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【题目】Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when she went to pick up her daughter’s car near an Ohio University building last week. Anderson saw the nickelgray Toyota Camry and used her daughter’s key to unlock the car，start the engine and drive home.

When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later，he found only an empty parking spot. He first assumed the car had been towed，but when the police couldn’t find a record of it，they took a theft report.

The morning after Anderson took back the car，her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn’t hers. She found Vansant’s name on paperwork in the glove compartment and looked up his phone number on the Website for the university.

When she told Vansant the car was in her driveway，“It sounded real fishy at first，like maybe she wanted to hold the thing for ransom，”Vansant said!

He eventually went to the house with a police officer，where he was reunited with his car. According to a police report，the case was closed “because of the mistaken car identity.”Anderson wasn’t charged.

Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the “thief”．“Her key fit not only my lock，but my ignition as well—so high-five for Toyota，I guess，”he said.

Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong said key technology wasn’t as sophisticated as two decades ago，and there were so many ways to cut a key，making it possible for such a mix-up to occur. He said the company now has a microchip embedded(嵌入)in the keys for 90 percent of its vehicles that allows them tostart only with the correct key.

【1】We can learn from the story that Kate Anderson ____.

A．was an experienced but unlucky thief

B．took Vansant’s car away by chance

C．could unlock any car with her special key

D．was accused of theft and put into prison

【2】 When Charlie Vansant received the phone call，he ____.

A．ran as fast as he could to the police station

B．felt someone was playing a joke on him

C．suspected he would be forced to pay for the car

D．went directly to Anderson and collected his car

【3】 Who should be responsible for the accident?

A．Toyota Camry.

B．Charlie Vansant.

C．Toyota Company.

D．The police.

【4】 According to the passage，it can be learned that ____.

A．the daughter is more honest than her mother

B．many thefts occurred because the same keys were used

C．Toyota Camry is a kind of car，which is easier to unlock

D．the car producers should pay more attention to car identity

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】C

【4】 D

【解析】【1】推理判断题。由第一段的描述可以看出，Kate Anderson开走别人的车纯属意外，因为两辆车一样，她误以为是自己女儿的，用自己女儿的钥匙打开车开走了，所以选B项，D项干扰最强，这可以根据倒数第三段最后一句排除。

【2】 推理判断题。由倒数第四段他所说的话“...like maybe she wanted to hold the thing for ransom”，可以看出，刚接到电话时，他以为对方是偷走车后对他进行敲诈勒索。解答此题的关键在于知道ransom的含义。

【3】 细节理解题。由倒数第二段的第一句可以看出，是这家车辆公司 ，也就是Toyota制造商对这件事件负责任。

【4】 细节理解题。由上题的分析来看，只有汽车制造商应该注意钥匙的制造，也就是说注意每辆车有别于其他车的特点，才能避免类似事情的发生。identity特征，特性。其他各项均可排除。