2. Mr Baker went to the flea market to _______.

　 A. buy a second-hand car　　　　　　　 B. have a trial drive

　　 C. choose a new car　　　　　　　　　 D. sell his old car

　　 Mr Baker， one of his friends， works in a factory outside the city. It‘s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning， sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car， but he hasn‘t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea (跳蚤) market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial (试验) drive， the seller agreed. He called Mr King and asked him to help him.

　　 Mr King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing， the lights turned red. He tried to stop it， but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop， but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.

　　 “Didn‘t you hear me？” the policeman asked angrily.

　　 “Yes， I did， sir，” said Mr King， “Since it doesn‘t listen to me，can it obey you？”

　　 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. Mr King is paid more because he _______.

　　 A. always drives very slowly　　　　　 B. is not afraid of danger

　　 C. had driven for years　　　　　　　 D. drives very well

5. 选D.McCarty出生在1908年，死于1999年，享年91岁，所以选项A错误；在第2段可以知道她洗衣服for nearly 80 years，所以选项B错误；最后一段我们知道She left money to the church， her relatives， and the university.所以选项C也是错误的；而因为她所做的这些贡献，She received many honors. 所以D是正确的。

4. 选C.在第3段作者介绍了她的简单生活。她只工作和去教堂，她只读她的圣经，她有一部黑白电视机但不怎么看，而且它只有一个频道。可见她并没有很多的爱好，所以说她的生活是simple life.答案选择C.

3. 选D.在第3段我们知道McCarty never married or had children. 她一直自己一个人生活，因此D项是正确的。

2. 选A.从第2段我们知道Oseola McCarty是一个poor 86-year-old woman.她在8岁时就不得不离开学校来帮助养家，可知她的家里也是贫穷的。她出生在Hattiesburg， Mississippi.可见这里应该离the University of Southern Mississippi不远。所以A项是正确的。

1. 选A.第1段解释了她这一举动的用意：She wanted to help poor students.她这样做都是为了要帮助贫困学生，所以答案为A.

5. Which of the following is true？

　　 A. McCarty died at the age of eighty-six.

　　 B. McCarty did the job of washing for more than eighty years.

　　 C. McCarty gave her presents to both universities and churches.

　　 D. McCarty was given many honors because of her good deeds.

　　 「答案与解析」

4. From which of the following can we tell McCarty lived a simple life？

　　 A. She worked hard all her life.　　　　　　 B. She didn‘t think she was special.

　　 C. She didn‘t have many interests.　　　　 D. She had a TV set with many channels.

3. Which of the following is true？

　　 A. McCarty had to work to help her family after school every day.

　　 B. McCarty learned to read the Bible by herself in the school.

　　 C. McCarty made one third of her money by washing and ironing clothes.

　　 D. McCarty did not have her own family because she had no husband or children.