceptc接受） it． "That wouldn' t make it a favor．"she said． "Just do something nice for somebody． Pass it along． "
( )21．ln the first paragraph．"pick．．． up" best means "______"
A． take hold of and lift．．．
B． choose．．． carefully
C． give．．． a ride
D． hear on learn．．．
第1题：
—How about your journey to Mount Emei ?
—Everything was wonderful except that our car _________ twice on the way .
A. slowed down B. broke down C. got downD. put down
第2题：
I bought a new car last month, but()my old car yet.
A. did not sell
B. have not sold
C. had not sold
第3题：
A. put
B. closed
C. tore
D. broke
第4题：
【题目描述】
第23题：The old lady ________ on hearing his son’s death. A. broke in B. broke down C. broke out D. broke away
正确答案：B
第5题：
A. break
B. broke
C. break down
D. broke down
第6题：
The three women were put into prison because ______.
A. they broke the law
B. they buried the old woman
C. they shared the old woman's money
D. they killed the old woman
50．答案为A 此考题为细节题。选项C和D所涉及的内容在文章中并未提到，将死去的老妇人埋掉不会导致三人被判刑人狱，因而B是错误的。而她们之所以被判刑则是因为她们犯了法，故A是正确答案。
第7题：
The reason ______ I came late for the meeting was that my car broke down.
A：why
B：because
C：that
D：which
第8题：
A.after
B.about
C.across
D.over
第9题：
The old lady _________ on hearing her son’s death.
A、broke in
B、broke down
C、broke out
D、broke away
第10题：
III阅读理解（20分）
A
There are many different kinds of cars in the world． My uncle thinks this is because cars are like their drivers． He says: "Rich people have expensive cars，big people have large cars，and old people drive old cars． "But I don-t agree with him．
My neighbor，Mrs Hill，is 82 years old． She drives only to the bank on Tuesdays． She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour． Do you think Mrs Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new．lt-s very large，and it can g0 200 kilometers an hour!
My friend Mike is an artist． He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors． But his car is black! Mrs Bates has a very，very old car．lt often has engine trouble． Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No，she has four factories and two million dollars in the bank． My aunt Mary has a very small car． Every Sunday，she．drives to the country with her husband，her three children，her mother and their dog．
Now，you have read about some people and their cars． Do you agree with my uncle? Maybe your family have cars． Do you want to say something about them?'
( )21． What does the writer-s uncle think of cars and their drivers?
A． Big people drive small cars．
B． Old people drive new cars．
C． Poor people have expensive cars．
D． Rich people have dear cars．