20．Marie and Michael had been dating for some time，and felt fortunate that even though they had different jobs，they were able to talk with each other through their work almost every day．Michael is a police officer，and Marie is a"911"dispatcher（调度员），both working for the same police department．
One day，Marie received a call from Michael who said he was out on the road in his patrol car．
"Marie，would you do me a favor？"
"Sure，"Marie answered，happy to have an excuse to talk to him．
"Could you check a license plate for me？I need to see if this guy has any unpaid warrants（罚单）．"Michael explained．
"Okay，spell it for me．"
Michael phonetically spelled out the license plate，using code names，as all police officers do，so Marie would be sure to get the right letter：
William Ida Lincoln Lincoln
Young Ocean Union
Mary Adam Robert Robert Young
Mary Edward
As she did hundreds of times a day，Marie wrote down the letters on a piece of paper，typed them into her computer，and started to run the license check．At first，she was puzzled．This license plate number was too long，even for a personalized plate．Her coworkers，who were in on Michael's"plan"，finally had to say，"Marie，what do those letters spell？"
This time，Marie read just the first letters of each word out loud：W-I-L-L Y-O-U M-A-R-R-Y M-E？
With a cry of joy，Marie was all smiles as she got back on the phone to Michael，who was obviously not following any imaginary"driver"with the fictitious plates but was anxiously waiting in his patrol car for her response．
"Michael，are you there？"Marie began．"Yes，Marie？"he responded，his voice cracking a bit with nervousness．
"My answer is：yes!"
There was no"copping out"（回避） on this proposal!
56．Michael asked Marie to check a license plate for him becauseB．
A．he was too busy to check out the identity of the driver himself
B．he wanted to ask her to marry him in this way
C．Michael needed the information urgently
D．Michael didn't have access to a computer at that time
57．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？A
A．Marie didn't find the meaning of the letters at first．
B．Michael had difficulty in finding the owner of the license plate．
C．Marie's co-workers intended to play a joke on her．
D．Michael was asking Marie for help．
58．We can learn from the passageD．
A．Marie found the owner of the plate with the help of her coworkers
B．Michael was following a suspicious driver that day
C．Marie was not good at license check
D．Marie understood Michael's intention at last
59．The underlined word"proposal"in the last paragraph probably meansB．
A．suggestion B．marriage offer C．plan D．purpose．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了米迦勒要求玛丽为他检查一个车牌向她求婚，玛丽起初没有找到字母的意思，在明白了米迦勒的用意后果断的同意了．
解答 56．B．推理判断题．根据文章倒数第五段"This time，Marie read just the first letters of each word out loud：W-I-L-L Y-O-U M-A-R-R-Y M-E？"这一次，玛丽只读取第一个字母，每个字大声说出：w-i-l-l y-o-u m-a-r-r-y ME，可知米迦勒要求玛丽为他检查一个车牌是为了向她求婚；故选B．
57．A．细节理解题．根据文章倒数第六段"At first，she was puzzled．This license plate number was too long，even for a personalized plate"起初，她疑惑不解，这个车牌号码太长，甚至个性化的车牌；可知Marie起初没有找到字母的意思；故选A．
58．D．细节理解题．根据文章倒数第二段"My answer is：yes!""我的回答是：是的；可知Marie终于明白了米迦勒的用意；故选D．
59．B．词义推断题．根据文章最后一段"There was no"copping out"（回避） on this proposal"没有"逃避责任"（回避）对这一提议；有前文可知玛丽同意了米迦勒的求婚；由此可见这个提议是求婚；故选B．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
