Cops in Blackpool, Lancashire were left surprised when they came across the boy behind the wheel of a red car in the seaside town centre. When officers stopped the vehicle, a member of the boy’s family told them they were so fed up with him playing the video game that they decided to give him a driving lesson. But police were having none of it and reported the adult for a series of traffic offences.

Lancashire Road Police said on Twitter, "The driver of this car was 11 years old. Yes, eleven. A family member was fed up with the child playing Grand Theft Auto all day on the PlayStation, so brought him out to practice driving on a car park in Blackpool. The adult has been reported for traffic offences."

Surprisingly, some people saw no issue with the boy driving a car on the roads. One man wrote, "Back in the day this was normal." But another disagreed, saying, "Seriously 11? Really don't get why an eleven-year-old was behind the wheel." On Facebook, someone wrote, "They do driving lessons for children aged 10 and over in Bolton. He should have booked the kid on one of those." In the UK, you can apply for a provisional driving licence when you are 15 years old and nine months. You can start driving when you're 17.

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1.Why did the parents allow their kid to drive?

A Because they had no idea of traffic rules.

B Because their kid could start driving in Lancashire.

C Because they taught him to drive at the early age.

D Because they tried to stop him from playing the video game.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段When officers stopped the vehicle, a member of the boy’s family told them they were so fed up with him playing the video game that they decided to give him a driving lesson.可知，男孩家人因为受不了他整天沉溺于电子游戏，决定给他上驾驶课，故选D。

2.The police reported ______ for traffic offences.

A the boy

B the boy and his family

C the PlayStation

D one of the boy’s family

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段But police were having none of it and reported the adult for a series of traffic offences.可知，警方认为男孩的这位家人涉嫌一系列交通违规，这里的the adult指的就是这位家人，故选D。

3.The underlined part “saw no issue with” in Paragraph 3 means ______ in Chinese.

A 认真对待

B 认为没问题

C 完全忽视

D 谨慎评价

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第三段Surprisingly, some people saw no issue with the boy driving a car on the roads. One man wrote, "Back in the day this was normal."可知，有人认为在以前，这是正常的。由此猜测该部分意为“认为没问题”，故选B。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A Lancashire Road Police solved the case on Twitter.

B The boy learned driving skills by playing the game.

C Children in Blackpool can learn driving from their parents.

D There are different rules for children to learn driving in Britain.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第三段可知，在博尔顿(英国城市)10岁及以上的孩子可以学驾驶；在英国，当你年满15岁零9个月时，你就可以申请临时驾照；到17岁时就可以开车。由此说明在英国，各地孩子学习驾驶有着不同的规定，故选D。