9．The Truth Can Set You Free
I recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia．I hadn't been paying attention，and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit．
"Can I see your license and registration？"the police officer asked me．I pulled both out for him，and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania driver's license．
"What are you doing here？"he asked．"Are you with the army？"
"No，I'm not．"I answered．I explained that I had just moved to Virginia，and I hadn't had time to re-register yet．
"So what brings you here？"
He had asked a direct question．Without thinking very hard，I gave him a direct answer．"Well，officer，"I said，"since you've asked，I have cancer．I have just months to live．We've moved down here to be close to my wife's family．"
"So you've got cancer，"he said flatly．He was trying to figure me out．Was I really dying？Was I lying？He took a long look at me．"You know，for a guy who has only a few months to live，you sure look good．"
He was obviously thinking："Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me，or he's telling the truth．"He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar．And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest．
"Well，officer，I know that I look pretty healthy．I look great on the outside，but the tumors（肿瘤）are on the inside．"And then，I don't know what possessed me，but I just did it．I pulled up my shirt，showing the operational scars．
He looked at my scars．He looked in my eyes．He now knew he was talking to a dying man．Well，he wasn't taking this any further．He handed me back my license．"Do me a favor．"he said，"Slow down from now on．"
The awful truth had set me free．As he went back to his police car，I had a realization．I had been one of those gorgeous blondes （金发美女） who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets．I drove home under the speed limit，and I was smiling like a beauty queen．
59．The author was stopped by the police officer becauseD
A．he didn't have a license B．he forgot to re-register
C．he was seriously ill D．he drove too fast
60．The author moved to Virginia probably becauseD．
A．he was homesick
B．he served in the army there
C．Virginia had better hospitals
D．his family could be better cared for
61．On hearing about the author's cancer，the police officerB
A．said it was an excuse B．doubted his honesty
C．showed sympathy for him D．asked him to show his scars
62．It can be inferred from the passage that the author wasA
A．optimistic B．adventurous C．dishonest D．romantic．
分析 这是一篇记叙文．讲述一名癌症患者在驱车回家路上因超速和警察发生的一件趣闻．作者旨在告诉我们：说实话让人心情舒畅．
解答 59答案D．细节理解题．根据题干关键词stopped by the police officer找到文章的对应段落是第一段，其中的"I hadn't been paying attention，and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit"可知作者因为超速而被警察拦住．故答案为D．
60答案D．推理判断题．根据题干关键词moved to Virginia 找到文章对应段落是第六段，其中"We've moved down here to be close to my wife's family．"可判断是为了让家人得到更好的照顾．故答案为D．
61答案B．细节理解题．根据题干关键词cancer找到文章对应段落是倒数第四段，其中的"He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar．"可知警察在怀疑作者的真诚． 故答案为B．
62答案A．作者情感态度．根据通过全文最后一段，将自己与躲避罚单的金发美女作比对，体现了一种积极的心态，因此A选项"乐观的"为最佳答案．故答案选A．
点评 本文是一篇记叙文．故事类阅读这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件．命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力．
