【Anoldmanwasgoinghomelateonenightwithhishorseandcart(马车)afteraday’shardwork.Whenhewasnotfarfromhishouse,thelightonthecartwentout.Hetriedbutcouldnotmend(修理)it.Hewasnearhishome,andsohewentalongth】
Anoldmanwasgoinghomelateonenightwithhishorseandcart(马车)afteraday’shardwork.Whenhewasnotfarfromhishouse,thelightonthecartwentout.Hetriedbutcouldnotmend(修理)it.
Hewasnearhishome,andsohewentalongtheroadwithoutalight.Whenapolicesawthis,hestoppedtheoldcarter.
“Whereisyourlight?”askedthepoliceman.“Nomanmaytakeacartalongtheroadatnightwithoutalight.Youknowthat.Youhavebrokenthelaw(法律).
“Ihadalight,butithasjustgoneout.”saidtheoldman.
“Idon’tbelievethatstory,”saidthepoliceman.Hetookoutabookandgotreadytowrite.What’syournameandwheredoyoulive?”heasked.
“Pleasedon’ttakemyname,”saidtheoldman.“Myhomeisjustthere.Youcanseeitfromhere.
Ihadalightnearlythewholeway.Ihaven’tcomefarwithoutalight.”
“Youcameallthewaywithoutalight.What’syourname?”
Thecarterquicklytookthepoliceman’shandandputitdownontopofthelight.Thelightwasstillhotandburntthepoliceman’shand.Thepolicemanjumpedandhewasveryangry.
“Now,whatdoyouthink?”saidthecarter.“DidIcomeallthewaywithoutalight?”
1.Inthepassagetheword“cart”is_______.
A.somethinglikeacarB.somethinglikealight
C.somethingpulledbyahorseD.somethingwithalight
2.Theoldmandrovehome_________.
A.onthebackofhishorseB.lateonenight
C.verylateeverynightD.withapolice
3.Wheredidthepolicemanstoptheoldman?
A.Neartheoldman’shomeB.Atthetrafficlights
C.UnderaroadlightD.Farfromtheoldman’shome
4.Thecartwasstoppedbythepolicemanbecause________.
A.theoldmandidn’thavealight
B.thepolicemandidn’tbelievetheoldman’swords
C.theoldmandidn’twanttotellhisname
D.thelightontheoldman’scartwasnoton
5.Whatmadethepolicemanbelievetheoldman’swords?----
A.HemadthepolicemantouchthelightB.Hejumpedandshoutedangrily
C.HemadethepolicemanangryD.Thelightburntthepoliceman’shands