I experienced the most embarrassing moment when I lived in Germany.
One day I drove into town to do some shopping. I was very pleased because I found a parking space for my car soon, which was rather unusual.
I did my shopping in the supermarket, which only took half an hour. I went back to my car, but to my absolute horror it was no longer on the ground but hanging in the air!
I really did not know what to do at this point, so I walked back into town to the police station. The police were very kind. They asked me what had happened and I explained it to them. I said, “I’m really sorry, I didn’t pay for the parking.” They said, “oh, we hadn’t even noticed that, but do you realize where you had parked?” I answered, “Well, no, I have no idea.” They said, “well, actually you parked into the entrance to a car park and as a result nobody could get out of there. So you know that’s why your car was treated that way.”
I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time then! I hadn’t seen the sign, nor had I noticed the car park! That was silly! But now my friends think it is really funny when I tell them the story. I also think it’s funny but it was an expensive mistake!
1.What can we know from the second paragraph?
A The writer liked driving.
B It was hard to find a parking space.
C It was always easy to park a car in the town.
D The writer had never gone shopping before.
解析:选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段的“I was very pleased because I found a parking space for my car soon, which was rather unusual. ”可知作者很快找到停车位这件事是很不常见的,意外之就是停车位不好找。故选B。
2.What did the writer do before going back to his/her car?
A He/ She found another car.
B He/ She bought something.
C He/ She looked for a parking space.
D He/She went to the police station.
解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第三段可知,作者花了半个小时去一个超市购物,然后回去找车,即他去买了东西。故选B。
3.Why was the car hanging in the air?
A Because it was in an accident.
B Because it was stolen by a thief.
C Because it stopped at the entrance.
D Because it stopped there for a long time.
解析:选C。C 细节理解题。根据第四段“well, actually you parked into the entrance to a car park and as a result nobody could get out of there”可知是因为车停在了入口处,其他车辆无法进出,所以车才被吊起来的。故选C。
4.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A The writer felt happy.
B The writer felt excited.
C The writer felt angry.
D The writer felt embarrassed.
解析:选D。D 句意理解题。根据文章第一段中的“the most embarrassing moment”以及该句后面的“I hadn’t seen the sign, nor had I noticed the car park! That was silly!”作者既没有看见标识也没有看见停车场,可以推断作者感到很尴尬。故选D。
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A A bad shopping experience.
B An unexpected car accident.
C The most embarrassing moment.
D An interesting story about parking.
解析:选C。C 文章标题题。作者在本文中主要介绍了他(她)经历过的一个最尴尬的时刻,C项最符合文意。故选C。