到底是什么大人物竟让教皇当司机？
The Pope(罗马教皇) just finished a tour of New York and was taking a limo (a kind of long and very expensive car) to the airport. He had never driven a limo before, so he asked the driver if he could drive for a few minutes. The driver pulled over along the roadside, climbed into the back of the limo, and the Pope took the wheel.
The Pope then drove onto the highway and sped up to over 90 miles per hour to see what the limo could do. Suddenly, the Pope noticed the blue light of a police car in his side mirror, so he pulled over. The policeman came to the limo, looked in through the windows, then said, “Just a moment please, I need to call my chief.” The policeman called his chief and explained to him that he had a very important person who pulled over for speeding.
“How do I handle this, chief?” asked the policeman.
“Is it the Governor(州长)?” questioned the chief.
“No! This guy is even more important!”
“Is it the President?” asked the chief.
“No! Even more important!”
“Well, who is it then?” screamed the chief.
“I don’t know, sir,” replied the policeman, “But he’s got the Pope as his driver.”
1.Why did the Pope drive himself?
A Because he liked driving.
B Because he never drove a limo.
C Because he wanted to be faster.
D Because the driver was an important person.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的 “He had never driven a limo before, so he asked the driver if he could drive for a few minutes.”可知因为教皇没有开过limo，所以想自己开车试一下，故选B。
2.What does the underlined phrase “pulled over” mean?
A 开始.
B 结束.
C 停车.
D 超速.
解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据后文 “climbed into the back of the limo, and the Pope took the wheel”可知应是停车后交换位置，根据后文警察叫停也可推测pull over是“停车”的意思，故选C。
3.How did the police stop the limo?
A By giving blue light.
B By waving his hand.
C By calling his chief.
D By calling the President.
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句 “Suddenly, the Pope noticed the blue light of a police car in his side mirror, so he pulled over.”可知交警是通过发出蓝色的灯光告知教皇停车的，故选A。
4.Why did the police call his chief?
A The Pope drove too fast.
B He was feeling fear.
C He knew the Pope was having a test.
D He found the driver was the Pope.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据后面交警和长官的对话可知是因为交警觉得既然开车的都是教皇，那么车上坐的人会更重要，所以才请示上级，因此让交警请示上级的原因是司机是教皇，故选D。
5.What made the police think the driver was important?
A The driver drove faster than usual.
B The limo was to the airport.
C The Pope was driving for the driver.
D Both the Governor and the President were in the car.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据交警和长官的对话可知交警之所以认为真正的司机是重要人物，是因为教皇正在开车，而真正的司机坐在车上，即他误以为教皇在为那位司机开车，故选C。