Passage 15

　　For 30 years， Randy J. Murphy drove without being stopped by the police-and without a driver's license.

　　The 46-year-old man's luck came to an end last May. On his way home from his job as a dishwasher， he turned up the radio in the car.

　　“I just turned round the corner， and there was Mark，” Murphy said of the police officer who has since made such a difference in his life.

　　Officer Mark Taylor had stopped the car as he heard the blaring music. When he asked for a driver's license， Murphy said that he didn't have one.

　　Murphy told Taylor he couldn't read well enough to take the written part of the licensing test. “He said people just don't help any more. I told him if he was willing， I'd help him，” said Taylor. He gave Murphy his phone number. That afternoon Murphy called the officer.

　　For the next three months， the men met several times a week to review the questions which might appear in the test. When Murphy took the test， Taylor went with him. Murphy passed on his sixth attempt. He then sailed through the road test. On September 5， he got his license.

　　Taylor's act of kindness won him the Officer of the Month award from the Knoxville police Department. “People should help each other if they can，” Taylor said. “Randy did all the work. I just guided him along.”

　　Although Murphy has overcome the difficulty that kept him from getting a driver's license， he hasn't stopped there. “We still meet once a week to read，” Taylor said. “We've also become friends.”

　　“I'm glad he pulled me over now，” said Murphy.

　　1. Murphy was stopped by Taylor because ______.

　　A. the music in his car was too loud

　　B. he drove without a driver's license

　　C. he made a wrong turn at a corner

　　D. he listened to the radio while driving

　　blare  巨大而刺耳的声音

　　答案：A

　　2. After learning Murphy's situation， Taylor decided ______.

　　A. to put an end to his luck

　　B. to help him learn how to read

　　C. to take away his driver's license

　　D. to stop him from doing silly things

　　which  引导定语从句

　　答案：B

　　3. In “He then sailed through the road test”， “sailed through” is close in meaning to ______.

　　A. tried his best in                    B. nearly failed in

　　C. suffered a lot in                   D. easily succeeded in

　　try one's best in  尽某人最大努力

　　fail in  失败

　　suffer in  遭受……

　　succeed in  在……成功

　　答案：D

　　sail through  顺利通过（考试、测验等）

　　eg. She sailed through her finals.她顺利通过期末考试。

　　4. According to Taylor， he helped Murphy pass the licensing test because ______.

　　A. he felt sorry for the bad situation of the poor

　　B. he wanted to win the Officer of the Month award

　　C. he hated to see people in need of help were not helped

　　D. he thought it was a policeman's duty to help people read

　　award  奖励

　　答案：C

　　5. How many written tests had Murphy taken before getting his license？

　　A. One.        B. Two.          C. Five.           D. Six.

　　written tests  笔试

　　答案：D

　　注意：本文的体裁――记叙文，文章的主题句一般比较隐蔽。

　　who has since made such a difference in his life.中的who引导定语从句，修饰the police officer.

　　that  引导定语从句修饰the difficulty. 来源:考试大-成人高考

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